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Chrysler has announced that they will be issuing performance bonuses for many American and Canadian employees with hourly workers getting around $750 as soon as next week.

Almost a year ago, the Chrysler Group announced that their Ram brand (then Dodge Ram trucks) would be offering a small fleet of plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) trucks using the popular 5.7L Hemi and at the Washington DC Auto Show, the new Ram Hybrid made its formal debut.

Edmunds.com is predicting that January sales figures will reveal strong growth in new car sales compared to January 2010 with a strong indication that 2011 could see 12.5 million light vehicle sales.

It was 125 years ago today, Carl Benz taught the world to play, as he filed an application in Berlin for a patent on his three-wheeled motor car.

First Ford stopped production of the 2011 F150 due to supplier shortages and now we know that next week, Chrysler will be halting production of the popular 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country due for the same supplier issues as Ford.

Chrysler Group announced this morning that the redesigned 2011 Dodge Charger and 2011 Chrysler 300 sedans have been added to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) list of the 2011 Top Safety Award picks – bringing the automaker to 7 vehicles on the list of 68 for 2011.

CNBC’s Erin Burnett just gave a short interview with Shai Agassi in Davos at the World Economic Forum about his startup, Better Place, and his opinion of electric cars in Israel.

Taking a self-appointed cue from President Obama's State of the Union Address, Rep. Sander Levin and Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan are obviously in favor of any incentive without reservation that supposedly supports Michigan jobs over more level-headed technologies.

The Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s (formerly held at Meadow Brook Hall north of Detroit) has announced the creation of a new Designer Tribute Class, which in 2011 will be dedicated to the lifelong work of Charles M. “Chuck” Jordan

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that California officials have scrapped their plans to issue state-specific standards in March.

The 2011 NAIAS in Detroit is in its final weekend for the general public, tracking toward final attendance between 725,000 and 740,000 visitors.

The 2011 Detroit Auto Show marks the 70th birthday of the legendary sport utility brand and to commemorate that occasion, Jeep introduced the 70th Anniversary Edition trimlines available across the entire brand.

2010 was a tumultuous year for Chrysler as the luxury brand of the Chrysler Group saw the majority of its lineup removed, with the Town & Country and Chrysler 300 being the only vehicles to survive from the 2010 model year and the new Chrysler 200 joining as the third vehicle in the brand as it replaces the Sebring.

General Electric (NYSE: GE), a major contributor to technology and financing that affects the auto industry, broke out to the upside on a surprise Q4 earnings report.

Last year marked the first time in years that the Fiat brand showed a vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show but 2011 marked the Detroit debut of the new Fiat 500 as a production model.

The Washington DC Auto Show opens next weekend and on the eve of the show’s public opening, Keith Crane and the Automotive News will recognize Mr. Carroll Shelby with their 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award at a charity dinner in Mr. Shelby’s honor.

Chrysler’s Ram brand (formerly Dodge trucks) is the most consistent of the companies under the automakers umbrella and at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, Ram showed off their luxury side with the new Laramie Longhorn alongside their sporty side – the Mopar Ram Runner.