Five-Stars for 2005 Chrysler Group Minivans
06 Janvier 2005 - 10:14PM
PR Newswire (US)
Five-Stars for 2005 Chrysler Group Minivans Chrysler and Dodge
Minivans Earn NHTSA's Highest Frontal Crash Test Rating AUBURN
HILLS, Mich., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 and 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(TM) 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. DATASOURCE: Chrysler Group CONTACT: Curtrise Garner,
+1-248-512-2712, or Max Gates, +1-248-512-2688, both of Chrysler
Group Web site: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/
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