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- Justin St. Louis on 28 Apr 2011

Viewers of The Off-Road Championship (TORC) Series will see plenty of new Ram Truck and Mopar branding in this year's series, Truck Trend reports. Ram will be the official vehicle of TORC and the Mopar® Ram Runner will the official pace vehicle.

Autoguide.com said TORC is one of the "most grueling" race series with lots of jumps and fender banging, much like a four-wheeled motocross.
The sponsorship deal puts five drivers at the…

Italian automaker Fiat boosted its stake in Chrysler Group after the U.S. automaker met two international market goals outlined by the U.S. government during Chrysler's 2009 restructuring, Reuters reported.

Fiat boosted its stake to 30 percent on the same day that Chrysler Group rolled out new Jeep® vehicles in Italy, demonstrating the deepening integration between the two companies, according to the Associated Press.

Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler Group and Fiat, said…

The Dodge Grand Caravan, available now at Goss Dodge Chrysler in South Burlington, Vermont, has been America's and Canada's top seller in the minivan segment for 27 consecutive years. For 2011, the van received various improvements in style and performance.

The Dodge Grand Caravan is built around an all-new 3.6-liter PentastarT VVT V6 engine. With the PentastarT engine onboard, "the new Grand Caravan delivers best-in-class horsepower (283 hp; an increase of 108 hp from the previous 3.3-liter V6 engine), more torque (260 lb.-ft.; an increase of 55 lb.-ft.) and achieves two mpg better fuel…

Chrysler Group was the only automaker this year to take home multiple "10 Best Interior" awards from Ward's Automotive, Autoblog reported.

Ward's honored the 2011 Dodge Charger and Jeep® Grand Cherokee after evaluating
51 vehicles in consideration for the top 10 list of best automotive interiors.

"The progress Chrysler Group has made in all its new vehicle interiors is breathtaking," said Drew Winter, Editor in Chief - Ward's AutoWorld. "The Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Charger are especially striking because of their
craftsmanship, high-quality surfaces and bold use of color."

Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com also came out with a top 10 list, "Top 10 Green Cars for 2011," including the 2012 Fiat 500. KBB's Micah Muzio told the Associated Press the vehicles were chosen for their "driving pleasure and a good ownership
experience" along with superior fuel economy.

- Chrysler Media Relations

Ram Truck will call its entry level half-ton sport truck the Ram 1500 Express, replacing its original "Adventurer" code name, PickupTrucks.com reported.

The two-wheel-drive, 390-hp, HEMI® V-8-powered Ram Express clearly a tribute to the 1978-79 Dodge Lil' Red Express is aimed at performance enthusiasts, PickupTrucks.com said.

"We're excited about the addition of this new model to the Ram 1500 lineup," said Ram Truck President and CEO Fred Diaz, Torquenews.com reported. "Ram 1500 Express combines great looks and MPG along with HEMI horsepower, torque, towing and payload, all at a fantastic price. It gives the youth or…