Three all-new 2011 Dodge Durango SUVs will lead the caravan of more than a dozen Dodge brand vehicles on the two-day trek. Employees geared up in Dodge Grand Caravans, Challengers, Chargers and a Journey, will leave the company’s Auburn Hills Headquarters on Thursday, Sept. 2, and make the two-day trek to earn their stripes in the Virginia Beach Half Marathon, with plans to stop at the Safford Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge dealership in Fredericksburg, Va., along the way. Dodge brand fans and marathon supporters can go along for the ride via the Dodge brand Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dodge and the Dodge brand Twitter handle (@dodge).

“At the Dodge brand, we are passionate about our products, and we’re also passionate about living life to the fullest,” said Ralph Gilles, President and CEO – Dodge Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. “Running is a fun, energetic and healthy sport that reflects many of our own brand values, and participating in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series is an excellent opportunity to expose our brand to the more than 1 million people who are somehow involved in or touched by the series.”

Marathon runners and attendees will be fully immersed in the Dodge brand experience with interactive mobile applications, such as Facebook and Twitter, throughout the event’s two-day Health & Fitness Expo. Running enthusiasts also can check out training tips and runner profiles on the Dodge brand Facebook page. On-site, the brand will have a display that features the all-new 2011 Dodge Durango. The display will be staffed by Dodge running team members, who will answer product questions and provide additional Dodge brand product information.

The Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon is part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series. The series of marathons and half marathons combine entertainment and running in a unique way. Bands stationed at every mile of the race keep runners and walkers energized, engaged and entertained. With more than 300,000 runners participating at 14 events across the nation, it is the largest and most widely attended marathon series in the world.

“The Competitor Group is pleased to officially welcome the Dodge brand into our Rock ‘n’ Roll family. We share a commitment to quality performance, dedication and passion for a healthy lifestyle,” said Peter Englehart, CEO of the Competitor Group. “We’re delighted that Dodge has chosen our Virginia Beach half marathon to unveil its new Durango, which will lead more than 20,000 runners across the finish line on Sunday.”

This year, the Dodge Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon celebrates its 10th anniversary. Approximately 20,000 half marathon runners and walkers are expected to participate.

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Chrysler will be sold predominantly in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland; Lancia will be sold in continental Europe.

Compact sedan: Chrysler is scheduled to get a new compact sedan built on the same Fiat CUSW platform that supports the new Dodge compact. The Chrysler compact, scheduled to arrive in 2013, likely for the 2014 model year, will fill a segment in which Chrysler currently has no entry.

200: For 2011, Chrysler restyled and re-engineered the unloved Sebring so extensively that CEO Sergio Marchionne decided a new name was in order. So out went the rental-car favorite Sebring and in came the 200.

The 200 is scheduled to be replaced by a Fiat-based sedan in 2013. The Fiat-based sedan is set to be the first vehicle to get Chrysler’s six-speed dual-clutch transmission.

300: The flagship 300 sedan was redesigned and re-engineered in 2011. More improvements are in store for the 2012 model year, including an eight-speed automatic transmission supplied by ZF Friedrichshafen AG. The eight-speed will debut in the new S series 300.

The 300, which got some interior improvements in 2011, will get further upgrades in 2012, including a new instrument display. Going on sale this fall is the 300 SRT8, powered by a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 that cranks out 470 hp. The SRT8 also gets a 19-speaker Harman Kardon audio system.

Town & Country: The next generation of Chrysler’s minivan is due in 2014, according to Chrysler’s planning documents. Chrysler Group has said it wants to eliminate duplicate vehicles in showrooms, which implies that either the Town & Country or Dodge Grand Caravan will be deleted or modified as a crossover. The Town & Country has been Chrysler’s answer to upscale versions of the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna. The Grand Caravan has been positioned in the below-$30,000 price bracket. Deciding the minivan issue will be one of Chrysler’s most difficult challenges.

