Jerry York, the former Chrysler finance chief who later joined billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian in pushing for change at General Motors, was hospitalized on Wednesday near his home in suburban Detroit after suffering a collapse, a person familiar...
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Chrysler Group, after congressional pressure and complaints from rejected dealers, said it will stop awarding new franchises temporarily in the markets of closed dealerships that are pursuing arbitration.
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Production of Chrysler vehicles in Brazil is under consideration, Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne said during a visit to the country to open an expanded Case New Holland agricultural equipment plant.
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Chrysler Group on Thursday named Steve Williams head of advance engineering, planning and regulatory affairs. Williams, 45, was already responsible for advance engineering and is adding the planning and regulatory affairs functions.
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Two Republican lawmakers have asked Chrysler Group to stop awarding franchises in the markets of rejected dealerships that have filed for arbitration.
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Ford was the big winner in the US light vehicle sales race in February, posting an adjusted-for-selling-days rise of 43.5% to 140,319 units, according to WardsAuto.com data. GM sales rose 12.2% to 141,551 and Chrysler inched up 0.6% to 84,201 units.
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Geneva, Mar 2, 2010 - The 80th Geneva International Motor Show kicks off with media days on March 2 and 3.
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Chrysler Group reported a small sales increase in sales for February, but the automaker did it by relying heavily on fleet sales. Chrysler sold 84,449 vehicles in February, up less than 1 percent from 84,050 units in February 2009.
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Alfa Romeo's new Guilietta, unveiled in Geneva today, is a far more significant car than it might appear. Not only has it got to appeal to a wider buying public as beleaguered Alfa tries to rebuild its European sales, it also forms the basis of what Fiat hopes will be a 1m units a year Chrysler-Fiat-Alfa range of cars.
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In a bid to improve its lineup before a fleet of new Fiat-based vehicles arrives in 2012, Chrysler Group is rushing new features and equipment into 15 reworked vehicles.
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Jeep dealers face a shortage of Wrangler hardtops in the next several months because of a and#8220;supplier constraint,and#8221; the company said in a memo to dealers yesterday. The memo advised dealers to order softtop Wranglers during the period.
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Used-car sales helped Lithia Motors Inc. post improved earnings and revenue during the fourth quarter. The dealership group said yesterday that it posted net income of $2.8 million, compared with a net loss of $1.5 million in the same period in 2008.
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A Fiat joint venture plant in Russia will build 150,000 Jeeps a year, says the venture's Russian partner. But Fiat and Chrysler aren't commenting. On Feb. 11, Fiat S.p.A.
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Automakers will go on the attack against depressing sales forecasts at the 2010 Geneva auto show by unveiling a flurry of new products to counter a post-scrappage sales hangover.
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Chrysler Group has agreed a deal with the shell company holding its old assets to acquire a Sterling Heights, Michigan, assembly plant for US$20m, US Bankruptcy Court documents showed.
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Chrysler is prepping to name SapientNitro its digital agency of record for all automotive brands, replacing Omnicom Group's Organic, executives familiar with the matter told Advertising Age on Thursday.
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Chrysler reached a deal with the shell company holding its old assets to acquire a Sterling Heights, Mich., assembly plant for $20 million, according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court documents.
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Colleen McDonald, former owner of three suburban Detroit dealerships shuttered by the bankruptcy reorganizations of Chrysler Group and General Motors Co., announced today she is a candidate for the Michigan state Senate.
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