Fca US LLC

Michael C Gillam

Deyan Ninov

Gregory A Howell

Joseph S Dehner

Everard J Scott

Christopher J Duke

Clifford L Eberle, Jr

Eric Ghoukasian

Paul S Van Norman

Sean E Whelan

Brian H Nielander

Nicolas Ren Stone

Lou L Gasevski

Jeremy T Glover

Randy K Ihrke

Alexander B McGowen

Christopher J Sytek

Anthony L Vincent

Robert J Gibbs

David R Parks

Scott M Krugger

Vivek V Kirtane

Piyush Agarwal

Automobile body

A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a door and a handle assembly. A door is coupled to the vehicle body and is pivotable about a horizontal axis between a closed position and a horizontal open position. The door is also pivotable about a vertical axis between the closed position and a vertical open position. The handle assembly includes a housing, a first release switch and a second release switch. The housing extends at least partially into a cavity of the door and includes a lower wall and an upper wall that cooperate to define a pocket. The first release switch is disposed along the upper wall of the housing and is configured to be actuated to pivot the door about the horizontal axis. The second release switch is disposed along the lower wall of the housing and is configured to be actuated to pivot the door about the vertical axis.

Vehicle having multifunctional tailgate

A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a door and a hinge assembly. The door is coupled to the vehicle body and is pivotable about a horizontal axis between a closed position and a horizontal open position. The door is also pivotable about a vertical axis between the closed position and a vertical open position. The hinge assembly pivotably couples the door to the vehicle body and includes a first hinge and a second hinge. The first hinge includes a first hinge plate and at least one first hinge barrel extending from the first hinge plate. The second hinge includes a second hinge plate, an extension section and at least one second hinge barrel. The extension section positions the vertical axis laterally outwardly relative to a mounting location of the hinge assembly to the vehicle body. The vertical axis also being positioned inwardly relative to the door.

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