Jeep® vehicles donated to Italian earthquake victims

Posted on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 at 11:53 AM EDT.

Chrysler LLC has donated two Jeep® vehicles to support Italian earthquake victim relief efforts.

Chrysler, in cooperation with its supplier VM Motori S.p.A., has donated a Jeep Liberty (Cherokee model outside of North America) and a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited to the Italian Civil Protection Department (Dipartimento della Protezione Civile). The Jeep vehicles were being used for diesel emissions testing and engine development at VM Motori, a diesel engine manufacturing company located in Cento, Italy.

“Chrysler LLC donated a Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Wrangler to the Italian Civil Protection Department so it has the additional resources it needs for response interventions and initiatives to assist the people of the Abruzzo region after this devastating disaster,” said John Bozzella, Senior Vice President—External Affairs and Public Policy, and President—The Chrysler Foundation.

In the deadliest quake to hit Italy since 1980, the powerful earthquake struck the central Italian region of Abruzzo on April 6. The majority of the damage occurred in the medieval city of L’Aquila (capital city of the Abruzzo region) and the surrounding villages.

There were 294 fatalities reported and 1,500 people suffered injuries. Nearly 10,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, leaving more than 50,000 residents homeless.

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