Rattner Explains Why GM Had to be Saved
22 Oct 2009, 07:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The former chief of the US Auto Task force, Steven Rattner, talked yesterday in a speech backed by the Brookings Institution about the challenges the task force had to face with American manufacture...
Auto Execs to Get Treasury Pay Cuts
22 Oct 2009, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The top management of several US companies and banks, including GM, Chrysler (together with their financial arms) and other five groups which received government bailouts this year (Citigroup, Bank ...
Chrysler to Build 100,000 Fiat 500 in Mexico
19 Oct 2009, 10:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of the Fiat - Chrysler alliance, the Italian carmaker will bring several new models in the United States but the 500 mini car will be the only one to be sold under the Fiat badge. The car is...
Four Exclusive Mopars for SEMA
16 Oct 2009, 06:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Chrysler seems not to have forgotten the automotive enthusiasts which will attend the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) in Las Vegas next month, despite the re...
Chrysler Canada Opens New Dealer in Ontario
15 Oct 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Canadian division of Chrysler today announced the opening of a new dealership in Strathroy, Ontario. The Dale Wurfel Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealer is located in Strathroy at the corner of Centre Ro...
Chrysler to Refresh Seven Models in 18 Months
15 Oct 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chrysler will announce its five-year plan on November 4 but it seems that the US-based manufacturer wants to redesign seven or more models in the next 18 months, as part of its attempt to increase i...
Chrysler and BBDO May Go Their Own Ways
14 Oct 2009, 13:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy, or perhaps the need to revise every aspect of the business in order to avoid such a sad moment from occurring ever again, will most likely lead to the separation of ...
LaHood: Marchionne Is the New Iacocca
14 Oct 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sergio Marchionne, the new Chrysler CEO, is seen as the only one capable to rescue the US-based former bankrupt automaker, as the Italian has already announced a bunch of plans to help the company s...
Marchionne Promises: Chrysler to See Profit in 2011
12 Oct 2009, 08:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Chrysler, as the company is called after the official exit from bankruptcy, is going to become profitable in 2011. At least, this is what the new CEO of the company, Sergio Marchionne, is pr...
Chrysler Names Seven New UK Dealers
9 Oct 2009, 16:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Chrysler is beginning its expansion in Europe with the appointment of seven new dealers in the UK. The new dealers will join the other four announced back in July, bringing the...
2010 Chrysler PT Cruiser Mopar Accessories Released
7 Oct 2009, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chrysler today announced a new range of authentic Mopar accessories for the 2010 PT Cruiser. There are more than 50 accessories that allow the owners to customize their PT Cruiser, including alloy w...
Marchionne: Chrysler Will Sell Better in November
7 Oct 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chrysler posted total US sales of 62,197 units, a decrease of 42 percent versus September 2008. But Sergio Marchionne, the new Chrysler CEO who joined the company as part of the alliance with Fiat, ...
Chrysler Canada Keeps Growing
6 Oct 2009, 15:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chrysler Canada revealed the September 2009 sales figures, posting an increase of 10 percent as compared to August. September brought the best Dodge brand results of 2009, the company said in a rele...
Updated: Visteon Looking to Reduce NA Interiors Business
6 Oct 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Visteon Corporation continues its restructuring process in North America with a new announcement: the company is looking to sell a Highland Park factory that currently handles production of door tri...
Chrysler Ram Brand Is Born
6 Oct 2009, 06:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported in the beginning of the month, American manufacturer Chrysler and its Italian ally Fiat were considering splitting the Dodge brand and create a separate one, namely the Ram. The then ...
Detroit 3, Nissan to End Contracts with Visteon
5 Oct 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Visteon, currently operating under bankruptcy protection, might lose contracts with GM, Chrysler and Ford, also known as Detroit 3, as well as with Japanese carmaker Nissan. In a report published to...
Chrysler Sales, Up Outside US
5 Oct 2009, 07:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Whereas in the domestic market American manufacturer Chrysler registered a very disconcerting 42 percent drop in sales, outside of its home country Chrysler is happy to report an overall increase of...
Jeep Wrangler Production Suspended for a Week
5 Oct 2009, 07:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chrysler decided last week to suspend production of Jeep Wrangler for a week starting today but refused to provide clear details on the reason that pushed the company towards this move. The only thi...
Chrysler Sinks in September, Marchionne Optimistic
2 Oct 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most worrying sales result for September in the US comes from Chrysler, which managed the counter performance to post a 42 percent slump in sales compared to the same month of 2008. T...
CGI: 2011 Alfa Romeo 169
2 Oct 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although initially promised to arrive onto the market by the end of this year, the bad economic situation pushed the release of the Alfa Romeo 169 way into the future. The replacement of the Alfa 16...