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		<title>Fail &#8211; Mercedes Branded Dodge Dakota Cold Weather Testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Feder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drew over at Cheers and Gears has been talking about a rumored Mercedes branded Dodge Dakota undergoing cold weather testing near him. He was finally able to snap a pic of this huge piece of fail. I must say, it&#8217;s worse than I imagined. [Cheers and Gears]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.joelfeder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/post-51-0-68725700-1292884871.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4815" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.joelfeder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/post-51-0-68725700-1292884871.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4815" title="post-51-0-68725700-1292884871" src="http://www.joelfeder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/post-51-0-68725700-1292884871.png" alt="" width="389" height="562" /></a>Drew over at <a href="http://www.cheersandgears.com" target="_blank">Cheers and Gears</a> has been talking about a rumored Mercedes branded Dodge Dakota undergoing cold weather testing near him. He was finally able to snap a pic of this huge piece of fail. I must say, it&#8217;s worse than I imagined.</p>
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		<title>Leaked Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge/Ram Production Start Dates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Feder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dates have been leaked out onto Allpar, a site devoted to all things Chrysler past and present, with the production start dates for many of the new or refreshed Chrysler/Dodge/Ram/Jeep models. Things to note: The LX based cars now have the same date as each other It was originally stated that production of the new Charger [...]
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<p style="text-align: left;">Dates have been leaked out onto <a href="http://www.allpar.com/">Allpar</a>, a site devoted to all things Chrysler past and present, with the production start dates for many of the new or refreshed <a href="http://www.chrysler.com/">Chrysler</a>/<a href="http://www.dodge.com/">Dodge</a>/<a href="http://www.ramtrucks.com/">Ram</a>/<a href="http://www.jeep.com/">Jeep</a> models.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Things to note:</strong></p>
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<li>The LX based cars now have the same date as each other</li>
<li>It was originally stated that production of the new Charger and 300C would be staggered and now they are pegged to enter production simultaneously</li>
<li>The Wrangler date has also been moved up slightly</li>
<li>Rumors now peg the 200C name plate to be replacing the Sebring name</li>
<li>The Avenger name may soldier on for the Dodge counterpart</li>
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<p><strong>Production Start Dates:</strong></p>
<p>2010 Viper &#8211; March 29</p>
<p>2011 Ram Chassis Cab &#8211; April 5</p>
<p>2011 Grand Cherokee &#8211; May 10</p>
<p>2011 Ram 1500/2500 &#8211; July 5 (one plant; second plant for Ram 1500 starts July 26)</p>
<p>2011 Caliber, Dakota, Liberty, Nitro &#8211; July 26</p>
<p>2011 Wrangler &#8211; August 16</p>
<p>2011 Jeep Patriot &#8211; October 4</p>
<p>2011 Dodge CUV (Durango replacement, possibly Magnum) &#8211; November 8</p>
<p>2011 Journey, Ram 1500 Hybrid &#8211; November 16</p>
<p>2011 Avenger  (Sebring?) &#8211; November 18</p>
<p>2011 Minivans &#8211; November 22</p>
<p>2011 Charger, Challenger, 300 &#8211; November 30</p>
<p>2011 Jeep Compass, 2012 Fiat 500 &#8211; December 13</p>
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<p><em>Source- </em><a href="http://www.allpar.com/model/upcoming.html"><em>AllPar</em></a></p>

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