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Polaris to buy Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) from Chrysler

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based subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC. Click to enlarge. Polaris Industries Inc. will acquire low-speed electric vehicle manufacturer Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM), a wholly-owned Fargo, N.D.-based GEM is a recognized leader within the low-speed vehicle market, with approximately $30 million in sales during the 2010 calendar year.

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Chrysler Group partnering with NextEnergy to evaluate vehicle-to-grid technology

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Chrysler Group is working with NextEnergy to evaluate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology using four all-electric minivans. The two-year Chrysler-NextEnergy partnership launched in 2011 and has been gathering data from four Chrysler Town & Country minivans equipped with all-electric powertrains.

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Stellantis rejects request to buy back Chrysler & Dodge brands

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Stellantis rejected a request to buy back Chrysler and Dodge brands. the great-grandson of the Chrysler brand’s founder, sent a letter to Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares and the Chrysler brand’s current CEO Christine Feuell. Rhodes wrote the letter on behalf of the newly formed Chrysler/Dodge, LLC.

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Chrysler to introduce PHEV models in 2016 and 2017 to meet ZEV requirements; new FCA gasoline engine family coming in 2015

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) Chrysler Brand will launch two plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) over the next several years, said Al Gardner, President and CEO of the Chrysler Brand, during the FCA Investor Day presentations at Auburn Hills, Mi. FCA will launch a PHEV minivan in 2016 to comply with ZEV requirements.

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Chrysler and EPA to partner on hydraulic series hybrid powertrain for light duty vehicles

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Chrysler Group LLC and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are working together to determine the possibility of adapting a hydraulic series hybrid system for application in large passenger cars and light-duty vehicles. following a meeting with Sergio Marchionne, Chrysler Group CEO, and Lisa P. —Sergio Marchionne.

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Geely Buys Bankrupt Australian Transmission Supplier

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Geely Automobile Holdings is buying the bankrupt Australian transmission supplier Drivetrain System International (DSI), becoming the first Chinese automaker to make an overseas acquisition during the financial crisis. Shanghai Daily.

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DOT announces Fiat Chrysler public hearing and issues special order over recall performance

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The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will hold a public hearing to determine whether automaker Fiat Chrysler has failed to remedy safety defects and issue required notices in 20 recalls. Any auto defect that compromises the safety of our driving public is unacceptable.

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