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Chrysler rolls out SUV after government scolding
Yahoo Finance News ^
| 04/08/09
| Dan Strumpf
Posted on 04/08/2009 6:35:53 AM PDT by Sig Sauer P220
NEW YORK (AP) -- It sounds crazy: Just a week after the White House scolded Chrysler LLC for relying too much on gas guzzlers, the company is heading to a marquee auto show Wednesday to unveil a new SUV. Chrysler insists the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which clocks in at 20 mpg in its two-wheel-drive version and 19 in four-wheel-drive, is a crowd favorite and a crucial part of its lineup.
(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: automakers; chrysler; fubo; jeep; lemonadestand; suv
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To: Sig Sauer P220
I can’t believe this auto author just compared the GC gas mileage to a Toyota Camry.
Will he now compare Camry mileage to a Segway?
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:49:02 AM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(The Democrats want nationalized health care? I'll take the coverage Congress has. Nothing less.)
To: Sig Sauer P220
I’m sure Obummer has an SUV stashed somewhere.
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:49:48 AM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: Sig Sauer P220
I wonder when our new overlords will make Dodge scrap the RAM pickup?
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:50:53 AM PDT
by
Recovering Hermit
("A liberal feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.")
To: Sig Sauer P220
Hey! A great way to look at this is Chrysler telling Obama to shove it up his arse (ask Larry Sinclair how that’s done)!
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:51:18 AM PDT
by
prismsinc
(A.K.A. "The Terminator"!)
To: Sig Sauer P220
Gubmint Car of Future!
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:53:26 AM PDT
by
meandog
(The only "Bush" sounding surname worth a damn belongs to NASCAR's Kurt&Kyle Busch--not GEORGE!)
To: mnehring
"The Jeep Grand Cherokee isn’t new. It is a staple of American culture and image."Precisely. This is just another leftist reporter being stupid or disingenuous or both. More important to serve the propaganda than the truth, don't you know!
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:54:18 AM PDT
by
ProfoundMan
(RightyPics.com)
To: Sig Sauer P220
"It sounds crazy" This is supposed to be the opening sentence of a news article? This is nothing more than leftist editorializing under the guise of "reporting".
Agitprop, pure and simple.
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:54:29 AM PDT
by
Joe Brower
(Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
To: BigBlueJon
They can rip my Jeep Commander from my cold, dead hands.
Same with my Wrangler. These nutcases don't realize that some of us NEED such a vehicle. I live in the boonies with 1/2 mile of my own road. This is a wildlife refuge (I'm an active environmentalist, not an environmental activist) and it gets used more as an implement than a toy. Sometimes I barely make it through the snow with both axles locked. Try that with a Prius!
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:55:17 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(If you read only one book this year, read "Stolen Valor".)
To: Recovering Hermit
Remember when Dodge Powerwagons were offroad trucks rather than fancy interstate cruisers?
To: Sig Sauer P220
Good for Chrysler.
F-— the left.
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:56:12 AM PDT
by
Yankee
To: BigBlueJon
same with my 20 yr old wrangler yj.
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:56:13 AM PDT
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: VeniVidiVici
Will he now compare Camry mileage to a Segway?
.......... roller blades anyone ?
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:56:17 AM PDT
by
IrishMike
(Be prepared: Ammo, cash, gold, canned food. ...And more ammo.)
To: mnehring
They can always sell them overseas to oil countries.
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:57:40 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Beat a better path, and the world will build a mousetrap at your door.)
To: Sig Sauer P220
Semper Fidelis
Dick Gaines
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:58:36 AM PDT
by
gunnyg
To: ProfoundMan
I just found this image of the updated model. That is one good looking Jeep.
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:59:43 AM PDT
by
mnehring
To: Sig Sauer P220
I just got a new Dodge Journey and I like it alot. Obama can kiss my ass if he thinks he can make me drive something smaller.
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:59:49 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
To: Sig Sauer P220
“It sounds crazy”
No it doesn’t. After spending a small fortune to develop this model, should Chrysler scrap it to appease the envirowhackos? It’s a Chrysler model that actually sells.
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posted on
04/08/2009 7:00:15 AM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(The greatest crimes in history have been perpetrated by governments. You've been warned.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
I hope they do and make a lot of money off them as well.
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posted on
04/08/2009 7:00:17 AM PDT
by
mnehring
To: kempster
As Larry King said “someone’s gotta think for the masses”.
In other words, they don’t trust ‘what the people want’.
Remember Bill Clinton saying you wouldn’t spend your own money right?
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posted on
04/08/2009 7:01:11 AM PDT
by
MrB
(Go Galt now, Bowman later)
To: Sig Sauer P220
Only the government can think that the auto makers are unprofitable by selling high margin SUV’s and will be made more profitable by making union benefits stronger....
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posted on
04/08/2009 7:01:36 AM PDT
by
Wyatt's Torch
(I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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