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...matter how the Chrysler bankruptcy works out, there will be no reason for Americans to mourn. Chrysler is not going to die. One or two of its brands may disappear but most of them have value. The cars may run on engines built by a Japanese car company and part of what is left of Chrysler may be operated by a firm headquartered in Germany. But, each new Jeep will still be a Jeep. The fact that it is the Jeep brand sells cars and trucks...
...That's not how many older Americans think of Fiat, the chronically unreliable cars of Boomers' college years. Though Fiat is an acronym for Fabrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Car Factory of Turin), many older Americans joke that it really stands for Fix It Again Tony. Plagued by chronic breakdowns, Fiat left the American market in 1983 with it's reputation badly tarnished. But Fiat underwent its own transformation after Sergio Marchionne became CEO of the automaker in 2004 and ushered in new talent and technology. Though facing its own financial troubles, the Italian automaker has since been impressing consumers...
...Society of Automotive Engineers annual meeting in Detroit. Chrysler is promising to deliver an all-electric, battery-driven vehicle, such as Dodge Circuit, by the end of 2010. The Dodge Circuit has a range of between 150 and 200 miles before the batteries must be recharged. The car can be recharged via a standard 110 volt or 220 volt outlet found in most single family homes...
...history of the electric car...
...Relations between ethnic Hungarians and Roma, who account for 6% of the country's ten million people, have never been easy. Recent problems date to 2006 when a driver was beaten to death, reportedly by Roma bystanders, after his car hit, but did not seriously injure, a Roma child. Tensions grew a year later with the formation of a national paramilitary civilian group, which calls itself the Magyar Garda (Hungarian Guard.) With uniforms that bear right wing nationalist symbols, the Garda drew the ire of the Roma community because of the group's stated mandate to protect Hungarians against 'Roma...