Why spending the weekend—with below zero temps on Valentine’s Day— at the car show isn’t a bad choice If you make the trek to the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place this weekend, expect to see more than a lot of cars you’d love to drive away in. There are a lot of interesting things to learn that…
Motorsports and Women: the Inside Scoop from Fiat Chrysler
A career in Motorsports “On the day I was born, my dad drove me and my mom home from the hospital in an orange 1971 Dodge Challenger,” says Pat Caporali, Media Manager for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Mopar Motorsports. After that auspicious beginning, Pat got her start as a radio sports show producer in radio…
If You Want a Free College Education, Work at Chrysler
A college or graduate degree for all at Chrysler. College is expensive. It’s the kind of expensive that has parents saving for their kids before those kids are even born. Even starting early, it can be tough to save enough to put your kids through school. Now, if you work at Chrysler, you have the chance…
Fiat 500X: The Car That Girls Want
The stylish, if not downright cute, Fiat 500X is roomy and has ample storage in a smallish package. Fiat made a splash with the super-cute 500 “Cinquecento” in 2012. But that opening act was followed by the intro of the lackluster 500L four-door. Next month, Fiat dealers begin selling an all-new, four-door 500X that shares…
Fiat 500L: Cool Car For A Warm Weather College Trip
Mother and daughter bonding in the Fiat 500L. Seven schools, two states, four days. Once again, we started our college tours in Southern California – it’s a winter break rite of passage in our family. Spending time in 80 degree weather when it’s 10 degrees at home makes sense to me. Spending it in a…
Putting SUVs To The Snow And Ice Test
Are we really safer in an AWD SUV when weather turns wicked? I always thought so. But of course I never push my SUV to the limit; when there is snow in the air and ice on the road (and soon, Spring’s blessing of mud and rain!), I just want to get where I’m going…
The Real Winners of Super Bowl XLIX: The Car Commercials
Super Bowl ads are a big hit. Is there anything better than a good Super Bowl game? Sure, we’re disappointed when our team doesn’t win (why did they pass the ball instead of running it in?) and sure we maybe regret a few too many wings and hot dogs and spinach dip. But it was…
No More Dodge Grand Caravans: Saying Good-bye to the Family Minivan
The Once Popular Dodge Grand Caravan Ends Its Long Run The minivan that saved Chrysler is no longer. Dodge Grand Caravans, beloved by soccer moms, transported over a generation of kids and their friends on trips to the mall and on family road trips. But the Italian automaker, Fiat, which now owns Chrysler, does not have…
Arrivedercci Chrysler: Fiat Completes Carmaker Buy
The Italian carmaker, Fiat, which had owned a majority stake is in Chrysler, is taking over the rest of the company, in a deal announced in the New York Times. Fiat had to reach an agreement with the United Automobile Workers retiree health care fund. Fiat had shared ownership with the U.A.W. trust since 2009…
Fiat 500c Cabrio Review: A Fun and Economical Convertible
Letting your hair down in a Fiat convertible. While I fantasize about driving fast with the top down and the wind blowing my hair, the reality is my curly hair snarls and I worry about gas mileage. After all, I’m the person in the middle of a massage concerned about the spa’s profligate use of…