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Dec
21st

Ewasyshyn will retire

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Frank Ewasyshyn, Chrysler's veteran manufacturing chief, will retire at the end of 2009. He will be replaced by Scott Garberding, who has been interim head of manufacturing since Ewasyshyn, 57, took medical leave several months ago. Full story...
Dec
21st

Mich. plant gets Chrysler-Fiat engine

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Chrysler Group will build its first Fiat-derived four-cylinder engine for North America at a factory in Dundee, Mich. The engine will power the Fiat 500 minicar, to be made in Mexico for sale at some U.S. Chrysler dealerships before the end of 2010. Full story...
Dec
19th

2009 Automobile of the Year – Vile Gossip

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2009 Automobile of the Year - Vile Gossip
2009 Automobile of the Year - Jean Jennings' Vile Gossip Editorial - Automobile Magazine
No time like present hard times to focus on our 2009 Automobile Of The Year.

Excuse me while I duck yet another phone call from a cable television news channel that wants me to predict exactly which day the evil Cerberus will be folding its tent and blowing town, leaving Chrysler in a smoldering heap. Or exactly who, what, when, where, how, and why General Motors will finally be going bankrupt. Well, let me dust off my honorary degree from Kirtland Community College, ponder those mysteries for about three seconds, and leave town via the back roads with the rest of the staff.


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Dec
18th

Chrysler’s Ewasyshyn retires; Garberding steers manufacturing

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Frank Ewasyshyn, Chrysler's veteran manufacturing chief, will retire at the end of 2009. He will be replaced by Scott Garberding, who has been interim head of manufacturing while Ewasyshyn was on medical leave. Full story...
Dec
18th

US: Two years to Chrysler turnaround results

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Chrysler Group LLC's turnaround plan will take 24 months to show some real results, the chief executive officer has said. Full story...
Dec
18th

US: Automakers in better shape than government expected

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General Motors Co and Chrysler Group LLC are in better financial shape than the US government expected them to be at this point of time, Ron Bloom, the head of the Obama administration's autos task force told the Wall Street Journal. Full story...
Dec
18th

UAW says Sterling Heights plant gets reprieve

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Chrysler Group has told the United Auto Workers union it will keep its Sterling Heights, Michigan, assembly plant running into 2011, longer than initially planned, a senior union official said. Full story...
Dec
17th

Chrysler may challenge dealer arbitration bill

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Chrysler Group may challenge the constitutionality of the dealer-arbitration bill signed by President Barack Obama, CEO Sergio Marchionne said today. The legislation would require General Motors Co. Full story...
Dec
17th

Chrysler bargainer in dealer talks to join Cerberus

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John Bozzella, Chrysler Group's chief negotiator in settlement talks with dealers, is taking a job at the automaker's former owner Cerberus Capital Management LP following his resignation this week. Full story...
Dec
17th

Chrysler’s top negotiator in dealer talks resigns

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John Bozzella, Chrysler Group's top Washington lobbyist and its chief negotiator in settlement talks with dealers, has resigned effective Dec. 31 after 11 months on the job. Full story...
Dec
17th

US: Chrysler spending $179m to build Fiat engine in Michigan for 500

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Chrysler Group will invest US$179m to launch production of a 1.4-litre Fiat engine for the North American market 500 at the company's Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance (GEMA) plant in Michigan, it announced on Thursday afternoon. Full story...
Dec
17th

Chrysler will build Fiat 500 engines in Michigan

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Chrysler Group will build its first Fiat-derived four-cylinder engine for North America at a Michigan factory. CEO Sergio Marchionne disclosed the plans today for Fiat's 1.4-liter and#8220;fully integrated robotized engine,and#8221; or FIRE. Full story...
Dec
17th

Chrysler prepares to build Fiat 500 engines in U.S.

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Chrysler Group will build its first Fiat-derived four-cylinder engine for the North American market at a factory in Dundee, Michigan. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne will formally disclose U.S. manufacturing plans Thursday for Fiat's 1. Full story...
Dec
17th

Obama’s signature kicks off arbitration process for rejected GM, Chrysler dealers

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President Barack Obama signed legislation that would give rejected General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group dealers access to neutral arbitration if they want to be reinstated, kicking off a six-and-a-half months arbitration process. Full story...
Dec
17th

2010 Chrysler PT Cruiser Preview

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Not too long ago it looked like model-year 2009 would be the last for the Chrysler PT Cruiser. It is the only Chrysler vehicle still based on the Neon platform, and the only one still using the Neon's old 2.4-litre engine. Full story...
Dec
16th

Obama’s signature kicks off arbitration process for rejected GM, Chrysler dealers

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President Barack Obama signed legislation that would give rejected General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group dealers access to neutral arbitration if they want to be reinstated, kicking off a six-and-a-half months arbitration process. Full story...
Dec
16th

2009 U.S. dealership closings worst on record

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U.S. dealership closures this year will be the worst on record going back to at least the 1950s, spurred by the shutdowns at General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group, consulting firm Urban Science said Wednesday. Through October, 1,467 U.S. Full story...
Dec
16th

2009 U.S. dealership closings worst on record, tally shows

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U.S. dealership closures this year will be the worst on record going back to at least the 1950s, spurred by the shutdowns at General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group, consulting firm Urban Science said Wednesday. Through October, 1,467 U.S. Full story...
Dec
16th

GM, Chrysler brands hobbled by survival concerns

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Consumers shunned some Chrysler Group and General Motors Co. brands during the height of publicity surrounding their U.S.-steered bankruptcies this year, a new study says. Full story...
Dec
16th

GM, Chrysler brands burdened by survival concerns

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Consumers shunned some Chrysler Group and General Motors Co. brands during the height of publicity surrounding their U.S.-steered bankruptcies this year, a new study says. Full story...
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