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By: Jeffrey Ross Autotropolis.com Almost nine years to the day since the announcement of the merger and exactly three months to the day since the announcement of a possible sell off, the Daimler and Chrysler names will once again stand alone. It was announced today that Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm, purchased an 80 percent ...

By: Jeffrey Ross Autotropolis.com In the muscle-car era, no other powerplant had as much impact as the iconic Hemi engine. The raw, unadulterated Hemi offered Dodge and Plymouth drivers hours of tire-shredding fun. Unfortunately, the legendary Hemi engine met its ultimate match in 1971: fuel economy. When the Hemi-branded engines were revived ...

By: Jeffrey Ross Autotropolis.com   After much criticism from the public for its abundance of big trucks and SUVs, DaimlerChrysler has been trying to find its way into the small car market.  Since the early 1990s, the Chrysler Group has primarily focused on bigger cars, trucks and SUVs. As a result, Chrysler has watched its sales ...