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Chrysler announces 2% price rise Due to take effect as of Monday, June 16, Chrysler has told its dealers most new production of the current 2008 models and next year’s 2009 models will face a 2% price rise in the U.S. Increased prices on the raw materials used to build its cars are the driving force behind the rise. Chrysler isn’t alone in its response to the rising commodities prices. Toyota has already announced a similar price rise, and Honda and GM are considering doing the same. It’s a simple business measure to... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:15:24 Article Views Rating: 190
Chrysler working on Project D to replace Sebring/Avenger Amidst all the wheeling and dealing going on at Chrysler LLC., the automaker still has a lineup of current cars that needs attending to. The Chrysler Sebring/Dodge Avenger duo have been underperforming in the marketplace since they were introduced in 2006, and in an interview with The Detroit Free Press, Chrysler's executive vice pres Frank Klegon reveals exactly what's going to happen to this company's midsize sedans in the future. Chrysler is readying a mid-cycle fix for the Sebring/Avenger that will... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:40 Article Views Rating: 189
Chrysler Built Nissan Truck Chrysler LLC and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced two new agreements for the supply of products between both companies. In January, Nissan agreed to supply Chrysler with a new car based on the Nissan Versa sedan for limited distribution in South America on an Original Equipment Manufacture OEM basis in 2009. This new OEM exchange benefits both companies through range extension and the utilization of global manufacturing capacity. Highlights of the new agreement: Nissan will manufacture an... Article added: 2008-04-16 05:53:12 Article Views Rating: 188
Chrysler extends $2.99/gallon gas offer another month Much hubub has been made over the current Let's Refuel America program in which buyers can choose to lock in the price of gasoline at $2.99/gallon for three years courtesy of Chrysler LLC, but the incentive has apparently been successful. Chrysler announced this morning that the program, launched on May 7th and scheduled to end May 31st, will continue for more than an extra month to July 7th. The deal is that purchasers who choose the Let's Refuel America program will get a gas card that's linked to... Article added: 2008-05-20 06:36:25 Article Views Rating: 188
Insurance cut riles Chrysler retirees Retired Chrysler salaried workers are angry that a one-time company pension payment -- offered when the automaker eliminated life insurance -- buys them little in the way of death benefits. Retirees learned in March that Chrysler LLC planned to end their company-funded life insurance policies, part of a wider-cost cutting strategy by the Auburn Hills automaker. The benefit was equal to a worker's last year of pay for those who left before 2003, or $50,000 for those who retired after that. The change... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:16:17 Article Views Rating: 187
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 05:00:52 Article Views Rating: 185
Chrysler enters Vanishing Point Challenger in One Lap of America Click above for high-res gallery of the Dodge "Vanishing Point" ChallengerIt's good to know that there are folks at Chrysler who are still having a good time despite the rubbish state of auto sales in the U.S. The best evidence of this is the automakers's entry this year's One Lap of America "cross-country" race. Chrysler's Vice President Ralph Gilles and Erich Heuschele, Vehicle Dynamics Supervisor for SRT, are entering a blank white Challenger inspired by the 1970 Dodge Challenger that stars in the... Article added: 2008-05-03 09:05:38 Article Views Rating: 185
Dispute cited in top Chrysler engineer's departure DETROIT -- One of Chrysler LLC's top engineers left the company Tuesday because of a dispute with senior managers, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. Mike Donoughe was leading the company's effort to develop a new generation of global midsize cars. The person said Donoughe clashed with Peter Arnell, a marketing consultant hired by Chrysler Chairman and Chief Executive Bob Nardelli. The person asked not to be named because Chrysler wasn't publicizing the reason for Donoughe's... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:09 Article Views Rating: 184
Chryslers exec reveals strategy for future model lineup Chrysler has announced it will undertake major changes to its product lineup in order to compete on the world stage. The strategy outlined by its executive VP for product development, Frank Klegon, reveals a car company struggling to adapt to a changing world market but with potential to change its past performance. Priority on the list of changes has been given to developing a new midsize platform for the all important D-segment. Chrysler’s current offering, the Sebring, has been slammed by both... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:20 Article Views Rating: 184
Gettelfinger: Deadline for GM, Chrysler restructuring plans may be unattainable | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Monday that a Feb. 17 deadline for General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC to complete restructuring plans may be "unattainable." Last month, the U.S. Treasury Department agreed to loan the two cash-strapped automakers up to $17.4 billion to keep them afloat, contingent on the companies' filing detailed restructuring plans by Feb. 17 that include sacrifices from the UAW and bondholders, among others "Honestly, most people that have looked... Article added: 2009-01-20 11:04:53 Article Views Rating: 184 |
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