Chrysler

Great news for a great company… So does this mean it would be Fiat-Chrysler? NYT
Fiat Acquires 35% Stake in Chrysler

Chrysler and Fiat said Tuesday that they have agreed to an alliance through which Fiat will control at least 35 percent of the troubled American automaker.
The deal would allow Chrysler to use Fiat’s technology and vehicle platforms to build [...]

Seems the funds Chrysler got from Uncle Sam have been put to work already… Autonews
With $1.5 billion in federal loan money on the way, Chrysler LLC rolled out an array of financing options including 0 percent to lure customers back into dealerships.
Chrysler is offering 0 percent financing for up to 60 months on many 2009 [...]

It had a good run, but what can you really expect from a car that was around for 9 years without any major re-designs?
Bloomberg
Chrysler LLC, pruning its lineup to save money, will stop building the PT Cruiser this year and is seeking buyers for the equipment used to make the model, PresidentTom LaSorda said.
Production “ends this [...]

Great Stuff… Inhabitat.com and NYT
The 200C EV is an extended-range vehicle powered by an electric motor assisted by a small gasoline engine. The vehicle can drive for 40 miles on the electric motor alone, and over 400 miles when assisted by the gas motor. The styling is based on the 300C, but it was modified [...]

Good news for Jeep fans everywhere… CNN
Chrysler was quick to throw water on reports Wednesday that Jeep and other assets are on the chopping block, sticking to CEO Bob Nardelli’s insistence over the weekend that the company is not preparing for a fire sale.
In what’s shaping up to be an ongoing whirlwind of speculation as [...]

Will anyone miss the Chrysler Crossfire? Chrysler has announced the 3-year-old German-American sportscar which starts at $30,000, is being cut, along with three other Chrysler models (Pacifica, Dodge Magnum and the convertible version of the PT Cruiser.
Maybe you never even heard of it. The 215-horsepower Crossfire, available as a coupe and roadster, was launched in [...]

Hampton Roads Daily Press - He’s a spiritual being that we have not seen, but can you show the spirituality in the faces of the worshippers, in their body language and their movement,” said Jason Miccolo Johnson, the photographer whose work is on display at the Chrysler Museum
Chrysler’s Detroit plant: Mold for [...]

CNN Money - But cooler heads with longer memories may recall that earlier efforts by Ford, as well as General Motors and Chrysler, to import cars made elsewhere have ended badly for the companies, their dealers and especially the customers. Want some examples
An Independent Chrysler? No, But A Smaller OneForbes - Despite [...]

Philadelphia Inquirer - To spare the 2,100-employee DaimlerChrysler AG auto-assembly plant in Newark, Del., from closing, Delaware economic development officials said yesterday that they were offering the automaker a package of incentives. The Newark plant’s main product is
Detroit’s Winter Blast Gets Big Boost With Largest Warming And Exhibit Yahoo Finance [...]

Herald Tribune - LAS VEGAS: Tom LaSorda, chief executive of Chrysler, said he would not allow the company to produce an oversupply of vehicles like the one that alienated U.S. dealers last year. “It’s about teamwork and balancing production with sales, and we won’t
Workers Worry Twinsburg Chrysler Plant Might CloseNewsNet 5 - [...]