Funky Cars > October 07, 2011

Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Review | Car Advice | Reviews

[Car Advice | News | Reviews] If you’re about to ask the same question I did, which is why not at least a six-speed box, given the large range of SUVs in the Jeep line-up that could use such a transmission, then rest easy. Chrysler Group LLC is said to be introducing the ZF- 8HP 8-speed automatic transmission from 2013, which should make these vehicles even more liveable as a daily drivers.

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August 26, 2011

Chrysler to Modernize Ohio Plant - Zacks.com

[Zacks Investment Research - All Commentary Articles] Currently, the facility manufactures steering columns for 8 assembly plants, including one in nearby Toledo.  It also produces torque converters that help in changing gears by itself with the help of automatic transmissions..

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August 26, 2011

Chrysler to Modernize Ohio Plant - Zacks.com

[Zacks Investment Research - All Commentary Articles] Currently, the facility manufactures steering columns for 8 assembly plants, including one in nearby Toledo.  It also produces torque converters that help in changing gears by itself with the help of automatic transmissions..

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2012 Chrysler Delta not coming to Australia despite UK launch | Car ...

[Car Advice | News | Reviews] at introducing the Delta to the Australian lineup, but said unfortunately it had not been able to establish a viable business case for the model, at least for now. He said Chrysler Australia, which also manages Dodge and Jeep, was continuing to look at other compact vehicles to introduce to local showrooms.

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2012 Chrysler Delta not coming to Australia despite UK launch | Car ...

[Car Advice | News | Reviews] at introducing the Delta to the Australian lineup, but said unfortunately it had not been able to establish a viable business case for the model, at least for now. He said Chrysler Australia, which also manages Dodge and Jeep, was continuing to look at other compact vehicles to introduce to local showrooms.

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August 20, 2011

Chrysler, Chase Auto team up to offer new-vehicle loans

[Automotive News Feed] Chrysler, Chase Auto team up to offer new-vehicle loans.

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Chrysler, Chase Auto team up to offer new-vehicle loans

[Automotive News Feed] Chrysler, Chase Auto team up to offer new-vehicle loans.

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Chrysler restarts engineering program at Kettering University

[Autoblog] The Detroit Free Press reports that Chrysler's re-establishment with Kettering is part of the automaker's plan to expand its ties with college engineering programs across the country. In a statement, Chrysler's senior vice president of human resources, Nancy Rae, said that the company is "excited and proud to continue our relationship with the university and its students."

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Chrysler restarts engineering program at Kettering University

[Autoblog] The Detroit Free Press reports that Chrysler's re-establishment with Kettering is part of the automaker's plan to expand its ties with college engineering programs across the country. In a statement, Chrysler's senior vice president of human resources, Nancy Rae, said that the company is "excited and proud to continue our relationship with the university and its students."

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July 20, 2011

Chrysler overtakes Ford as Canada's No. 1 truckmaker

[Autoblog] Ford did take a bailout and in most categories, Chrysler builds way better products. Right now the Ram truck is voted highest customer satisfaction of pickup trucks on Edmunds, if Ford can't win their they really aren't going to win too many important face offs with the Auburn Hills team.

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June 08, 2011

WaPo fact checker: Obama's auto-bailout speech “one of the most ...

[Hot Air » Top Picks] Finally, Obama once again trotted out the canard that Republicans wanted to do nothing in 2009 but stand by and watch GM and Chrysler fail.  Kessler doesn’t mention the fact that Republicans intervened in 2008 with bailout loans during the Bush administration, but he does note that even those opposed to the second round of loans weren’t advocating doing nothing at all.  Kessler also doesn’t mention the fact that Ford refused the bailout money and managed to survive without government intervention, while taxpayers spent tens of billions of dollars floating two corporations that have spent decades digging their own financial graves.  In the end, Chrysler disappeared as an American automaker, getting bought by Fiat, and taxpayers ended up carrying the weight of GM and Chrysler pension plans, thanks to the politically-engineered bankruptcies imposed on stakeholders of both firms.

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May 24, 2011

Chrysler to repay government loans Tuesday

[Financial News] Marchionne said Fiat's stake in Chrysler will rise to 51 percent when Chrysler produces a 40 mpg car in the U.S. starting next year. He said Fiat can raise its stake as high as 76 percent if it exercises all options, including buying part of the 59-percent stake now owned by a health care trust fund for union retirees.

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Chrysler to repay government loans Tuesday

[Financial News] Marchionne said Fiat's stake in Chrysler will rise to 51 percent when Chrysler produces a 40 mpg car in the U.S. starting next year. He said Fiat can raise its stake as high as 76 percent if it exercises all options, including buying part of the 59-percent stake now owned by a health care trust fund for union retirees.

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May 03, 2011

Chrysler Posts First Quarterly Profit « CBS Detroit

[CBS Detroit] One man an Italian American and the other an Italian Canadian drove the Chrysler brand back to health and both did it without a Harvard MBA, which is the credential Rick Wagoner used to bankrupt GM and create a loss of about $85 billion worth of world’s biggest company. Mr.

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Chrysler Posts First Quarterly Profit « CBS Detroit

[CBS Detroit] One man an Italian American and the other an Italian Canadian drove the Chrysler brand back to health and both did it without a Harvard MBA, which is the credential Rick Wagoner used to bankrupt GM and create a loss of about $85 billion worth of world’s biggest company. Mr.

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Chrysler Turns First Profit Since Bankruptcy | News One

[News One] GM, Ford and Chrysler all reported profits in the last quarter of 2004, but GM and Ford soon tumbled into the red. Chrysler last reported a net profit in the second quarter of 2006, one year before it was sold by Daimler AG to private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management.

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Chrysler Turns First Profit Since Bankruptcy | News One

[News One] GM, Ford and Chrysler all reported profits in the last quarter of 2004, but GM and Ford soon tumbled into the red. Chrysler last reported a net profit in the second quarter of 2006, one year before it was sold by Daimler AG to private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management.

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April 07, 2011

Chrysler Offers Mall Test Drives

[Inside Line Automotive News] Chrysler's new program takes a different approach than Ford's long-proven "Swap Your Ride" marketing campaign, which introduced a new series of ads Tuesday. The ads chronicle the experiences of consumers who swapped their competitive-make vehicles to test-drive a Ford.

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Chrysler Offers Mall Test Drives

[Inside Line Automotive News] Chrysler's new program takes a different approach than Ford's long-proven "Swap Your Ride" marketing campaign, which introduced a new series of ads Tuesday. The ads chronicle the experiences of consumers who swapped their competitive-make vehicles to test-drive a Ford.

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Report: Fiat to up stake in Chrysler to 30 percent ”” Autoblog

[Autoblog] An example of that would be the new Dodge small car, which will be built on a widened version of a Fiat platform, which will then be modified to make a Fiat to be sold in Russia and China and possibly even a Lancia version for Europe. The same platform will underpin the upcoming small Jeep as well as an Alpha Romeo.

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February 24, 2011

Eminem Chrysler Ad Wins YouTube Blitz | WebProNews

[WebProNews - Advertising] YouTube announced that the winner of its Ad Blitz contest is Chrysler, for its Super Bowl commercial, which featured Eminem driving around Detroit. The contest was based on viewer votes. 

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Eminem Chrysler Ad Wins YouTube Blitz | WebProNews

[WebProNews - Advertising] YouTube announced that the winner of its Ad Blitz contest is Chrysler, for its Super Bowl commercial, which featured Eminem driving around Detroit. The contest was based on viewer votes. 

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