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In the U.S., there’s Chrysler. In Europe, there’s Fiat’s premium-range Lancia brand. Over the next few years, the two will slowly but surely merge to mirror one another across the pond, with each brand picking up some of the other’s cars. While Lancia will soon begin selling the Chysler 200, Chrysler 300, and Chrysler Town & Country models as the Lancia Flavia, Lancia Thema, and Lancia Voyager, respectively, the U.S. brand hasn’t gotten the favor returned quite yet. Expect that to change soon when the Chrysler brand receives two new vehicles based on Lancia models, moving Chrysler further upscale.

What’s Hot: While much improved, the flawed Chrysler 200 will be exiting after 2013 to make way for an all-new, sophisticated Fiat-based sedan with a six-speed dual-clutch transmission.

What’s Not: The Chrysler Town & Country could be turned into a crossover, taking away one of the better minivan options on the market (although the Dodge Grand Caravan will remain).

Other changes include:

• Compact sedan: Sharing its underpinnings with the upcoming Dodge compact, the Chrysler variant should reach further upscale and open up a new segment for the brand in 2013 as a 2014 model.
• Chrysler 200: An all-new model will debut with Chrysler’s first use of a dual-clutch transmission.
• Chrysler 300: After debuting last year, the 2012 Chrysler 300 will get a new instrument panel, a new eight-speed automatic in the V-6 models, and the 300C SRT-8 with 470 horsepower will hit showrooms in the fall.
• Town & Country: Chrysler’s luxury minivan is set for a redesign for 2014, but execs don’t want overlap with the cheaper Dodge Grand Caravan. One of the two will undergo a makeover, turning into a crossover in the process. It would make more sense for that to be the Town & Country, in keeping with the premium image Chrysler is trying to cultivate.

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Additionally, to be considered, vehicles also must have available electronic stability control systems, which, research has shown, significantly reduce crash risks.

The all-new 2011 Dodge Durango offers consumers 45 safety and security features, including standard Electronic Stability Control (ESC), which delivers three security features to improve overall vehicle stability both on- and off-road: electronic roll mitigation (ERM), which reacts and applies brakes during extreme situations, and Hill-start Assist (HSA), which works with standard Trailer-sway Control (TSC) to enhance off-road and towing capabilities.

Other safety and security features available on the 2011 Dodge Durango include Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) and Rear Cross Path (RCP) detection, which aid drivers when they’re changing lanes or parking. In addition, Durango features standard seat-mounted and side-curtain air bags in the front row. The curtain air bag extends protection to second- and third-row passengers. Durango also includes standard front-row active head restraints. Additionally, drivers can remotely lower third row headrests to enhance rear visibility when the seats are not occupied.

“The Durango is the eighth vehicle from Chrysler to earn the Institute’s highest safety honor,” said IIHS president Adrian Lund. “The performance of the Durango means buyers are getting the best protection in the most common kinds of crashes, and electronic stability control for avoiding many crashes altogether.”

The new Durango joins seven other vehicles from Chrysler Group LLC that are Top Safety Picks for 2011. Earlier this year, the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger were named “Top Safety Pick” by the IIHS. In selecting the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the IIHS noted the addition of torso airbags to bolster side crash protection to the vehicle’s already comprehensive list of safety features. Chrysler 200 sedan, Dodge Avenger and Journey return to the list of IIHS “Top Safety Pick” for the third straight year. Jeep Patriot is also “Top Safety Pick” when equipped with available seat mounted side airbags.

All eight Chrysler Group LLC vehicles feature electronic stability control as standard equipment for 2011.

“With the latest addition of Dodge Durango, coupled with the new Jeep Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger, Chrysler Group has eight Top Safety Picks for 2011. This recognition by the IIHS underscores our commitment to engineering safety and security technology across all vehicle segments,” said Scott Kunselman, Senior Vice President – Engineering, Chrysler Group LLC. “As we continue with our product transformation, we’ll continue to engineer new technology and more capabilities into all our vehicles.”

