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Jeep Brand to Recognize and Reward Heroes with Opportunity to Receive New Jeep Grand Cherokee

Auburn Hills, Mich., Jan 19, 2005 - With the New Year underway, individuals are quickly making and breaking resolutions. Here’s one to keep: take the time to remember those that mean the most and thank someone who embodies the attributes of a true American hero through an initiative launched by the Jeep_® brand to recognize everyday heroes. 

The Jeep Heroes Nomination Program rewards military, police, fire and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel who deliver exemplary, unique and heroic service to improve the quality of life in cities and towns across America.
 
Through the year, the Jeep brand is actively seeking nominations online at www.jeep.com/nominate. Each month new Jeep Heroes will be recognized on the Web site and entered for a chance to win one of four new Jeep Grand Cherokees with "go-anywhere, do-anything" capability.
 
Twelve Jeep Heroes will be chosen in total, three in each category: military, police, fire and EMS. The four Grand Prize Winners, one from each of the Jeep Heroes categories, will be selected on Nov. 10, prior to Veteran's Day 2005.
 
"There is a natural affinity between those who serve others and the Jeep brand. Both have a long record of accomplishment in times of need," said Chrysler Group's Jeff Bell, Vice President - Chrysler and Jeep. "It is an honor for us to recognize them for all they do, and we are proud to applaud their efforts."
 
An Advisory Committee - made up of military, police, fire and EMS association representatives, uniformed services advocates and former public officials - will review the nominations and select each Jeep Hero.
 
"The best way to recognize these 'everyday heroes' is to give the power to the people in their communities. They know best how important their contributions are to public safety," said Bell. "We hope that the Jeep Heroes Nomination Program will bring to light a few of the many stories that typify the daily sacrifice and heroism of our military, police, fire and EMS personnel."
 
Jeep Hero nominators must be 18 years or older and licensed drivers. Nominees must be legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, age 18 years or older, and must be current employees or volunteers of the police, fire or emergency medial service departments or active members of the U.S. Military.
 
Nominators must submit a 200-word or fewer essay on why a nominee deserves to be honored as a Jeep Hero. Those who nominated one of the four Grand Prize Winners will receive $500 toward new Jeep brand merchandise.
 
Entry forms and complete rules on the Jeep Heroes Nomination Program are available at www.jeep.com/nominate.

"Allow us to introduce you to the Chrysler Firepower! --- that's what the company calls it, and the name includes that disturbing exclamation point --- shapely and eminently more rational concept crumpet that will be spinning before the flashbulbs of the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit"

Car and Driver Magazine : Chrysler Firepower! : February 2005

Chrysler Group executives Joe Eberhardt, Executive Vice President Global Sales and Marketing; Dieter Zetsche, President and CEO; Richard Petty, NASCAR's racing king and owner of Petty Enterprises; Kasey Kahne, NASCAR's Nextel Cup "Rookie of the Year" and Eric Ridenour, Executive Vice President, Product Development, poses with the all-new 2006 Dodge Charger. Dodge Charger powered its way out of its storied past and onto the stage today at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. With the legendary HEMI V-8 engine powering 18 -inch wheels, the all-new Dodge Charger races into the car market with bold, provocative styling, four-door functionality and 21st Century performance, safety and technology. The new Dodge Charger race car will make its NASCAR Nextel Cup Series debut in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 20, 2005.

Dieter Zetsche, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chrysler Group, unveiled at the North American International Auto Show the all-new Jeep(R) Hurricane concept, the most powerful, capable Jeep 4x4 ever, is equipped with not one, but two Chrysler Group HEMI(R) engines - one in the front and one in the rear - making the vehicle that needs no turntable capable of completing a zero radius turn.

Chrysler Group unveiled the all-new 2006 Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe at the Los Angeles International Auto Show on January 5, 2005. The all-new 2006 Dodge Viper SRT10 is powered by a 505-cubic-inch V-10 engine that produces 500 horsepower and 525 lb.-ft. of torque. The Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe boasts 0-60 mph acceleration in less than four seconds and 0-100-0 mph in the low 12-second range. The Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe features all-new unique and dramatic rear-end styling with wrap-around taillamps and a 'double bubble' fixed canopy. Dodge Viper SRT10 will be available this fall.

Chrysler Group unveiled the all-new 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8 at the Los Angeles International Auto Show on January 5, 2005. Magnum SRT8 features an SRT-tuned 425-horsepower, 6.1-liter Hemi(R) engine that produces an additional 85 horses than the standard 5.7-liter HEMI(R) engine to launch Magnum SRT8 in the low five-second range for 0-60 MPH, 0-100-0 MPH in the mid 16-second range and 60-0 mph braking in about 110 feet. In addition to the new powerplant, Dodge Magnum SRT8 sports all-new front and rear fascias and 20-inch forged-aluminum wheels. Dodge Magnum SRT8 will be available this summer.

• Chrysler and Dodge Minivans Earn NHTSA’s Highest Frontal Crash Test Rating

Auburn Hills, Mich., Jan 06, 2005 - With safety, security and quality at the forefront of its design, the entire line-up of 2005 Chrysler Group minivans has earned the highest ratings - five stars for frontal impact crash tests - from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Included in the five-star rating are the 2005 Chrysler Town & Country and the Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan - both short-wheel base and long-wheel base versions.

NHTSA’s five-star rating ranks the likelihood of injury in a frontal impact crash at 10 percent or less.

"From its inception, we developed our minivans with attention to safety, security, quality and family,” said Deb Morrissett, Vice President – Safety and Regulatory Affairs. “Chrysler Group minivans have always been one of the safest vehicles on the road and the five-star rating is a compliment to the hard work of our engineers and designers that went into creating this safe vehicle .” 

Chrysler Group was the first company to introduce the minivan to the masses in November 1983. Since then, the list of Chrysler and Dodge minivan “firsts” has grown, and includes: 

• First minivan to introduce a standard driver air bag (1991);

• First minivan with center high-mounted brake light (1991);

• First minivan to offer integrated child seat (1992);

• First minivan to offer standard passenger-side air bag (1994);

• First minivan in U.S. market to offer driver-side sliding door (fourth door) (1996);

• First minivan to offer power-up and power-down liftgate (2001);

• And, first minivan to offer Stow ‘n Go™ seating and storage system with fold-in-the-floor second and third row seating (2004).

Additionally, the newest “first” includes a door alert, which activates when the power sliding doors or manual sliding doors are in operation, signaling that occupants are getting in or out of the vehicle. The door alert is standard on all 2005 Chrysler and Dodge minivans.  

To date, Chrysler Group has sold more than 10 million minivans worldwide. The Chrysler Group continues to be the leader of this segment, with more than 34 percent of the minivan market. 

Chrysler Group minivans are manufactured at Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and St. Louis Assembly Plant in Fenton, Mo.