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Jeep ads to tout new look

06 Nov 2009 15:57:00 PST

Chrysler Group LLC has launched a new national advertising campaign for Jeep, its most recognizable nameplate.

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Daniel Howes: Howes: Chrysler is in a race that already started

05 Nov 2009 22:00:00 PST

Time is not on Chrysler's side because the clock clearly favors crosstown rivals Ford Motor Co. and, yes, General Motors Co. -- both of which have killer products in showrooms, right now, that deliver on the promise of a new Detroit.

Original story at DetNews.com .

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Scott Burgess: Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler get makeover

04 Nov 2009 21:12:00 PST

Chrysler Group LLC wants to hit the restart button on its entire lineup, refreshing, redesigning or replacing every car and truck, swapping out engines and creating vehicles people want. By 2012, Chrysler will have overhauled or replaced its entire lineup.

Original story at DetNews.com .

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Chrysler to launch four Special Editions in first quarter of 2010

04 Nov 2009 15:01:00 PST

Written by Jeremy Korzeniewski
Not entirely surprisingly then, Chrysler is trying its best to add a few reasons to purchase its current models before the major changes happen in the next few years. Each of Chrysler's current nameplates - 300, Town and Country, Sebring and PT Cruiser - get Special Editions that will hit t...

Original story at Autoblog .

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GM U.S. auto sales up 4%; Ford sales rise 3%; Chrysler down 30%

03 Nov 2009 12:15:14 PST

Written by ironman
General Motors Co. joined Ford Motor Co. in reporting a sales increase in October, but Chrysler Group LLC saw a significant decline. The maker of the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram truck brands says it sold 65,803 vehicles last month, up 6 percent from September.

Original story at 1853 Chairman .

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Less culture clash with Fiat, Chrysler

01 Nov 2009 22:00:00 PST

Employees of Chrysler Group LLC could be forgiven for being wary of their new Italian bosses. Detroit's No. 3 carmaker has been under European rule before -- but the culture clash was too great, and the merger that created DaimlerChrysler AG ended badly.

Original story at DetNews.com .

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Chrysler news and blogs - November 07, 2009

07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Chrysler news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Enthusiasts On GM's Board Saved Opel -- from MotorTrend Magazine Blogs
• Ford meeting informally with UAW on costs -- by ironman from 1853 Chairman
• What’s New: 2010 Volkswagen Routan -- by Chris from CanadianDriver
• Chrysler to repay public loans -- by By Tony Van Alphen from TheStar.com - Business
• Chrysler: government loans will be repaid by 2014 -- by Nick Aziz from Leftlane - news, reviews, and info for the auto-industry
• Fiatapalooza! Chryslerâ€™s Five-Year Plan -- from MotorTrend Magazine Auto News
• Chrysler lays out lofty revival plan -- from detnews.com - Autos Insider
• Dodge Viper Production to End, New Car in 2012; Should it be Called Viper? -- from Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs - Wide Open Throttle
• Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 11.04.09 -- by John Neff from Autoblog
• Chrysler Chief Says Its Finances Are Improving -- by By NICK BUNKLEY from NYT > Automobiles

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University of Delaware offers $24.3M for old Chrysler SUV plant

23 Oct 2009 18:00:00 PDT

Old Carco LLC, the estate of bankrupt Chrysler, is seeking court approval to sell the automaker's mothballed Newark, Del., SUV factory to the University of Delaware for $24.3 million.

Original story at DetNews.com .

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Rattner recounts auto bailout, was "shocked" and "stunned" at condition of GM, Chrysler

21 Oct 2009 13:20:00 PDT

Written by Jonny Lieberman
Source: CNN Money | Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty]Rattner recounts auto bailout, was "shocked" and "stunned" at condition of GM, Chrysler originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Autoblog Podcast #149

14 Oct 2009 08:44:00 PDT

Written by Dan Roth
Episode #149 of the Autoblog Podcast, the first frost edition, has arrived. The Tokyo Motor Show is coming up, and there have been a couple previews of what to expect there. The Toyota FT-86 concept has had everyone abuzz with its heralding as the spiritual successor of the much-beloved AE8...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Opinion: CA "cool car" regs to kill Jeep Wrangler, interfere with phones, garage openers, ankle bracelets?

12 Oct 2009 09:31:00 PDT

Written by Michael Harley
Filed under: Government/Legal, Technology, Chrysler, Jeep Source: The Detroit News]CA "cool car" regs to kill Jeep Wrangler, interfere with phones, garage openers, ankle bracelets? originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feed...

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Autoblog Podcast #147

29 Sep 2009 14:15:00 PDT

Written by Dan Roth
Episode #147 of the Autoblog Podcast is ready for your consumption. Chris calls in to Sam and Dan, and the trio bites into a few timely topics. BMW's move to put its turbo 4.4 liter V8 into the M5 is our first subject of conversation, before moving on to more powertrain news with the rumors that th...

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Hyundai joins GM, Chrysler, Ford to withdraw from 2009 Tokyo Auto Show

28 Sep 2009 23:09:59 PDT

After witnessing all of the Detroit 3 pull out from the 2009 Tokyo motor show, we didn’t think the Japanese show could grow even smaller. But it has.

Original story at Automotive Blogs .

