Ram Truck Debuts Range-Topping Laramie Longhorn Trim - Car and Driver Blog

Ram Truck Debuts Range-Topping Laramie Longhorn Trim - Car and Driver Blog
A new Ram trim level was launched at—where else?—this year’s Texas State Fair. The Laramie Longhorn treatment makes for “the most luxurious Ram Truck” ever, thanks to an upgraded interior and exterior. The trim level will be the top-of-the-line configuration for Ram pickups and will be available for 1500, 2500, and 3500 models. A navigation system, remote starter, rearview camera, powered and heated front seats, and ventilated rear seats all come standard, on top of everything included in a normal Ram Laramie.

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DCH Auto Group: Winner of a 2010 Peter K. O'Rourke Special Achievement Award

DCH Auto Group: Winner of a 2010 Peter K. O'Rourke Special Achievement Award

The Peter K. O'Rourke Special Achievement Awards recognize notable achievements in the field of highway safety during the prior calendar year by individuals, coalitions, organizations, nonprofit groups, businesses, government agencies, universities or programs. About Peter K. O'Rourke

  

2010 Winner: DCH Auto Group

DCH Auto Group, the largest auto group in New Jersey and one of the largest in the nation, which made a substantial commitment to promote teen safe driving through active involvement in local high schools and communities. In spite of the most significant budget crisis in their industry in decades, DCH supported the creation of SADD chapters in local high schools within each of the communities served by their dealerships, as well as travel for students and advisors to attend SADD national conference and set up regional training conferences on the east and west coasts. To date, DCH has sponsored 27 SADD chapters in high schools in its service areas. These chapters range in size from 30 students to 150 students. DCH/SADD chapter activities have reached 30,000 students as well as hundreds of parents and family members and thousands of additional community members. All 2010 Highway Safety Award Winners

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Aquarium of the Pacific - Employee and Affiliate Online Discount Tickets

Aquarium of the Pacific - Employee and Affiliate Online Discount Tickets
DCH Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Temecula has partnered with the Aquarium of the Pacific to offer our Friends and Family discounted tickets to visit the fourth largest aquarium in the nation. With the added convenience of printing your admission tickets from your computer and presenting them at the entrance turnstiles bypassing ticket booth lines. Purchasing admission tickets has never been easier!

Simply log onto our Online Discount Tickets web page where you can purchase and print a variety of Aquarium of the Pacific eTickets in minutes. Click on the link below to get started!

DCH Auto Group Wins National Highway Safety Award for Teen Safe Driving Program

DCH Auto Group Wins National Highway Safety Award for Teen Safe Driving Program
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) presented one of four Peter K. O'Rourke Special Achievement Awards for notable achievements in highway safety to DCH Auto Group at the organization's annual meeting in Kansas City. GHSA represents state highway safety agencies across the country, and this prestigious award, named in honor of former GHSA Chairman and Californian Peter K. O'Rourke, recognizes DCH Auto Group for its commitment to educating teens about safe driving and for its innovative partnership with SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions).

"DCH is very honored to receive The Peter K. O'Rourke Special Achievement Award," said Shau-wai Lam, Chairman of DCH Auto Group, who accepted the award on the company's behalf. "This recognition of our efforts by the GHSA reaffirms our commitment to teen safe driving and our goal of reducing the number of car crashes involving teens."

DCH Auto Group is committed to helping teens drive safely with its Mindless Driving. Keep It Out Of Cars® initiative, an exclusive, long term, teen-focused, driving-safety community outreach program. The focus is to keep "it" — as in, mindless driving — out of our teenagers' cars. This means not driving distracted, driving recklessly, or driving under the influence, to name a few. DCH's investment in teen safe driving represents a company-wide commitment to raising broad community awareness about the issue and assisting young people in each of the communities that DCH conducts business.

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The Great American Cop Car Shootout

The Great American Cop Car Shootout
The death of Ford's Crown Victoria leaves a gaping void in law enforcement garages. This weekend, new high-tech models from Chevy, Dodge and Ford were tested for the first time by the Michigan State Police. Only Jalopnik has the results.

The cars were so new that Chrysler tried to shield the bodywork of the 2011 Dodge Charger Pursuit, since the civilian version hasn't been unveiled.

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In-Person: 2011 Jeep Wrangler and Patriot add refinement, panache — Autoblog

In-Person: 2011 Jeep Wrangler and Patriot add refinement, panache — Autoblog
After a rather long product winter, 2011 is shaping up to be a big year for Jeep. Obviously, the biggest news from Chrysler's off-road brand has been the introduction of the 2011 Grand Cherokee, and after driving the new all-roader (twice), we've learned that the automaker is still fully capable of delivering competitive, well-rounded products. But beyond the Grand Cherokee, Chrysler has made tweaks to both its Jeep Wrangler and Patriot for the 2011 model year, and we spent some time this morning at the Pentastar's Technical Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, to see what all the fuss is about.

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2011 Chrysler 200 Teased, Replaces Sebring

2011 Chrysler 200 Teased, Replaces Sebring
Chrysler officially killed off the Sebring nameplate on Tuesday, showing off teaser image of its replacement: the 2011 Chrysler 200. But what it looks like is still a mystery, since the automaker only showed a few exterior details of the new car.

The Chrysler 200 sedan will go on sale in the fourth quarter, with a convertible version to follow at an unspecified date. Pricing has not been finalized, Chrysler spokesperson Kathy Graham said in a phone conversation with Inside Line.

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2012 Dodge Viper Shown to Dealers

2012 Dodge Viper Shown to Dealers
There will be a new Dodge Viper after all. At a meeting of Chrysler's U.S. dealers, CEO Sergio Marchionne, who also heads Italian automaker Fiat, said Chrysler will introduce 17 new or redesigned models over the next two years, including a replacement for the Dodge Viper, which was phased out of production this summer.

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2011 Dodge Nitro offers New Heat 4.0 Lifestyle Package and Equipment Upgrades

2011 Dodge Nitro offers New Heat 4.0 Lifestyle Package and Equipment Upgrades
We'll be hearing of more updated / refreshed Chrysler Group models within the next couple of months (if not weeks), but rounding up the changes on the first crop of 2011MYs, the Dodge Nitro gains a new trim level and some modest equipment upgrades on certain grades.

Joining the Detonator, Shock and Heat models that landed in the range in 2010, is the Heat 4.0 Lifestyle Package which comes with a 4.0-liter V6 engine delivering 260 horsepower and 265 lb.-ft. (359 Nm) of torque, hooked up to a five-speed automatic transmission. Additional standard equipment over the Heat includes Uconnect Phone and an upgraded eight-speaker sound system.

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