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Chrysler Putting New Emphasis on Quality; Aims to be Leader in 2012

19 Nov 2009 22:11:40 PST

A different Chrysler is emerging from bankruptcy with renewed focus on quality, according to a Detroit News interview with a senior executive.

Original story at wot.motortrend.com .

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Chrysler tops Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM in Car Safety

19 Nov 2009 18:11:38 PST

Auburn Hills, Mich., Nov 18, 2009 - Four Chrysler Group LLC vehicles have earned 2010 Top Safety Pick Status.

Original story at Automotive Blogs .

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Daniel Howes: Howes: Chrysler's last chance to get it right

18 Nov 2009 21:07:00 PST

Lots of people have challenging jobs at Chrysler Group LLC, but few are tougher than the one occupied by Doug Betts.

Original story at DetNews.com .

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US: Small Fiat engine to be made by Chrysler

18 Nov 2009 08:05:00 PST

Chrysler plans to invest US$179m in the next five years at a Michigan (Dundee) factory to build the Italian company's 4-cylinder, 1.4-litre engines.

Original story at just-auto.com .

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BMW, Toyota Don't Make IIHS 2010 Top Safety List

17 Nov 2009 21:00:01 PST

Written by Matt Hardigree
Midsize Cars: Audi A3 Chevrolet Malibu built after October 2009 Chrysler Sebring 4-door with optional electronic stability control Dodge Avenger with optional electronic stability control Mercedes C class Subaru Legacy Subaru Outback Volkswagen Jetta sedan

Original story at Jalopnik .

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Why Do Republicans Hate American Automakers?

16 Nov 2009 13:30:00 PST

Written by Matt Hardigree
So who do the Republicans like? At last year's Detroit Auto Show we had a conversation with Senator Bob Corker, the Republican who lead the charge against the bailout, and he talked about the Volkswagens he loves. Not a surprise given VW is joining Nissan in building a huge plant in his state.

Original story at Jalopnik .

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Chrysler news and blogs - November 20, 2009

20 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.

• McCain won't back off slam about Chrysler -- from detnews.com - Autos Insider
• STUDY: Each New GM Vehicle Costs Taxpayers $12,200 [Carpocalypse] -- by Matt Hardigree from Jalopnik
• The Five Craziest Engines You Can Buy Today -- by Sam Smith from Jalopnik: top
• GM offered $2.6M tax break to stay at RenCen -- by ironman from 1853 Chairman
• Robert Reich: Obama, China, and Wishful Thinking About American Jobs -- by Robert Reich from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
• Transport Canada issues latest recalls -- from CanadianDriver
• Michigan approves tax credit for potential Chrysler engine plant -- by Andrew Ganz from Leftlane - news, reviews, and info for the auto-industry
• Geithner in the doghouse over AIG -- by Andrew Clark from Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk
• Chrysler to import Transit Connect-rivaling, Ram-badged Fiat Doblo -- by Andrew Ganz from Leftlane - news, reviews, and info for the auto-industry
• HPP Daytona: Challenger Gets Even More Radically Retro [Custom Cars] -- by Ben Wojdyla from Jalopnik

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McCain says Chrysler unlikely to survive

15 Nov 2009 21:23:00 PST

Written by ironman
Fiat SpA received a 20 percent stake in Chrysler as part of the Auburn Hills automaker’s exit from bankruptcy and Fiat’s CEO, Sergio Marchionne, is now running Chrysler. The company outlined this month a vision for the next five years.

Original story at 1853 Chairman .

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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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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...

Original story at Autoblog .

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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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Steve Parker: Should closed car dealers be re-opened by Congress?

25 Jul 2009 00:13:57 PDT

Written by Steve Parker
The recent forced closing of thousands of new-car dealerships across America, most of them General Motors and Chrysler stores, has prompted strong protest from Washington.... The recent forced closing of thousands of new-car dealerships across America, most of them General Motors and C...

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Opinion: Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 6.10.09

10 Jun 2009 17:20:00 PDT

Written by John Neff
Chrysler exits bankruptcy Fiat now owns a big chunk of Chrysler. Officially. Soon after the Supreme Court gave it the go-ahead, the sale of Chrysler to Fiat was complete. Altogether, the deal took just 42 days. GM Chairman admits ignorance of cars

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 #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 .

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Autoblog Podcast #124

22 Apr 2009 15:15:00 PDT

Written by Dan Roth
Chris, Sam and Dan kick it again for Episode #124 of the Autoblog Podcast. This time, we touch on Toyota's competitive Prius price posturing, the Shanghai Motor Show, where Chinese automakers are finding their design footing, and Chrysler Financial's flap over executive compensation...

Original story at 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...

Original story at Untitled .

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Opinion: Leo W. Gerard: Toyota Republicans Should Cut Their Own Pay

22 Dec 2008 13:44:50 PST

Written by Leo W. Gerard
The Toyota Republicans then conferred the American auto industry to bankruptcy. They said they favored bankruptcy because it would enable the Big Three to break pledges made in labor contracts and promises for health care and pensions made to retirees. More on Auto Bailout

Original story at Huffington Post .

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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...

Original story at just-auto.com .

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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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Opinion: Exec doesn't blame UAW for Chrysler sale

17 May 2007 08:56:00 PDT

The sale of the Chrysler Group cannot be blamed on the UAW's unwillingness to grant health care concessions to DaimlerChrysler AG, the German company's top executive said Wednesday. DaimlerChrysler Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche had been frustrated with the UAW for not givin...

Original story at Marion Chronicle Tribune .

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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...

Original story at Autoblog .

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