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The company that created the minivan segment celebrates 35 years of minivan leadership this year To mark this milestone, FCA US is offering 35th Anniversary editions, which feature new badging, an all-black interior with Cranberry Wine accent stitching and upgraded content on 2019 Chrysler Pacifica, Pacifica Hybrid and Dodge Grand Caravan models, available this summer With more than 14.6 million minivans sold globally since 1983, FCA US tops the segment, selling twice as many minivans as any other manufacturer over the past 35 years, and remains the leader with 55 percent market share in 2018 – the highest ever attained As the first company to introduce the minivan and through six generations of the vehicle, FCA US has innovated 115 minivan-firsts – 37 of those innovations coming from the Chrysler Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid The S Appearance package can be added to any 35th Anniversary edition Pacifica or Pacifica Hybrid for an even sportier, blacked-out, customized exterio

FAC Announcement July 21, 2018, London - With reference to the health of Sergio Marchionne, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. communicates with profound sorrow that during the course of this week unexpected complications arose while Mr. Marchionne was recovering from surgery and that these have worsened significantly in recent hours. As a consequence, Mr. Marchionne will be unable to return to work. The Board of Directors of FCA, meeting today, firstly expressed its closeness to Sergio Marchionne and his family and underlined the extraordinary contribution, both human and professional, that he has made to the Company in these years. The Board resolved to accelerate the CEO transition process that has been proceeding over the past months and named Mike Manley as CEO. The Board will therefore propose to the next Shareholder Meeting, to be called in the coming days, that he be elected to the Board and serve as an executive director of the Company. In the meantime, in order

Introduced at the 1987 Frankfurt Auto Show, the Lamborghini Portofino was a fully functional, four-door, four-seat sport sedan concept developed for Lamborghini by Kevin Verduyn, one of Chrysler's chief designers.  The logo on the hood featured the Lamborghini bull inside the Chrysler pentagon. In 1986, Kevin Verduyn designed a concept car model for Chrysler called the Navajo. The concept was a never-born, meaning it never went beyond the clay model stage, but when Chrysler acquired Lamborghini in 1987, the design was resurrected and turned into the Portofino. Built by Coggiola on a Jalpa chassis, the Portofino an early example of cab forward styling. Talking about styling, the scissor-doors made the Portofino a showstopper.  Only one prototype was produced. In 1991, it was heavily damaged, but Chrysler had it restored by Metalcrafters in Costa Mesa, CA, and it is now on display in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It was featured in Viper, (TV Series, 1994-1999 Ep. 1.02) Seve

Chrysler announced today the addition of the Touring Plus model to the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica lineup, extending the appeal of the all-new minivan to more customers. “The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica arrived in dealerships a year ago, and in that time, it has both resonated with our current minivan customers and brought new minivan buyers to the brand,” said Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Car Brands – Dodge, SRT, Chrysler and Fiat, FCA – North America. “The addition of the new Touring Plus model to the Pacifica lineup builds on this success, delivering another option to meet the needs and price point of more customers.” The Pacifica Touring Plus model includes features like a power liftgate, three-zone automatic temperature control, premium fascia, projector headlamps, LED tail lamps, fog lamps, second- and third-row sunshades and universal garage door opener. The Pacifica Touring Plus has a starting U.S. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $32,360, excluding $1,