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Fewer Dealer Cuts For GM and Chrysler
Look, it’s even more good news out of Detroit. What with Ford actually making a profit, it looks like all the doom and gloom about the number of dealers set to be shuttered might have been estimated on the high side. At least that’s the case if you believe David Cole, who is Chairman of […]
Read More »Dodge Ram Hybrid Coming In 2010
You can call this a good news/bad news sort of thing. The bad news is that Chrysler’s two-mode hybrid joint development program has been disbanded, and the good news is that the hybrid Ram pickup is coming in 2010. The joint development program, which was a very big deal for a while, was created several […]
Read More »Fiat May Have Technology to Save Chrysler
Rinaldo Rinolfi may just have something up his sleeve to make Fiat SpA’s partnership with Chrysler Group LLC work.
The 62-year-old engineer, who designed the Fiat diesel engine in the 1990s that became an industry standard and powers some of Europe’s most energy-efficient cars,
Read More »Dodge To Reopen Viper Factory First
Well that was quick. Chrysler, restructuring everything down to the last nut, bolt and pencil during their bankruptcy has announced that the first of their idled plants to be reopened will be the factory that builds the Viper. It’s an interesting move, and one that is sure to please performance car enthusiasts the world over, […]
Read More »A Brand New Day for Chrylser
Chrysler Group LLC employees officially met the new boss earlier this week–and he’s not anything like the old boss – which is probably a very good thing, indeed. Chrysler is now run by Fiat, and the first item on the new agenda is profitability—something the old bosses didn’t seem to be all that concerned about. […]
Read More »Fiat & Chrysler: A Match or a Mistake?
The future for Chrysler LLC remains unknown after a hearing to sell its assets to a group headed by Fiat SpA ended late Wednesday evening without resolution. During testimony in a packed Manhattan courtroom Wednesday,
Read More »Fiat Adds 6 CNG Models To Line Up
Fiat, Italian auto giant who seems to be slowly absorbing every small-fish automaker they can find seems to be gearing up for building more models fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG). Normally, this wouldn’t make too much of a difference to us over here in the good ol’ U.S. of A. but with Fiat soon […]
Read More »The Italians Come to the Rescue!
Let’s hear that old Spaghetti Western theme music. You know, from those Clint Eastwood films like “Hang ‘Em High” and “For A Few Dollars More”. Because the Italians are coming to the rescue, in the form of automaker Fiat–here to save the day for Chrysler! It was announced today that Fiat SpA Chief Executive Officer […]
Read More »Moms Speak Out About Safest Cars
In honor of Mother’s Day (it’s this Sunday, so don’t forget people) I thought I’d do a mom-related car posting. In my search, I found a great Web site called motherproof.com. Let’s face it, mothers do a lot of driving. A group of women on motherproof.com take a look at the vehicles, road-test them for […]
Read More »Chrysler Plant Closings Mean End Of Viper
Well, that’s that then. Chrysler’s troubles, which are hopefully being resolved, have, in the meantime, meant mass plant closings and temporary idling for many workers. Another casualty, it would seem, would be the Viper, Chrysler’s impressive sports car. The Viper has been the only American car to seriously challenge the Corvette for sports car supremacy. […]
Read More »VW Routan Minivan Reportedly Canceled
Here’s some news that’s not all that surprising, Volkswagen’s Routan minivan, essentially a rebadged Chrysler minivan, is on the chopping block. You could pretty much see this coming from a mile away, almost before the Routan was rolled out. Rather than design and build their own minivan (a class of car that VW invented with […]
Read More »Viva Italia! Will Fiat Save the Day for Chrysler?
Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive of Fiat SpA told the White House auto task force last week that the Italian automaker could help Chrysler LLC recover and repay the billions it is borrowing from the government.
Read More »Dodge Hornet May Still Be Alive
Hey, remember the Dodge Hornet? It was this smallish, hot-hatch design that Chrysler said was going to be a serious player in the small car/fun to drive category? Yeah, that guy. Anyway, when the financial stuff hit the fan a few months back, and Chrysler went from looking shaky to bad to worse, the Dodge […]
Read More »7 Fiats headed to the U.S.
On the heals of the Fiat/Chrysler quasi-merger, word is out about which products will be coming to the U.S.
According to Automotive News, the companies will bring seven new vehicles to the U.S. market.
Read More »Fiat says "buono giorno" to Chrsyler
Fiat is purchasing a 35% stake in Chrysler as its private equity owner Cerberus attempts to save the troubled US car manufacturer. The Italians are stepping up to help because they see great potential in Chrysler and believe that the United States car market will rebound. Maybe some of the Italian magic will rub off […]
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