Fiat Readies Chrysler Alliance, Inspects US Plants
20 Mar 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the initial agreement reached a few months ago, Fiat makes another step towards the alliance with US giant Chrysler by conducting environmental and safety reviews of the production facilities ...
Fiat-Chery Joint Venture Delayed
19 Mar 2009, 15:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fiat's plans to make itself more visible on the growing Chinese market sustained a minor setback as partner Chery decision to postpone the joint venture, due to the market conditions, as chairm...
Chrysler to Run Out of Cash by March 31
19 Mar 2009, 11:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / American automaker Chrysler says it has enough money to survive through the end of March as the company has reduced costs in every single area and is spending money slower than it did in the previou...
Chrysler Will Leave Canada If CAW Deal Is Not Reached
18 Mar 2009, 15:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Precaution is Chrysler's middle name these days, as the March 31st deadline draws ever closer. The American manufacturer is covering its exposed... back and plans to pull out of its Canadian ba...
Fiat Chrysler Alliance Is Worth $10 Billion
17 Mar 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The proposed alliance between Italian manufacturer Fiat and American giant Chrysler got a price tag/human cost evaluation today, as Bob Nardelli, Chrysler CEO said the future deal is worth $10 billi...
Chrysler Warns It May Close Canadian Plants Unless It Gets Financial Support
12 Mar 2009, 08:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / American automaker Chrysler today threatened that it may close its Canadian production facilities unless the government approves the requested funds and helps the company cope with the recession. Ch...
Dodge Rams the Crisis, Improves Market Share
11 Mar 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Even if market share is not the same with high sales volume, to know that you own a bigger piece of the smaller pie that is the automotive industry is reason enough for celebration. Dodge Ram's...
Chrysler's Sales Still Down in February
4 Mar 2009, 13:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler reported yesterday its February sales figures for the US retail market and as all expected, no big surprise came out of it. Decreasing sales are still the underlying factor in the company&#...
GM and Chrysler Plan Limited Advertising
25 Feb 2009, 14:20 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / GM and Chrysler have already announced at the beginning of this year that they were drastically cutting their marketing budgets and that they were trying to sell cars without too much advertising. ...
US Politicians: Let's Save the Auto Industry, but We're Driving Imports
24 Feb 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / US President Barack Obama might favor American cars but people in his administration certainly don't. If you take a look at what American politicians drive you'll reach the same conclusion...
Canada Unsatisfied with Chrysler's Viability Plan Details
23 Feb 2009, 16:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though Chrysler initially believed that sending the viability plan to the Canadian government would be enough to receive the money it needs, it is actually not as country's officials recen...
Chrysler ENVI Goes to the 2009 Geneva Auto Show
20 Feb 2009, 17:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler will showcases its electric vehicle future at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show when it premieres the Chrysler 200C EV Concept and the Dodge Circuit EV Prototype developed by ENVI, which is an in-h...
Fiat Chrysler Alliance Could Turn Merger
20 Feb 2009, 16:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Republican Tennessee senator Bob Corker believes that the US Government should take under advisement a possible merger between Chrysler and Fiat, as this might be the only way for the American manuf...
Confirmed: Mitsubishi to End Chrysler Raider Deal
20 Feb 2009, 15:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / What was only a rumor one month ago appears to be actually true: Mitsubishi Motors North American will end the agreement with American automaker Chrysler to build a midsize pickup truck for the loca...
2010 Alfa Romeo Milano and 2011 Giulia Confirmed
18 Feb 2009, 14:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The two next models to be produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo will be called Milano and Giulia and will be also sold in the United States by parent company Fiat’s new ally Chrysler. The n...
2010 Chrysler 300 Official Details
18 Feb 2009, 11:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler LLC is counting on four of its most successful platforms to save the company from financial disaster. In the report filed Tuesday to the US Government, along with the financial steps to be ...
GM Will Get $4 Billion Aid...
17 Feb 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...or at least this is what a White House aide said today, as reported by Reuters. The news, or should we say pat on the back, comes only hours away from the deadline set for the company to present ...
Carmakers Hope to Cut Cost with Fewer Trims
17 Feb 2009, 12:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The effects of the economic crisis could be felt for quite some time from now on, as automakers will try to soften the blow by cutting corners wherever possible. Car manufacturers will find it hand...
Fiat Targets US Return with Fuel-Efficient European Models
16 Feb 2009, 18:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the major strategic alliance signed with Chrysler, Fiat aims to take full advantage of the agreement and prepares to launch a series of fuel-efficient models in the United States that woul...
Nissan-Chrysler Small Car Put on Hold
13 Feb 2009, 15:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan and Chrysler yesterday announced that they decided to put on hold a joint venture to develop a small car and a full-size pickup to be sold in North America, citing the economic recession as t...