New Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited Broadens Customer Appeal with Added Versatility and Capability

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Chrysler Group today announced pricing for the new 2004-1/2 Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited.  With a base Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $24,995 (including $610 destination), the new Jeep Wrangler Unlimited—based on the Wrangler Sport model—gives Jeep owners 15-inches more Wrangler, more space for passengers, best-in-class towing capability, more on-road ride comfort, Jeep 4x4 capability and an innovative new soft-top.

Go anywhere, do anything and now bring everything.  The new Jeep Wrangler Unlimited delivers double the cargo area with 13 inches more space plus two inches more second row leg room for passenger comfort.  Access to the second row is also improved with a tip-and-slide front seat added to the driver’s side.

Inaugural ‘Jeep® Adventure Comp’ Is a Big Hit at ESPN’s Winter X Games VIII

Jeep Brand Awards $1,000 to Winner’s Favorite Charities

      Tucker Hibbert, Power Sports

       Keir Dillon, Men’s Board Sport Division

       Cameron Steele, Media Division

       Marisa Funiciello, Women’s Board Sport/Media Division

ASPEN, Colo., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- So, what’s it really like when Winter X Games athletes race Jeep® Wrangler Rubicons up and down a snow-covered mountain?

“Dude, that was a riot!” exclaimed Mike Metzger, freestyle motocross superstar and X Games gold medalist, as he brought his Jeep Wrangler Rubicon to a skidding stop after blasting down the slopes of Buttermilk Mountain last Friday.

It was all part of Jeep Adventure Comp, a first-of-its-kind, two-day event prior to the ESPN Winter X Games VIII.  Metzger was among an all-star group of athletes from every spectrum of the highly popular Winter X Games in an on-hill racing competition featuring the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon in a timed race up Buttermilk Mountain.

Farmers Insurance Survey Reveals One in Ten Has Snoozed While Driving; Twenty Percent Say They Have Nodded Off

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 10 percent of drivers admit to having fallen asleep at the wheel, while more than 20 percent say they have momentarily dozed while driving, according to a recent Farmers Insurance survey of 1,024 drivers.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that approximately 100,000 police-reported crashes annually involve drowsiness/fatigue as a principal causal factor.  Those crashes result in an estimated 1,500 fatalities and 71,000 injuries each year, and an annual monetary loss of approximately $12.5 billion.

Referred to as “the silent killer” because it is so often overlooked as the cause of an accident, the full effect of drowsy driving is not yet known because reporting is imprecise, police are not trained to detect sleep-related crashes and there is no Breathalyzer-like test to determine whether someone was driving while dangerously drowsy.

All-new 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible Rolls Into Production At Chrysler Group’s Toluca Assembly Plant

·       Same plant that builds award-winning Chrysler PT Cruiser sedan launches

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·       Rolling equipment changeover for Convertible results in zero production lost at plant

·       Product Design and Assembly processes contribute to quiet, smooth ride

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The launch of the new Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible marks another era in the life of the popular, segment-busting PT Cruiser.  Production began earlier this month at the Chrysler Group’s Toluca (Mexico) Assembly Plant, the same plant that produces the award-winning Chrysler PT Cruiser sedan.

The PT Cruiser era began at Toluca Assembly back in February 2000 with the introduction of the segment-busting vehicle.  Most recently, the PT Cruiser tied for first place for the best ownership experience in the Compact Car category of Strategic Vision’s 2003 Total Quality Index™.

“We are pleased with the smooth production launch of the Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible,”

Autobytel Inc. (Nasdaq:ABTL), a leading Internet automotive marketing services company, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2003.

Highlights for the quarter:

-- Net income of $3.8 million, or $0.09 per share, a 126% sequential increase.

-- Full year 2003 net income of $7.4 million, or $0.20 per share, compared to a net loss of $(20.7) million, or $(0.67) per share, for the full year 2002.

-- Cash generation of $2.7 million with cash balance of $61.6 million at the end of Q4, versus $58.9 million at the end of Q3.

-- Revenues of $23.9 million, representing the highest reported quarterly revenues in the Company's history -- a 4% growth sequentially and 20% growth year over year.

-- Twice as many retail dealers added in Q4 versus Q3; churn rate decreases to 7.2%, lowest in two years.