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A 'cancer' for dealers? (5/21/12)
… recent days a week introduced you to key designers at Ford. And Chrysler . Today a chat with Cadillac exterior design director Bob Bob ..... bottom He was director of design for the Chevy volts. That Chrysler he worked on the stolen seating for minivans. On office told …
recent days a week introduced you to key designers at Ford. And Chrysler . Today a chat with Cadillac exterior design director Bob Bob office. High profile assignments are nothing new for bottom -- He was director of design for the Chevy volts. That Chrysler he worked on the stolen -- seating for minivans. On office told us about some of the trade -- designers must make. -
Fiat's Tata troubles could pave way for closer ties with Suzuki in India
… The possibilities are endless." While the acquisition of Chrysler Group strengthened Fiat's foothold in the United States ..... at Cyrrus in Prague. "Suzuki can do the same for Fiat as Chrysler did -- a smooth approach to rich markets," Simara said …
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All automakers can do so much better with suppliers
… supplier relations at General Motors and Chrysler , as measured by an annual survey of ..... much work remains to be done. GM and Chrysler finally seem to understand, at least ..... abysmal relations with suppliers, GM and Chrysler have made a concerted effort to improve …
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Suppliers had a great 2011, if they didn't sell to Toyota or Honda
… Automotive passed Nissan North America to become the sixth-largest automaker in the United States. But Mobis also has built a strong relationship with Chrysler Group. For instance, Mobis builds the rolling chassis for the Jeep Wrangler.
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Stair-step incentives are back
… which was panned by some reviewers. Chrysler has had stair-step programs with its ..... models and changed monthly. This month Chrysler is running two concurrent stair-step ..... the bonus rises to $600 per vehicle. Chrysler leads In an unusual twist, in April …
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DeBoer thinks Dodge Dart will hit the bull's-eye
… executive chairman of Lithia Motors, which owns a large number of Chrysler group stores, has a ready answer. "Remember when the PT ..... retro-styled five-door hatchback that debuted in 2000. " Chrysler absolutely killed the market with that, and they didn't …
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Chevy SS takes on Chrysler rwd sedans
DETROIT -- Chrysler Group is about to get some competition ..... Commodore VF, sold by GM's Holden unit. Chrysler has cornered the U.S. market for ..... sedans with the Dodge Charger and the Chrysler 300, which was refreshed for the 2012 …
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Chrysler needs more time to fix dealer rewards program
DETROIT -- Chrysler Group's suspended Dealer Standards rewards program, which ..... goals, will stay on hold until at least the third quarter, a Chrysler spokesman said. Chrysler suspended the rewards portion of the program Jan. 1. CEO …
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Chrysler will boost transmission production
Chrysler Group adopted an innovative work schedule ..... evening start, as happened previously, a Chrysler spokeswoman said. The work schedule at ..... will be adopted in the third quarter at Chrysler 's Belvidere, Ill., assembly plant …
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Suppliers ride the mpg wave
… industry. ZF is supplying fuel-saving eight-speed transmissions to Chrysler Group from plants in Kokomo, Ind., and Germany. The transmissions are available in the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger. In the fall, they will be installed in the …
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Chrysler recalls 67,872 Jeep Wrangler SUVs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Chrysler Group is recalling 67,872 Jeep Wrangler sport utility vehicles ..... ignite without warning, potentially resulting in a vehicle fire, Chrysler said in the filing. The safety recall is expected to begin this …
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Economy in U.S. buoyed with autos spurring glass-to-steel growth
… Motor Co. will add factory shifts and Chrysler Group LLC is stepping up hiring as demand ..... has criticized Obama for giving GM and Chrysler billions in restructuring aid, even ..... and mass layoffs, and forcing GM and Chrysler into bankruptcy in 2009. The industry …
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Rebadged Chryslers and Dodges get mixed results in Europe
TURIN -- Fiat- Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne's plan to improve ..... Lancia brands in Europe through rebadged Chrysler models is getting mixed results. The ..... Voyager large minivan, rebadges of the Chrysler 300 and Town and Country models respectively …
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Former GM unit Nexteer promotes Europe boss to global COO
… 2 billion last year. Its products include electric power steering, hydraulic power steering, steering columns and halfshafts. Nexteer's main customers are GM, Fiat- Chrysler , Ford, Toyota and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen. andnbsp;
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Ford to replace U.S. models fastest through 2016, report says
… to spur demand by launching fresh product rather than discounting stale models at the expense of margins," Murphy wrote. Chrysler Group LLC, majority owned by Fiat S.p.A., and Honda Motor Co. will trail the industry average with replacement rates …
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Fiat Strada could find a niche in U.S.
… shipping the lifestyle pickups to Europe. A Chrysler spokesman said there are no plans to ..... according to pickuptrucks.com . If Chrysler were to drop its 160-hp turbocharged ..... would stand almost alone. After all, Chrysler told us in November 2009 that it would …
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Ally's auto business may get a boost from mortgage unit Chapter 11 bankruptcy
NEW YORK -- It should be good news for Chrysler Group and GM dealers in the United States if Ally Financial can divorce itself once and for all from its troubled ResCap mortgage …
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Porsche to Please Purists (5/14/12)
… say we go to and Honda have lost GM and Chrysler have found we're talking relations ..... ever. Rising to their best ever GM and Chrysler . They're scorers have continued to ..... should be meanwhile hanky says. GM and Chrysler during their bankruptcy what more closely …
You say -- we go to and Honda have lost GM and Chrysler have found we're talking -- relations. In annual survey of the players' attitudes toward the automakers they do business went. Shows that while the tour Japanese company is hold the top spots. They're scorers have been sliding since 2005. Now at their lowest ever. Rising to their best ever GM and Chrysler . They're scorers have continued to improve. Dramatically closing that gap among the six big auto makers in this here study I've planningcompany back to where they should be meanwhile hanky says. GM and Chrysler during their bankruptcy -- what more closely with their suppliers to surprise. And each have continued those suffer. The study released today -
FROM OUR ARCHIVES: How Red Poling made Lutz a finance guy -- published: 06/22/98
… profound effect on the younger Bob Lutz, who became a stickler on meeting cost targets at Ford and later, more famously, at Chrysler . Here, in Lutz's words, is one encounter between the stern, financially driven executive and his product-loving acolyte …
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U.S. auto rebound boosts railroads
… automotive market that's extremely good and the steel market is following that. So we see good opportunity." Canceled shutdown Chrysler Group LLC said May 2 that four of its North American plants will skip normally scheduled two-week midyear shutdowns to meet …
