Latest Off-road vehicles Stories

2013 Jeep® Wrangler Moab Named "4x4 of the Year" by Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road Magazine

2012-10-31 15:20:55

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Second consecutive year Jeep Wrangler takes home prestigious award from leading off-road enthusiast publication Third award for Jeep Wrangler this week New 2013 Jeep Wrangler Moab features Goodyear Silent Armor off-road tires, winch-ready steel bumpers, and an available locking rear differential for increased capability Jeep Wrangler sales up 18 percent in 2012 The editors of Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road magazine have...

Jeep(R) Wrangler Named 'Hottest 4x4 SUV' of 2012 SEMA Show, Mopar and Jeep(R) Brand Create Jeep Performance Parts

2012-10-30 15:20:26

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeep® Wrangler recognized as 'Hottest 4x4 SUV' at SEMA More than 300 Mopar performance parts and accessories available for Jeep® Wrangler Mopar and the Jeep brand work together to create Jeep Performance Parts, even more parts to increase off-road performance Mopar's off-road division announces new Mopar 6.4-liter HEMI V-8 and 5.7-liter HEMI engine conversion kits for 2007 through 2011 model-year Jeep Wranglers For the third consecutive...

Jeep® Wrangler and Ram 1500 Laramie Named Active Lifestyle Vehicle Winners for 2013

2012-10-24 07:23:00

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2012 Jeep(®) Wrangler captures the "Best Value Off-Road" award The 2013 Ram 1500 Laramie earns top honors in "Luxury Off-Road" category Awards come days after Jeep Wrangler and Ram 1500 win awards from the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) at the Texas Truck Rodeo More than 100 attendees, including automotive journalists and elite athletes from a variety of sports, gathered in Chandler, Ariz., on Oct. 20 to choose the...

Katzkin's 30th Anniversary Celebration Begins At SEMA -- Showcasing Unique Interior Designs On More Than 100 Vehicles Throughout The Show

2012-10-24 07:20:58

MONTEBELLO, Calif., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Katzkin, the global leader in vehicle interior transformation, kicks off its 30(th) anniversary celebration at SEMA, October 29-November 2, 2012, with an all-new larger display featuring a rotating tower (Booth #12261), and highlighting expanded vehicle design elements in display cars and interactivity. Throughout the show, over 100 vehicles will exhibit Katzkin interiors, including more than a dozen in OEM exhibits. To view the...

Chrysler Group LLC Drives Away with Highest and Most Honors at the 20th Annual Texas Truck Rodeo

2012-10-21 23:20:49

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vehicles from Ram Truck and Jeep(®) brands win eight of 19 awards from the Texas Auto Writers Association at this year's Texas Truck Rodeo "Truck of Texas" awarded to the 2013 Ram 1500 Jeep Grand Cherokee - the most awarded SUV in history - captures "SUV of Texas" award for third consecutive year Ram Truck and Jeep(®) brand vehicles won significant accolades this year at the 20(th) annual Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) Texas...

A Jeep SUV Sweep at the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) Truck Rodeo And a Texas "Three-peat" for Jeep Grand Cherokee

2012-10-21 23:20:46

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeep Grand Cherokee - the most awarded SUV in history - captures "SUV of Texas" award for third consecutive year Jeep Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee Overland Summit and Wrangler win their respective categories "SUV of Texas" and "Full-size SUV of Texas" - 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee "Mid-size SUV of Texas" - 2013 Jeep Wrangler "Full-size Luxury SUV of Texas" - 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit For the third consecutive year, Jeep...

Truck of Texas is 2013 Ram 1500; Ram Brand is Truck Line of Texas

2012-10-21 23:20:41

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Chrysler has, for the second time in three years, proven that it may have the potential to be a giant killer in the truck market. More than 50 automotive journalists - members of the Texas Auto Writers Association - have named the Ram 1500 pickup truck as the Truck of Texas, and, in what was seen as something of an upset, named the Ram lineup (1500, 2500, 3500) as the Truck Line of Texas. The Jeep Grand Cherokee was again the Sport Utility...

AM General to Exhibit New Vehicles and Global Reach

2012-10-18 15:20:15

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- America's most experienced designer and builder of light tactical military vehicles, AM General LLC, will showcase its innovation, global reach and diversification at the 2012 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Oct. 22-24, Booth 7342. Innovation will be represented in part by the Blast Resistant Vehicle - Off Road (BRV-O) Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) that recently...

All-New 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Wins Prestigious Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year® Award

2012-10-15 07:20:19

MONTVALE, N.J., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The all-new, second-generation Mercedes-Benz GL-Class sport utility has won the 2013 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year® award. The full article, citing the GL as "the best the luxury SUV class has ever seen," will be published in the December issue of Motor Trend. This marks the second time the GL has won the prestigious Motor Trend award. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121015/NY92431 ) (Logo:...

U.S. Continues to Rely on Dana for Military Vehicle Drivetrain Components

2012-10-11 11:20:22

MAUMEE, Ohio, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced today that the company's Spicer(®) Central Tire Inflation System (CTIS(TM)) is specified on all three of the vehicles that were recently selected by the U.S. Department of Defense for the Army and Marine Corps Joint Light Vehicle Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. The JLTV program entered into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase earlier this year when six vehicle...