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

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based subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC. GEM cars are eligible for incentives and tax credits from clean-air districts and other governmental agencies. 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

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Georgia Tax Credit, Chrysler Start-Stop, Electric Car Price Guide: Today In Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: Georgia''s $5,000 electric-car tax credit is threatened, Chrysler fits start-stop to certain 2015 models, and our updated electric-car price guide. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We''ve got pricing and specs for every 2014 and 2015 plug-in car in our electric car price guide.

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Chrysler Group LLC to Invest $300M to Manufacture New ZF 8-Speed Automatic Transmission

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Chrysler Group LLC will invest $300 million in its existing transmission manufacturing facilities in Kokomo, Ind. to accommodate production of a new fuel-efficient eight-speed automatic transmission for future Chrysler Group vehicles. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) to produce the 1.4-liter, Earlier post.) to produce the 1.4-liter,

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Obama Outlines Next Steps for GM and Chrysler

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In a statement livecast on the Internet by the White House, President Barack Obama said that neither of the restructuring plans submitted by GM and Chrysler “ goes far enough to warrant substantial new investment. ”. Chrysler, the President said, is “ more challenging ”. President Obama. President Obama.

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FCA calculates operational GWP impact of 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid as 31% less than previous-generation minivan

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The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) has an operational global warming impact 31% less than that of the previous-generation, gasoline-powered Chrysler minivan, according to an analysis by FCA US engineers using industry-standard software. No minivan has ever been rated higher.

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Fiat Chrysler investing additional $266M in Kokomo to increase capacity for 8-speed transmissions

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With sales of vehicles equipped with the popular eight-speed transmission growing, FCA US LLC (the new name for Chrysler Group LLC) will invest an additional $266 million in its Kokomo Transmission Plant (Ind.) Eight-speed transmission housings move down the assembly line at Kokomo Transmission Plant. Click to enlarge.

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Nissan and Toyota EV tax credit, Stellantis-LG battery plant, cobalt and EV affordability: Today’s Car News

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The parent company of Jeep, Ram, Dodge, and Chrysler teams up with LG for a battery plant in Canada. Toyota and Nissan are introducing more EVs just in time for buyers to claim the full EV tax credit. We look at how cobalt prices—and some bad U.S. decisions over resource control—may lead to EV-affordability issues.