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Report: Chrysler recalls Sebring, Avenger sedans for tire-monitor fix Chrysler LLC is recalling 181,000 Sebrings and Dodge Avengers, Bloomberg News reported today. The recall is needed to fix wiring connections in tire-pressure monitoring systems that may prevent the sedans from starting or cause them to stall. It covers some 2007 and 2008 model-year Sebrings and Avengers, Chrysler said in a letter posted on the Web site of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Chrysler dealers will remove any corroded connectors and add protective covering. Chrysler, which... Article added: 2008-04-08 05:01:19 Article Views Rating: 203
Chrysler ads tout personal touch Chrysler LLC's wants its new ad campaign to show that the automaker is taking customer's dreams and getting them into Chrysler cars, and trucks. Executives unveiled Monday the new "If you can dream it, we can build it" campaign, which debuts April 14. They also showed off the marketing plans for the Dodge Journey crossover, which kicks off this week. The new campaign portrays the now-private automaker as quicker to respond to customer needs. Chrysler Chief Marketing Officer Deborah Meyer said the... Article added: 2008-04-08 05:06:59 Article Views Rating: 156
Chrysler highlights customer influence in new ad campaign Chrysler LLC will launch is "If you can dream it, we can build it," marketing campaign next week, which aims to create an image that the now private automaker is moving fast to respond to customer needs. Executives today unveiled the new corporate campaign, which ads will debut April 14, during professional basketball and hockey games, and the marketing plans for the Dodge Journey crossover, which kicks off this week. The "If you can dream it" ads are the latest in a series of image-building campaign... Article added: 2008-04-08 05:07:00 Article Views Rating: 152
New Chrysler exec has clients, quality in mind Just hours after news of Chrysler's sale broke last summer, then-Nissan quality executive Doug Betts' phone was ringing. Cerberus Capital Management LP was on the line. Even before the private-equity firm purchased the Auburn Hills automaker, it recognized that Chrysler had a serious quality problem and pegged Betts, Nissan Americas' senior vice president for total customer satisfaction, to fix it. A reluctant Betts accepted the job only after learning it would not be an isolated quality executive, but... Article added: 2008-04-14 05:36:15 Article Views Rating: 681
Update: Chrysler dual-clutch tech arriving this spring Update: Chrysler has just announced its dual-clutch transmission - developed in partnership with Getrag – will make its debut by the middle of the year in international markets. The advanced gearbox will be available on the 2009 Dodge Journey, Avenger and Chrysler Sebring models and is claimed to reduce fuel-consumption and carbon emissions by 6%. It does this by reducing parasitic losses. First, by eliminating the torque converter, and second, through the use of synchronizers instead of shift... Article added: 2008-04-15 05:03:52 Article Views Rating: 212
Nissan and Chrysler sign truck and car deal After months of speculation Nissan and Chrysler have announced a new partnership, which will see the two carmakers build vehicles for each other for sale in the U.S., Europe and other markets by 2010. Nissan will produce a unique version of its Versa compact pictured for Chrysler, which plans to sell the car in North America, Europe and other global markets by the end of the decade. Chrysler will supply Nissan with a full-size pickup that’s set to go on sale in North America in 2011. The Chrysler... Article added: 2008-04-15 05:03:54 Article Views Rating: 240
Chrysler, Nissan building vehicles for each other Chrysler LLC will produce a full-size pickup for Nissan Motor Co. as part of an expanded product-cooperation agreement between the two companies, Nissan said Monday. The Japanese automaker will in turn manufacture an all-new, fuel-efficient small car based on a Chrysler concept and design. This model will be sold in North America, Europe and other global markets in 2010 and manufactured at Nissan's Oppama Plant in Japan. In January, the two automakers announced that Nissan would supply Chrysler with a... Article added: 2008-04-15 05:03:55 Article Views Rating: 235
BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan announce major supply agreements, shared products digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Chrysler_and_Nissan_announce_major_supply_agreement'; Following the announcement this past January that Nissan would be supplying Chrysler with a new car based of the Versa's platform, the two automakers announced today that more exchange is on the horizon, including a new small car for Chrysler and a Dodge-based pickup for Nissan.The unnamed small car will be built by Nissan in Japan utilizing a Chrysler design and will be sold in North America, Europe and other... Article added: 2008-04-15 05:03:55 Article Views Rating: 198
Chrysler's new technology for 2009 includes UConnect SYNC-killer, in-car WiFi and a swivel screen Chrysler just issued a press release detailing all the new technology that will soon be available in many of its 2009 model year vehicles, and the highlight would have to be the UConnect communications system that looks to compete with some aspects of Ford's Microsoft-powered SYNC system. UConnect appears to be a fancy name for Bluetooth phone integration coupled with voice recognition technology. In addition to pairing up your phone and downloading your address book, you can also input navigation... Article added: 2008-04-15 05:03:55 Article Views Rating: 244
Fiat in talks with Chrysler, confirms 500 for U.S. The worsening exchange rate differential between the strengthening euro and weakening U.S. dollar means importing European manufactured models to North America is now significantly more expensive than just a few years ago. It’s a problem Alfa Romeo has to juggle with as it attempts to re-establish itself in the U.S. next year, but there’s hope for the Italian carmaker in the form of idle capacity at American auto plants. The CEO of parent company Fiat, Sergio Marchionne, has hinted at production of... Article added: 2008-04-16 05:52:13 Article Views Rating: 182 |
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