It’s out of the bag! That’s right – the new 2011 Dodge Charger has been spotted (or spy shots might be better) and this is one tough looking car my friends. The front end appears to be chiseled with a low muscular stance. Can’t see the rest of the new Charger but if goes along the same lines as the front end this is going to turn some heads on the road. This Marchionne just might pull this thing off!

From Edmunds Inside Line.com:

Last time our spy photographers met up with the revamped 2011 Dodge Charger, it was in full leathers. So we didn’t know if it was going to ease up on the snarky attitude and duck into an Italian cafe to nurse an espresso with Sergio Marchionne. Today, we know better. The snarkiness factor is dialed up to an 11 on the 2011 Charger, which starts production this fall.

Though the Dodge crosshair grille remains, the girly curves of the old version are gone and it juts out more aggressively (not unlike the snout treatment on Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution). The center of the hood is now prominently chiseled just like on the Dodge Challenger. And the downturned headlights give the big sedan a nasty scowl. Note the reshaped front air intakes, too.

Read the full article here.

Marchionne comes out swinging cutting the price of the redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The new starting point will be
$32,995 for the base four-wheel-drive model (the Laredo 4×4) which is $465 less than the 2010 model. Prices include shipping.

This will make for some good press for the new SUV and if the looks and quality are there this would be a great start under the new leadership from Fiat.

From AutoNews.com:

DETROIT — Jeep is pricing the base four-wheel-drive model of the 2011 Grand Cherokee, the Laredo 4×4, at $32,995, $465 less than the equivalent 2010 model. Prices include shipping.

The Chrysler Group began making Grand Cherokees at its Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit this week. The vehicles will begin arriving in showrooms next month.

The Grand Cherokee comes in three models: Laredo, Limited and Overland. The Limited 4×4 starts at $39,995, and the top-of the line Overland starts at $42,995.

Read the full article here.

Even though the new product is still 12 months away you can feel something different already with Chrysler.

The new ads you see on T.V. for the Ram trucks, the optimism from Marchionne and the hope for survival! Can they pull this thing off? Don’t know the answer to that question but Marchionne appears geared up to give it one heck of a try.

From the Detroit News:

Chrysler Group LLC survived bankruptcy but the success of its strategy now hinges on convincing consumers to buy its cars and trucks in the critical next 12 months.

That’s a significant hurdle given that most upgrades to Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models are a year away.

Still, the Auburn Hills automaker is lucky to be in business a year after seeking a government bailout and being pushed into Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the Obama administration. It has a new name, a new partnership with Italy’s Fiat SpA, new management and a new way of developing, manufacturing and selling vehicles that top executives say will help restore profits by 2011.

Read the rest of the article here.