All eight Chrysler selections employ a two-fold approach to safety including active head restraints for front seat occupants, standard antilock brake systems with four wheel disc brakes, and supplemental side airbags.

About Dodge Durango

With its four-wheel independent suspension and responsive steering and handling, Durango puts the “Sport” in Sport Utility. No other SUV on the road compares with the all-new Dodge Durango’s distinctive bold Dodge design that craftily houses a spacious three-row, seven-passenger functional, flexible and premium interior, covered in soft-touch materials. Durango features more than 30 storage areas, 28 seating configurations and a rear cargo area of nearly 85 cubic feet that fits a 6-foot couch with room for coffee table or a 10-foot ladder with the front passenger seat folded flat.

Durango also delivers the perfect blend of power and fuel efficiency. Its award-winning 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine delivers best-in-class 290 horsepower along with a best-in-class driving range of 500 miles on one tank of fuel – that means Durango owners could drive all the way from Chicago to Nashville; San Diego to San Francisco; or New York City to Boston and back again without needing to stop for fuel. The available HEMI V-8 engine with Fuel Saver multi-displacement technology delivers a best-in-class 360 horsepower and 390 lb.-ft. of torque. Both engines deliver best-in-class V-6 and V-8 towing with standard trailer sway control on all models (V-8 up to 7,400 lbs. and V-6 – up to 6,200 lbs.). Durango also features more than 45 safety and security features.

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The Detroit Big 3 all showed growth through July 2011 compared to the same month one year ago but thanks to a gain of 20%, the Chrysler Group beat their cross town rivals and all other major automotive groups with the closest competition being the BMW Group at 11.7%. With 112,026 total vehicles sold throughout the month of July, Chrysler ranked fourth overall in terms of sales volume, trailing General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Toyota while distancing themselves quite a bit from Nissan Motors and American Honda.

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What are online auto insurances?

Auto insurance online are those insurances which you can buy online to insure your automobile. Buying insurance for your automobile online is perhaps the easiest way to insure your automobile. In order to buy auto insurance online, you will have to find a reliable site on the Internet. There are various advantages of buying auto insurance online and these are that you can buy the insurance from the comfort of your home and you will be able to compare the rates of different insurance companies. Moreover, the cost on online auto insurance is lowered in comparison to the auto insurance that you will buy from a brick and mortar insurance office. The only thing that you need to do in order to buy auto insurance online is fill up an online insurance form and hit the submit button. You will then get instant quotes to compare and decide on the best auto insurance policy for you.

What are the disadvantages of buying auto insurance online?

The various disadvantages of buying auto insurance online are:

• The insurance company may not be an authentic and reliable one. You can even get scammed. Sometimes, their processing services are really slow. For example, if you have made a claim, you may have to wait for days in a row in order to get the coverage money. You may not even get the money for your claim. Thus, it is always important to check with the authenticity of the company with the Better Business Bureau before buying auto insurance online with any particular company.
• If you come across any kinds of problems regarding the insurance policy you won’t be able to visit any physical location to get help from. You will have to rely on the online processes like mails, chats or customer service calls. Thus, while buying auto insurance through the online process, make sure that the company has a physical existence so that you can visit their office and discuss about your immediate problems.

Thus, you can see that though buying auto insurance online is quite advantageous and time saving, it can even give you hard times. So, if you think that you won’t be able to handle all the problems of online auto insurance policy, you should better buy auto insurance from a brick and mortar office.

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Fuelled by a growing construction sector and customers seeking fuel-efficient vehicle alternatives, Chrysler LLC has overtaken Ford Motor Co. as the top year-to-date seller of light trucks in Canada.

trucks in Canada. According to a report released by Scotia Capital Inc., Chrysler sold more pickups, minivans and sport utility vehicles in June than any of its rivals, and that allowed the automaker to wrest top spot away from Ford in the first half of this year.

