Chrysler plans '09 summer shutdown ( Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:45:20 +0200) Chrysler LLC told employees this week that the automaker will again take a two-week summer shutdown next year, giving salaried workers much more notice than before. Read more
Careful Not to Oversubscribe Product Pipeline, Chrysler Ponders Partners for Pickup, Roadster ( Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:39:17 +0200) Ralph Gilles dismisses the assertion that Chryslers design studio is devoid of pending product. Theres a pretty significant program that were working on right now, he says. Read more
Union's ad criticizes Chrysler plant closing ( Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:21:06 +0200) Workers at a Chrysler minivan plant marked for idling later this year have taken their fight with the company to Washington. Read more
Gilles Keen to Smash Barrier Between Chrysler Design, Engineering ( Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:41:58 +0200) Ralph Gilles, 38, will become the youngest design chief among the Big Six auto makers when he succeeds Chryslers Trevor Creed next month. Read more Gilles: Chrysler design will become more 'organic' ( Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:01:00 +0200) Chrysler LLC's new design chief wants to lead the company into a new era of more organic shapes, improved cooperation between design and engineering, and sexier vehicles. Read more
Union's ad criticizes Chrysler plant closing ( Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:29:15 +0200) Workers at a Chrysler minivan plant marked for idling later this year have taken their fight with the company to Washington. Read more
Gilles: Chrysler design will become more 'organic' ( Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:47:00 +0200) Chrysler LLC's new design chief wants to lead the company into a new era of more organic shapes, improved cooperation between design and engineering, and sexier vehicles. Read more
Chrysler sues battery supplier Johnson Controls- WSJ ( Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:28:06 +0200) Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. automaker Chrysler LLC has filed a lawsuit in a Michigan court alleging supplier Johnson Controls Inc. charged inflated prices Read more
Creed to retire from Chrysler ( Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:31:00 +0200) Trevor Creed, the designer behind some of Chrysler's most memorable concept and production cars from the late 1980s through 2008, is retiring, the company announced today. Read more
Frank talk shows sorry state we're in ( Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:52:56 +0200) You know Michigan's economy is in a world of hurt when Chrysler LLC President Tom LaSorda, tiring of journalists asking how long his company can survive, snaps, "We're gonna rebound; it's just a question of when." Read more Chrysler opens its books ( Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:26:00 +0200) TRAVERSE CITY -- Chrysler LLC, which has strained relations with some of its suppliers, took the unusual step this week of opening the company's financial books to 160 of them to prove that the Auburn Hills automaker is on sound footing. Read more Chrysler opens its books ( Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:59:52 +0200) TRAVERSE CITY -- Chrysler LLC, which has strained relations with some of its suppliers, took the unusual step this week of opening the company's financial books to 160 of them to prove that the Auburn Hills automaker is on sound footing. Read more
CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Chrysler seeks manufacturing ties ( Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:29:06 +0200) (In Aug. 11 story, corrects word in second paragraph quote to "capital," not "cash") (Adds more quotes from Chrysler executive Frank Ewasyshyn, details Read more CORRECTED-Chrysler seeks manufacturing ties with automakers ( Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:28:56 +0200) (In Aug. 11 story corrects word in first paragraph quote to "capital," not "cash") TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug 11 (Reuters) - U.S. automaker Chrysler LLC Read more
UPDATE 1-Chrysler aims to cut supply chain costs by 25 percent ( Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:20:55 +0200) (Recasts, adds details on supplier relations, background and byline) By Poornima Gupta DETROIT, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC aims to cut its supply Read more
Chrysler not about to fail, analyst says ( Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:32:40 +0200) TRAVERSE CITY -- Fears of Chrysler LLC's imminent demise are overblown but the newly private automaker poses risks to the rest of the auto industry with its dramatic changes, a reputable industry analyst said Thursday. Read more
St. Louis workers protest closure ( Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:32:20 +0200) More than 450 UAW members from St. Louis protested outside Chrysler LLC's Auburn Hills headquarters Thursday morning, unhappy with the automaker's decision to shut down the minivan plant in that community. Read more Chrysler names Denso its first 'Supplier of Choice' ( Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:47:00 +0200) Chrysler LLC has named Japanese supplier Denso Corp. its first "Supplier of Choice. Read more Chrysler aims to cut supply chain costs by 25 pct ( Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:12:18 +0200) DETROIT, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC aims to cut its supply chain costs by 25 percent in the next three years, John Campi, the automaker's executive Read more Chrysler not about to fail, analyst says ( Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:10:16 +0200) TRAVERSE CITY -- Fears of Chrysler LLC's imminent demise are overblown but the newly private automaker poses risks to the rest of the auto industry with its dramatic changes, a reputable industry analyst said Thursday. Read more St. Louis workers protest closure ( Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:09:46 +0200) More than 450 UAW members from St. Louis protested outside Chrysler LLC's Auburn Hills headquarters Thursday morning, unhappy with the automaker's decision to shut down the minivan plant in that community. Read more
Hundreds protest at Chrysler headquarters ( Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:47:19 +0200) More than 450 UAW members from St. Louis protested outside Chrysler LLCs Auburn Hills headquarters this morning, unhappy with the automakers decision to shut down the minivan plant in that community. Read more
Chrysler sells assets to raise cash ( Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:46:49 +0200) It's been a wild ride for Tom LaSorda and the Auburn Hills automaker as Chrysler has raced to remake itself as the first privately held major U.S. automaker in more than 50 years and to deal with a plummeting U.S. sales market. Read more
Chrysler slashes price on next Ram ( Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:45:39 +0200) Chrysler LLC today announced a sticker price for the redesigned 2009 Dodge Ram starting nearly $900 less than the current model. Read more LaSorda: Chrysler has sold $500 million in assets ( Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:45:19 +0200) TRAVERSE CITY Chrysler LLC, as a privately held company, has sold more than $500 million in "nonearning assets" to generate cash, a top company executive indicated this morning. Read more