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Wednesday, Nov 4
GMAC Financial Services net loss narrows in 3Q
NEW YORK (AP) -- GMAC Financial Services, the main lender for General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, said Wednesday it lost $767 million in the third quarter, as its struggling home mortgage unit continued to weigh on its results....
Sunday, Nov 1
Meltdown 101: Ford has suffered less than rivals
DETROIT (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. has been riding a wave of positive public sentiment since it steered clear of bankruptcy protection and avoided taking federal bailout money - unlike its crosstown rivals, General Motors Co. and Chrysler LLC....
Friday, Oct 30
AP Source: New management plans Chrysler price cut
DETROIT (AP) -- Coming to your local Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep dealer: Tractor-trailers full of cars and trucks with lower sticker prices....
Wednesday, Oct 28
China to pursue trade case against US automakers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- China has told the U.S. that it will take steps that could lead to higher tariffs on imports of autos made by GM, Chrysler and Ford....
Thursday, Oct 8
Lawmakers question GM, Chrysler carhauler moves
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Months after the government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler, some lawmakers are questioning tough contract demands by the two auto companies that union officials argue could lead to the replacement of hundreds of union carhaulers with nonunion drivers....
Chrysler dealers undergo customer service training
DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler Group LLC dealers across the country are being schooled on the company's customer service expectations this week but won't get a glimpse of the company's new model lineup....
Monday, Oct 5
Chrysler Remake: New CEO shakes up exec team again
DETROIT (AP) -- With sales down sharply and pressure to start generating cash before government loans run out, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne shook up his executive team Monday, replacing two of his brand managers after just four months and splitting Dodge into car and truck units....
A look at the new and departing Chrysler execs
Chrysler Group LLC on Monday announced a shakeup of top management, as two brand CEOs left and the Dodge brand was split into car and truck operations. The following are key executives involved in the changes....
Chrysler splits Dodge brand into truck, car groups
DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler's new Italian management on Monday announced a surprise shake-up of the automaker's executive team, saying two recently appointed brand CEOs have left and that it was splitting Dodge into two groups, one focusing on trucks and the other on cars....
Thursday, Oct 1
Chrysler CEO not alarmed by US market share drop
DETROIT (AP) -- The new Italian leader of Chrysler Group LLC says he is not alarmed by the automaker's market share decline and he expects to improve the company's U.S. share from this point forward....
Friday, Sep 25
AP Source: Chrysler board to consider product plan
DETROIT (AP) -- A person briefed on the agenda says the new Chrysler Group LLC board will discuss plans for a number of new models, some based on cars sold by Italy's Fiat Group SpA....
Thursday, Sep 24
Treasury IG to review GM, Chrysler dealer closings
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The inspector general for the Treasury Department's $700 billion bailout fund said Thursday that he will review the decisions of General Motors and Chrysler to close a large portion of their auto dealerships as part of their restructuring plans....
Judge OKs $24M Chrysler wrongful death settlement
NEW YORK (AP) -- The bankruptcy court judge overseeing certain Chrysler assets has approved a $24 million settlement in the death of a California longshoreman run over by a Dodge pickup....
Wednesday, Sep 16
Chrysler to resume leasing after 1-year break
DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler Group LLC says it will return to leasing vehicles after a yearlong hiatus....
Monday, Sep 14
Automakers offer new electric cars at Frankfurt
FRANKFURT (AP) -- Sales have plunged, General Motors Co. has emerged from bankruptcy and Chrysler has been taken over by Italy's Fiat. The past year's turbulence will be reflected this week in a smaller U.S. presence at the Frankfurt Auto Show - along with the new electric vehicles many hope w...
Thursday, Sep 10
Chrysler ends alliance with Mitsubishi and Hyundai
DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler Group LLC says it ended an engine building alliance with Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. and is in talks to replace it with Fiat Group SpA, bringing the Italian automaker's technology to engine manufacturing in the U.S....
Tuesday, Sep 8
Ford Canada begins talks with union
TORONTO (AP) -- Ford Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers union are beginning labor talks after the union made substantial concessions to both General Motors and Chrysler earlier this year....
Friday, Sep 4
Ind. officials renew Chrysler bankruptcy fight
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana officials are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider hearing their objections to the Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings that resulted in the sale of the bulk of the automaker's assets to Italy's Fiat....
Thursday, Aug 27
Chrysler to accept more product liability claims
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Chrysler Group LLC says it will accept product liability claims in a broader number of cases than originally planned through its bankruptcy....
Tuesday, Aug 25
Chrysler sues Daimler over key 2010 vehicle parts
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chrysler Group LLC has sued Daimler AG, saying the German automaker failed to uphold contracts for the delivery of crucial vehicle parts for its 2010 vehicles....
Thursday, Aug 20
Chrysler workers await news on model cuts, changes
DETROIT (AP) -- At a Jeep factory in Toledo, Ohio, workers fear that Chrysler's new Italian management will scrap one of the two models they make, costing some of them their jobs....
Chrysler models that could be cut by Fiat
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has ordered a review of the automaker's model lineup with the possibility if eliminating slower-selling models that are sold under more than one of the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brands....
Tuesday, Aug 18
"Old Chrysler" creditors sue Daimler
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chrysler LLC's creditors have filed a lawsuit against Daimler AG charging that the German automaker unlawfully stripped billions of dollars in assets from the U.S. carmaker before selling it to a private equity firm....
Monday, Aug 17
Toluca, Mexico plant likely to get Fiat minicar
Chrysler Group LLC is planning to built the Fiat 500 minicar at a factory in Toluca, Mexico instead of a soon-to-be shuttered plant in the U.S. A comparison of the Toluca plant and the Sterling Heights, Mich., assembly plant, where workers had hoped to get the 500:...
Sunday, Aug 16
Report: Chrysler to build Fiat 500 in Mexico
NEW YORK (AP) -- A published report says Chrysler Group LLC is planning to build the Fiat 500 small car at a plant in Mexico....
Monday, Jun 15
Government, automaker aid keeps parts makers alive
DETROIT (AP) -- Government aid and timely payments by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have held off the predicted collapse of the nation's auto parts supply base, but industry officials say more bankruptcies are coming as the effects of Detroit's temporary factory closures continu...
