Biodiesel Primer Pt. 1: Finding a Standard for Today’s Vehicles

By Dr. Loren Beard
Fuels Specialist, Chrysler LLC

Biodiesel is a renewable fuel currently made from fatty acids in things like soybeans that can be used to an extent in our existing diesel engines today. For now, our diesel engines can safely use what is called B5, or 5 percent biodiesel and conventional diesel blend. But these […]

LA Show Wrap: A Whole Lotta Dodge in SoCal

LOS ANGELES — Another year, another great show in LA. Green is the focus of the day around here and Dodge is putting itself squarely in the hybrid game with the 2009 Dodge Durango Hybrid and Chrysler Aspen utes (the two-mode hybrid we’ve been following with Mr. Bazzi for weeks now). The HEMI Hybrid delivers […]

Live from SEMA: A Brief Tour for Dodge Fans

LAS VEGAS – For those that have never been, SEMA is a collection of displays from thousands of companies large and small around the auto industry. From satellite radio, to tires, to coolant tubing, to rims, to full race packages, to paint, to wax, to pretty much anything you can think of.
Some of the displays […]

Go Green: Dodge Flex Fuel Rollout Update for 2008 MY

By Steven Mazure
Environmental Planning Specialist

In support of Dodge and Chrysler LLC’s commitment to environmental responsibility, the E85 (85% ethanol / 15% gasoline) Flexible Fuel Vehicle rollout for 2007-2008 is in full swing. In Powertrain Strategy, we have been incorporating FFVs into the product plan over the last several years. If you purchased or […]

Mail Call! A Few Answers For You, Challenger Info Coming

One of the goals of Red Letter is to offer readers the opportunity to ask honest questions and get honest answers from Dodge. And we’ve been hit by dozens of questions in the past days that we’re circulating for answers. Some might take a while, but hey, we want to make sure that your questions […]

Resistol Ram Debuts in Texas as Tango-thon Rolls On

By Mike Accavitti
Director, Global Marketing

(Who is Mike?)
DALLAS — We revealed the 2008 Dodge Ram Resistol Edition at the State Fair of Texas. For anyone that has never been, the Texas Fair is an unbelievable event — hardly your average dog and pony show. During the course of the month it runs, over 4 million people […]