Chrysler News

Chrysler News.

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  Treasury Orders Executive Pay Cut

  By Darragh Worland | Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:07 AM ET

  The slash in pay will be felt by executives at Bank of America Corp., American International Group Inc., Citigroup Inc., General Motors, GMAC, Chrysler and Chrysler Financial — all of whom were the happy recipients of TARP money.While it may seem like sour grapes for us to be reveling i Read More

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  Smile, Your Car Is Watching

  By Darragh Worland | Fri Sep 4, 2009 4:44 PM ET

  the grills of their new designs. The hope is that consumers will be won over by cars that make them smile.The Peapod (pictured above), a product of Chrysler's new Peapod Mobility division, is the poster child for this anthropomorphizing trend. The manufacturer started taking orders online for th Read More

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  Back To School

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Thu Aug 6, 2009 11:00 AM ET

  of the ups and downs of work in the auto industry.At Iowa's Ashford University, tuition for both laid off and employed workers at General Motors, Chrysler and Ford can get their tuition cut by 30 percent as part of the school's Auto Industry Grant Program.After everything that the worker Read More

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• Energy Department Awards Loans to Green The Auto Industry

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:19 AM ET

  will come back to our country many times over – by creating new jobs, reducing our dependence on oil, and reducing our greenhouse ga Read More

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  Embracing Global Partnerships May Save All of Us

  By Steve Mnich | Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:18 PM ET

  of individuals committed to industrial change and innovative entrepreneurship.Today, breaking news reported the finalization of the sale of Chrysler to Fiat. Soon after, thousands of employees, distributors, dealers and manufacturers were able to breathe a sigh of relief. Thousands stil Read More

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  Diesel Isn't Just for Truck Drivers Anymore

  By Brittney McKenna | Mon May 18, 2009 2:48 PM ET

  engine than a traditional, as well. A Volkswagen TDI gets 30 mpg in the city, 41 on the highway. Several automakers, including Ford, GM, and Chrysler, are adding new diesel vehicles to their 2010 lineups. What’s the difference, you may ask, between a traditional engine and a diesel Read More

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  Jay Leno's Comedy Stimulus Plan Brings Free Laughs to Detroit

  By Kristen Seymour | Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:30 AM ET

  and I can buy anything I want, and these [American-made cars] are world class cars." On this trip to Detroit, he's already visited the GM plant and Chrysler, and will visit Ford on Friday. Leno had already bragged about the Chevy Volt, saying, "I think it will be great. I think you'll fin Read More

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