Monday, January 31, 2011

Chrysler posts net loss for 2010, but will give employee bonuses

Although it didn't make a net profit last year, Chrysler Group LLC will give bonuses to its employees in the United States and Canada to recognize their efforts over the past year...more

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Chrysler minivan plant in Windsor to be idled for parts shortage

Chrysler Group's Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario will close next week because of a parts shortage, a company spokeswoman confirmed.more

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Fiat 500 speeding to market

The rush to reintroduce Fiat to North America means cars will be ready for delivery before new dealerships are open for business, forcing some creative steps to ensure the brand has a positive return to the market...More

Monday, January 24, 2011

Chrysler to take over supplier-run Toledo Jeep paint shop

Chrysler Group LLC early next year will take control of the Toledo Assembly complex's Wrangler paint shop operation from Magna International Inc., which has run the paint shop since June, 2006....More

Friday, January 21, 2011

Chrysler Rumor-The 2012 Dodge Dakota pickup truck?

Found this on the popular Chrysler site AllPar. A rendering of what a Uni-Body Dakota replacement based on the Durango would look like....Not Bad.

But myself and most other truck buyers prefer a framed based trucks.

Canadian Chrysler plant 'guaranteed'


Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne visited Windsor Tuesday for a homecoming befitting a rock star and de-livered the magical words employees most wanted to hear: the van plant is safe.
"This is a great plant," Marchionne told about 1,200 workers who gathered to hear the boss speak in the middle of the Windsor Assembly Plant. "I came here with one objective only and that is to tell you the future of this plant is without a doubt guaranteed."..More

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Chrysler Seeks To Boost Jeep’s Marketing Mileage

Chrysler has pushed for better fuel economy from its line of Jeep SUVs and crossover vehicles, but it has also been trying to get more mileage out of the Jeep brand’s rugged, go-anywhere image and even its military heritage dating to World War II....More

Chrysler teams with EPA on hybrid hydraulic technology

For those soccer-mom-driven families who just can’t or won’t give up minivans — no matter how eco-minded they are — here’s some interesting news. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chrysler are working together to design a minivan that will use hybrid technology that is supposed to increase fuel efficiency for this vehicle model class by 30 percent to 35 percent (or more, if the car is being used in the city)...More

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Sharp Chrysler 200 Super-S Tricked out by MOPAR





Chrysler displayed a sportier Mopar-tuned version of its new 200 mid-sized sedan at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. Dubbed the Chrysler 200 Super S, the concept provides a look at what a future sport-oriented version of the 200 may look like....More

Against The Odds, Chrysler Goes “From Third World To World Class”


The new 300 was still distinctively styled, with a long hood, muscular shoulders and large wheels, but it no longer had that cartoonish “gangsta” look. From the looks of it, Chrysler was deadly serious about reclaiming the 300’s past glory....More

Monday, January 17, 2011

All Up In Yer Grille: Which Mug Best Fits the Chrysler 300?




At the 2011 Detroit auto show, Chrysler put some Motown flash on display for its all-new Chrysler 300 flagship sedan..Read more:

Lancia to unveil rebadged Chrysler 200, 200 Convertible in Geneva

At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March, Fiat SpA’s Lancia brand will unveil bunch of new cars including the much anticipated Ypsilon subcompact. According to Chrysler/Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, Lancia will also unveil a rebadged version of the Chrysler 200 in Europe, possibly called the Flavia...More

Chrysler Plans Return to Hybrids in 2013


Chrysler is working on a hybrid version of the Chrysler 300 sedan, according to a report in Automotive News. "We will offer a hybrid variant of the 300 equipped with an eight-speed automatic in 2013," CEO Sergio Marchionne said last week at the Detroit auto show...More

Fiat Workers Approve New Contract


Workers gather outside carmaker Fiat's factory in Italy after voting for a contract that limits strikes in exchange for keeping jobs and making new investments at home.
           
The company bought their support by pledging a 1 billion euro investment to build luxury Alfa Romeo and Chrysler models at Fiat's Mirafiori plant. ..More
             


Marchionne wins deal clearing Italian-made Jeeps for U.S.

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne won narrow backing from workers for a labor deal that clears the way for Jeep models for the U.S. market to be built alongside Alfa Romeos in Italy...more