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Party's Over: Chrysler to stop theatrical debuts at auto shows The folks at Chrysler have proven that they know how to make a BIG splash when debuting a new production vehicle or concept car. They've driven a Jeep through a plate glass window... twice; showered the automotive press with so much confetti that we were pooping paper for a week; employed clowns, bands and B-list celebrities up the wazoo; and at the most recent Detroit Auto Show in January, drove a herd of cattle up the street for the debut of the new 2009 Dodge Ram. All of these big debuts are meant to... Article added: 2008-04-28 06:23:41 Article Views Rating: 174
Chrysler to be smaller, partner with giants and built higher-quality cars The big shots of Chrysler, CEO Bob Nardelli along with Jim Press and Tom LaSorda, have a different vision of Chrysler than what is considered as being one of the ‘Big Three.’ In a recent interview with The Detroit News, the three spoke of a Chrysler that will be smaller, partner with others and will built fewer but higher quality products.Chrysler has “a long way to go” but is on the road to profitability, Nardelli said. “Getting there will require being smaller.”Jim Press believes that by... Article added: 2008-05-03 09:05:42 Article Views Rating: 174
GM, Chrysler reach CAW deals The Canadian Auto Workers has tentative labor pacts with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, the union said today. The deals with both automakers will keep some Canadian factories open for several years, but also include painful job cuts for the union. GM has agreed to continue producing the full-size sedans and trucks at two plants in Oshawa, Ontario. Chrysler will continue to produce minivans at its Windsor plant, as well as continue building the large cars in Brampton, Ontario. CAW President Buzz... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:20:06 Article Views Rating: 173
Canada official seeks more detail on Chrysler plan | detnews.com | The Detroit News OTTAWA -- The Canadian government needs to get a better idea from Chrysler Canada about the implications for this country of the company's financial restructuring plan, says Industry Minister Tony Clement. In an interview Sunday on CTV's "Question Period," Clement said he's especially interested in finding out what product lines the Chrysler LLC Chrysler has in mind for its plants in Windsor and Brampton, Ontario. Chrysler provided only a sketchy outline of its latest proposals Friday, sending a brief... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 173
Party's Over: Chrysler to stop theatrical debuts at auto shows The folks at Chrysler have proven that they know how to make a BIG splash when debuting a new production vehicle or concept car. They've driven a Jeep through a plate glass window... twice; showered the automotive press with so much confetti that we were pooping paper for a week; employed clowns, bands and B-list celebrities up the wazoo; and at the most recent Detroit Auto Show in January, drove a herd of cattle up the street for the debut of the new 2009 Dodge Ram. All of these big debuts are meant to... Article added: 2008-04-28 06:23:41 Article Views Rating: 172
Chrysler cancels life insurance for non-union, white-collar retirees Unfortunately for Chrysler's army of some 14,000 white-collar retirees, the automaker has announced that it will be cutting the free life insurance that workers were previously covered by. Those affected will be given a one-time opportunity to buy into the plan themselves, which offers coverage equal to their last year of pay if retired before 2003 or $50,000 for those who retired after the cutoff. They're also eligible for receiving a $4,000 bump in their pensions. Of note is that the cancelation does... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:24:09 Article Views Rating: 171
Chrysler matches Toyota in efficiency DETROIT -- Chrysler LLC tied Toyota Motor Corp. as the most efficient automaker in North America, while General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. joined in virtually erasing the productivity gap between Detroit's Big Three automakers and their Asian rivals, according to the 2008 Harbour Report North America. Matching Toyota's vaunted manufacturing efficiency stands in paradox to another report released this week showing Chrysler lagged the industry for initial quality -- even as Ford and GM made progress... Article added: 2008-06-08 08:27:26 Article Views Rating: 171
Nissan talks more about next-gen Titan and small car for Chrysler We just got off the phone with Frédérique Le Grèves, Nissan's VP of Corporate Communications, and had a chance to ask her some more questions about the Japanese automaker's recently announced partnership with Chrysler LLC. The partnership involves Chrysler building a full-size truck for Nissan at its Saltillo, Mexico plant and Nissan building a small car for Chrysler at its Oppama plant in Japan. While Le Grèves wasn't able to offer many specific details because the car won't... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:39 Article Views Rating: 170
Mercedes moves into former Chrysler design studio Eleven days ago Mercedes-Benz announced the $7.3 million purchase of the defunct Chrysler Pacifica Advanced Product Design Center and now the company is detailing its plans for the studio. With three times the space of its current facility, Mercedes is looking forward to growing its design capacity in the U.S. Located just outside Carlsbad, California, the newly acquired operation joins the automaker’s design studios in Como Tokyo and Sindelfingen as one of its global centers for new product... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:47:56 Article Views Rating: 170
Nissan Builds Trucks at the Chrysler Plant Nissan plans to build full-sized Titan trucks for North America and has already agreed with Chrysler about the beginning of the production at their plant in Saltillo, Mexico. The new 2009 Dodge Ram is made at the same plant and since the both trucks will be put together at that place, some people rise a question if both of them are going to have the same kind of engines. The manufacturers deny these gossips, saying that companies have separate plans about the engines. Chrysler worked really hard to have... Article added: 2008-05-26 14:49:13 Article Views Rating: 169 |
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