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Fiat surprised by Chrysler's condition, new business plan coming in November

17 Sep 2009 09:21:00 PDT

Written by Chris Shunk
Car Concepts Automotive analyst Todd Turner told CNN that he too had a hard time believing that Marchionne was blissfully unaware of Chrysler's plight, adding that Marchionne is using the extra time to announce drastic actions to right the Pentastar ship. Turner went as far as to say that...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Opinion: Will Chrysler make Ram its fourth brand?

30 Jul 2009 07:58:00 PDT

Written by Chris Shunk
Over the past dozen years, the domestic auto industry has worked hard to shrink its brands to more reasonable levels. Gone are Eagle, Plymouth, Pontiac and Oldsmobile and some would speculate that Mercury should have joined the extinction club long ago. Of course, Ford has sold off Jaguar...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Opinion: STUDY: Ford continues to find favor with consumers while GM, Chysler decline

30 Jul 2009 05:58:00 PDT

Written by Chris Shunk
The bankruptcies of GM and Chrysler have certainly weighed down public opinion of the companies, but the attention the industry has received in the past year has helped the surveyed Americans place more value on the auto industry. 88% of those surveyed felt the auto industry is at least so...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Mulally: Ford boosting production to meet demand

27 Jun 2009 12:09:00 PDT

Written by Jeremy Korzeniewski
More good news comes from the Blue Oval camp today as Ford CEO Alan Mulally has said that the automaker plans to "[increase] production to support the desirability of Ford products." Despite a downturn in new car sales, Ford - the only member of the Detroit 3 automakers that has not filed for...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Opinion: Charles J. Brown: Can We Make "Buying American" Cool Again?

08 Jun 2009 19:24:17 PDT

Written by Charles J. Brown
We -- all of us, including me -- need to acknowledge our share of the responsibility for having "abandoned Detroit." We need to understand that any effort to rebuild the American auto industry requires each of us to start buying American again.

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Autoblog Podcast #130

02 Jun 2009 14:45:00 PDT

Written by Dan Roth
Episode #130 of the Autoblog Podcast sees Chris, Sam, and Dan kibbitzing over the obvious news, but it's not an All-GM-Bankruptcy show. Starting with General Motors (after all, it's a huge event) we move on to Magna's deal with Opel (and GM, coincidentally). Volvo's clever implementatio...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Autoblog Podcast #125

29 Apr 2009 16:55:00 PDT

Written by Dan Roth
We're up to a buck and a quarter, and Episode #125 of the Autoblog Podcast is nearly a half-hour of value. Chris, Sam, and Dan jump in and cover a slew of recent topics. To start, Sam recounts his recent drive in a Cruze-based Volt mule. We turn our attention to Ford's stupid mileage tricks with a F...

Original story at Autoblog . Related stories include: Autoblog Podcast #124 - Autoblog , Autoblog Podcast #123 - Autoblog

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Opinion: Replacing dealers by selling cars on the internet

26 Jan 2009 06:45:00 PST

Written by Douglas McIntyre
Filed under: Industry, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, General Motors (GM)Chrysler wants more financial concessions from its dealers to improve its margins. With over 1,000 dealers closing across the US last year, it is hard to see how that will work. If domestic car sales d...

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Chrysler Introduces New 200C EV Concept, New Jeep EV Concept and Update on Three Earlier EV Concepts; Production to Begin in 2010

12 Jan 2009 04:23:13 PST

Written by Mike Millikin
The Chrysler 200C EV. Click to enlarge. Chrysler unveiled the 200C EV Concept, the newest Chrysler ENVI electric-drive vehicle , at the North American International Auto Show. The 200C EV, based on a shortened version of Chrysler’s rear-wheel-drive platform, features... The Chrysler 200C...

Original story at Green Car Congress .

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Opinion: Chrysler signs of life shocker

24 Sep 2008 01:08:00 PDT

Could Cerberus be thinking ultimately of packaging the Chrysler electric car know-how (ENVI ) business into something to ring-fence and sell to an OEM, along with other parts of the Chrysler Group of value that the market might go for? Let's leave the cynicism for now. Chrysler raised s...

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U.S. News & World Report Names Best Cars for 2010, Only Two American Cars on the List [Industry News]

17 Dec 2007 13:00:00 PST

Written by Matt Hardigree
hybrids, Chevy Tahoe hybrid, and siblings Ford Escape / Mercury Mariner hybrids) underperform the more established Toyota and Honda models. Experts agree that these newcomers do not yet offer the combination of fuel economy hybrids.

Original story at Jalopnik .

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Autoblog Podcast #68

07 Jun 2007 07:07:00 PDT

Written by Dan Roth
We move on from GM to Chrysler and the Cerberus sale. Wolfgang Berhnardt is said to be an integral consultant to the deal, and he's looking for a homestead in the Detroit area as well as poking around the offices and design studio. Seems like Bernhardt is waiting for his noncompete with VW to ex...

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Autoblog Podcast #66

15 May 2007 13:33:00 PDT

Written by Dan Roth
Filed under: Podcasts, Chrysler, DaimlerChrysler, GM, Saab, Toyota The last couple of days, we've all been inundated with news of Chrysler's sale to Cerberus, and that's what we lead Podcast #66 with. As much as it makes analysts and pundits foam at the mouth, news about the sale is a prett...

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