Asked by the federal government this week to issue a recall on more than 2.7 million Jeeps after an investigation showed that rear end crashes led to at least 51 fiery deaths, the Chrysler Group had this to say in response: "Thanks, but no thanks." How does that work?

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The Plymouth Voyager. A 1995 model. Three rows of seats, a 3-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission, and an inline-four churning out a nice, round 100 horsepower. The lower end member of the trifecta of Chrysler minivans, the Voyager was never intended to turn heads. Unexciting and forgettable by design, with no…

Most certainly inspired by Peter Max's art, this LSD-infused print ad for the Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda is wonderfully seventies. Chrysler should get some inspiration.

Rumor has it that Sergio Marchionne is planning on taking Chrysler public once again. What if the IPO fails? Well, then a chunk of the company could go to the UAW.

Fiat currently owns a 58.5 percent stake in Chrysler, but they're apparently cooking up a scheme that they hope will net them some quick cash: buy up the remainder of the company and then launch a share offering in the U.S. Mopar guys may have to get ready to become Fiat guys.

After writing about the Jeep Cherokee earlier today I started to wonder how it might look like in a few other colors. Using what little knowledge I have of Photoshop, I made the following colorized versions of Jeep’s new CUV in Trailhawk trim.

So, it's come to this. Some big corporations, including Roger Penske and the Detroit Three, have donated $8 million to the city of Detroit to fund new police cars and ambulances because the city is just that broke.