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Chrysler Displays Student Design Competition Winners at Detroit Autorama

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Last week in Detroit, MI, high school senior Alex Fischer was selected as the first-place winner of Chrysler’s 2014 “Autorama High School Design Competition.” The design competition has been revived in recent years and gives high school students in Michigan the opportunity to submit their automotive designs and win prizes.

This year, the first-place senior class winner received an iPad, a three-week summer automotive design course at Detroit’s College for Creative Studies with housing and meals covered, and a $2,500 scholarship to the College for Creative Studies. Other prizes included passes to the Detroit Autorama and iPad Minis.

According to MLive, Alex Fischer has been sketching vehicles since last summer when he took a class through the College for Creative Studies, and he based his design on some of Chrysler’s current models such as the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. His sketch was on display along with the seven other winners at the 2014 Detroit Autorama.

To see all the winning designs, check out the video below:

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Chrysler Group Posts Best February in 7 Years

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Despite the freezing cold and late snow, Chrysler Group had its best February in 7 years.

According to Automotive News, Chrysler Group sold 154,866 units in February, an 11 percent sales boost for the company. The Jeep and Ram brands are being credited for the best February sales since 2007, and looking at the numbers, it is hard to argue with that assessment. Jeep sales were up 47 percent and Ram sales were up 26 percent from February 2013, and sales on the Ram 1500 alone were up 30 percent.

Why have the Jeep and Ram brands been so popular? There has been severe winter weather all across the country, especially in regions that never had to worry about this kind of weather before. Drivers need to have cars that can handle snow, ice, and whatever else is thrown at them, and they want to rely on a trusted brand like Jeep or Ram. The success of the Ram 1500 can also be attributed to the recent awards including Motor Trend’s Truck of the Year.

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Small Business Drives Van Sales Up, Chrysler Answering Demand with More Choice

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Vans are going through a sales surge thanks to increased interest from small businesses.

When the recession hit, small businesses were hit the hardest.  They learned quickly that into order to keep the doors open, cuts were needed to be made.  A major one for most was in vehicles.  They had to keep their vans and other larger vehicles going for as long as possible due to the cost of getting a newer one.  This has lead to some being held together both literally and metaphorically with duct tape and rubber-bands.

The economy is coming back and many of these same small businesses are on the rebound.  With cash to finally spend to encourage growth in their companies, many of the owners are using that to simply get a new van.

2012 and 2013 saw a consistent and steady growth in the full-size van market.  According to USA Today, van sales have increased a whopping 40 percent since 2010.

Auto companies have not been ignorant of this growth.  It is one of the primary reasons why automakers like Chrysler have been taking advantage of the heightened demand and are producing new full-sized vans.  For example, the brand new Ram ProMaster is one such way that Chrysler is attempting to bring in additional business.

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