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CARMAKERS NEWS * USA
* Michigan - Jeep unveils '14 Cherokee to replace Liberty
(Photo Chrysler)Auburn Hills,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Bryce G. Hoffman -February 23, 2013: -- Chrysler Group LLC is resurrecting another name from its glory days, announcing Friday that its new mid-size Jeep sport utility vehicle will be called the Cherokee... The 2014 Cherokee, which is slated to be unveiled at the New York International Auto Show next month, will replace the Jeep Liberty... The Cherokee will be built at Chrysler's Toledo Assembly Plant in Ohio. It is scheduled to arrive in dealer showrooms in the third quarter of this year...
- CAR THEFTS -
* DC - Michigan car thefts down 6.5% in 2011; 2000 Dodge Caravan most-stolen vehicle in state
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -February 21, 2013: -- Auto thefts in Michigan were down 6.5 percent in 2011, according to just-released numbers. Nationwide, they hit their lowest since 1967... That's due in large part to better anti-theft technology in newer cars... Sophisticated key-code technology stops many would-be thieves from hot-wiring vehicles. Intrusion-sensing systems deter smash-and-grabs. Ford Motor Co. offers perimeter alarm systems that guard against unauthorized entry via doors, the hood or the trunk... Despite those advances, the National Insurance Crime Bureau says there have been growing numbers of thefts of newer vehicles... The most popular car in the state with thieves? The 2000 Dodge Caravan...
- AUTOS RECALLS -
* DC - Chrysler recalls mid-size cars for possible fuel tank issue
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Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -February 21, 2013: -- Chrysler Group LLC is recalling nearly 2,000 new mid-size cars to fix a handful of vehicles with damaged fuel tank control valves... The Auburn Hills automaker said it will repair 16 of 1,934 model-year 2013 Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger mid-size sedans built over a five-day period last fall and sold in North America. A routine maintenance operation led the tank supplier to discover it had shipped damaged goods... Of the vehicles being recalled, 1,785 are in the United States... Chrysler dealers will inspect all vehicles subject to the recall. If damaged control valves are found, the vehicles' fuel-tank assemblies will be replaced...
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