“It’s also a combination of consumer-driven sales and a desire for smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles,” said Carlos Gomes, an economist with Scotia Capital. “The Jeep brand is doing extremely well for Chrysler, with year-to-date sales up about 25 per cent and pickup sales up about 18 per cent. Chrysler has out-performed Ford in that segment and it has resulted in stronger sales in a very important segment for Chrysler.”

Gomes also said consumers are opting for crossovers for practical, fuel-efficiency reasons and the construction sector is boosting pickup sales. Sales of the Dodge Journey, which is smaller than a traditional SUV and uses less gasoline, increased more than Ford’s Escape and General Motors’ Chevy Equinox, according to Scotia Capital.

Scotia Capital. Gomes also said high fuel prices have led consumers to move toward compact cars and car-based SUVs because of their fuel efficiency.

“The market, as a whole, seems to be moving in that direction in Canada, so it appears to me as if this development has legs,” said Gomes.

According to Scotia Capital, light truck sales through the first six months of the year increased more than twice as quickly as Canada’s industry average over the same period a year ago.

In the past 18 months, about 85 per cent of Chrysler’s sales have been generated by this segment.

According to Chrysler, the Journey, Dodge Grand Caravan, Ram pickups and Jeep Wrangler SUVs all had their best-ever June sales in Canada last month. It’s the latest in a string of good news for Chrysler that includes positive vehicle reviews from Consumer Reports and improving initial quality rankings from J.D. Power & Associates.

“These types of positive reviews are a major factor when it comes to consumer perception and confidence,” said Gomes.

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Paint damage from rail dust occurs when very fine, hot steel debris from rail tracks and train wheels lands on the paint of a new car being transported to a dealership. This hot “dust” literally melts into the clear coat and paint on the vehicle. If it hasn’t penetrated through the clear coat, it can sometimes be removed by careful wet sanding and polishing. If it has penetrated into the color coat, the only solution is repainting. Left unrepaired, the steel debris begins to rust — as you have discovered.

Because rail dust damage happens only during new-car transport, I agree with your friend. Have the dealership confirm the damage is rail dust, and hopefully Chrysler will help with the repair.

I bought a bright maroon 1983 Dodge 400 convertible three years ago that looked like it had never been polished. I polished it, but the hood dulled out in a week. I tried several products specifically designed to remove oxidation and restore color. They lasted a little longer but still dulled out. Then I tried WD-40. It works and takes less time, but still eventually dulls out. A body shop told me the only fix is sanding and repainting.

The body shop is correct. Once the paint on a vehicle has “died,” there’s no permanent fix. As you’ve discovered, it’s possible to make the paint shine — for a while. But it won’t last long because the paint has dried out and oxidized beyond restoration.

My daughter’s 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe is displaying areas of flaking clear coat on the top and fenders. Her SUV is black and has been polished and waxed at least once a year. Is it possible to have the clear coat stripped and new clear coat sprayed on, or does the car require a complete paint job?

I asked my son, Paul Jr., a body and paint specialist, if this can be done successfully. He said that stripping and reapplying the clear coat might — and he emphasized “might” — be possible, but only if done exceptionally well. The clear coat would have to be very carefully sanded off using nothing coarser than 500- or 600-grit in order to not leave sand scratches that would show through new clear coat. But, he emphasized, if the sanding goes through the color at any point, the entire panel would likely have to be fully sanded and repainted.

He suggested that with a 10-year-old vehicle, it probably would be better to completely refinish the affected panels.

I have a 1997 Crown Victoria and have recently had some steering problems. At highway speeds everything is normal, but at lower speeds it sticks during a turn. The car has a steering gearbox and Pitman arm, so is the gearbox failing?

The first step is to have a qualified shop carefully inspect all the front-end steering and suspension components like ball joints, steering tie rods, drag link and idler arm. Also, carefully check the steering column and universal joint that connects the column to the steering box. Even tire pressures, alignment or binding in the steering column could cause this symptom.

There is an adjustment for free play in the steering box, but if an adjustment is necessary, leave it to a pro.

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