Chrysler News

Call it wishful (or delusionary) thinking, but the United Auto Workers (UAW) union believes that DaimlerChrysler will not sell Chrysler.According to Reuters (via WIStv), UAW president Ron Gettelfinger was surprised when reports started to circulate that DaimlerChrysler was considering the sale of Chrysler. “It caught us off guard,” ...    Read more

A California jury judged that DaimlerChrysler must pay $50 million in punitive damages and $5.2 million in compensatory damages in a wrongful death suit. According to an article posted on Truck Trends , the suit was the result of an accident that occurred on April 13, ...    Read more

Last week, Chrysler issued recalls that affects nearly 500,000 vehicles among its Dodge and Jeep brands. The first recall involves its Dodge Durango SUVs (model years 2004 to 2006). Apparently a circuit located in the vehicle’s instrument cluster could overheat and cause damage. The second involves the new Dodge Avenger ...    Read more

The rumor mill has created another suitor for Chrysler. This time it is a private equity firm named Ripplewood Holdings.Thomas Stallkamp, pictured, a partner with Ripplewood since 2004, was formerly a Chrysler executive with 20 years of history with the company. Ripplewood joins a host of other companies which currently ...    Read more

Boy, either the press is trying to mislead us, or they're desperately running out of candidates to purchase Chrysler. Forbes reports that the South China Morning Post had mentioned Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) as being interested in making the purchase. The paper also reported that two other ...    Read more

motorauthority posted a report that Chrysler, despite its current shaky status within DaimlerChrysler, has given the go-ahead to produce the Chrysler Imperial sedan. If you’ve never heard of the Imperial, it’s not surprising. Though introduced in 1926, the marque was discontinued in 1993, replaced by the ...    Read more

While America's been talking about how what's going to happen to Chrysler now that DaimlerChrysler's looking to divest itself of its American half, how do the German's feel about the split? They seem to be of two minds when it comes to Chrysler. European analysts have been second-guessing the acquisition ...    Read more

Does the possible acquisition of Chrysler by General Motors make sense? The Automotive Buyer Dynamics Service of Strategy Analytics doesn’t think so.It took a survey of new vehicle buyer behavior and found that primarily domestic owners and buyers are far more likely to shop and purchase another domestic brand while ...    Read more

Inside Bay Area reports that automakers, using a loophole, continue policies to pass 'lemon car', or vehicles that are severely damaged or defective, as either new or 'slightly' used. The issue came to light when a military officer, who had purchased his vehicle out ...    Read more

We apologize for the paucity of Geneva Motor Show news. The Chrysler Crisis, the Aston Martin pending adieu, and arguments on who gets to test drive first the new Chevy Camaro when it's released in a couple of years (yeah, we have a long waiting line) has driven the blogging ...    Read more

The Chrysler Group is issuing a recall on its various Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles.The issue is the braking system. According to the National Nine News , a software glitch could cause the brakes to lock up and the driver to lose control. Vehicles recalled include 2006 Chrysler ...    Read more

As more time goes by and with rumors flying that DaimlerChrysler is on the verge of selling Chrysler, more and more experts seem to think that it will be a private equity firm, not an auto company, that will finally make the winning bid.CNBC reports that the two private equity ...    Read more

Though Chrysler may be looking to China to develop an inexpensive compact, parent partner DaimlerChrysler is, as the cliché goes, not putting all its eggs in one basket. The German automaker is looking at the country of Bulgaria as one possible source. According to HotNews , ...    Read more

Rumors keep flying about who’s going to buy Chrysler. The latest to be mentioned is Magna International, a Canadian auto parts supplier.Magna, which is based in Aurora, Ontario, is touted to be Canada’s largest auto parts maker. The company builds parts for Mercedes, Jeep, and Chrysler models for DaimlerChrysler at ...    Read more

Auburn Hills, Mich., Feb 27, 2007 - Chrysler Group and the UAW today agreed to two special programs that will provide retirement and separation incentives for the Company's bargaining-unit employees in the United States as part of the Chrysler Group's Recovery and Transformation Plan. The negotiated programs include an Incentive ...    Read more

Earlier we reported that the Russian automaker may have been interested in acquiring the Chrysler Group. Well, like all other rumours, that one was quickly squashed. Kommersant published a follow up that the automaker has not been in any way, shape, or form in negotiation with ...    Read more

It's a breath of fresh air to read about a celebrity whose good works made the news, not their latest drug binge or temper tantrum. Singer and actress Jessica Simpson donated a Chrysler Town & Country to an orphanage down south. (That’s Mexico for you folks who live ...    Read more

Auburn Hills, Mich./Stuttgart, Germany - The DaimlerChrysler Supervisory Board today approved the framework of a limited partnership to develop small vehicles between the Chrysler Group and Chery Motor Company of China.The deal is still contingent upon approval by the Chinese government, but the final pact of the framework is expected ...    Read more

MarketWatch reports that OAO Gaz Group, one of Russia’s largest domestic automakers, may be eyeing Chrysler as it goes on the auction block later this week.Gaz, or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (trans. Gorky Automobile Plant), originally started as a joint venture between Ford Motor Co. and the former Soviet ...    Read more

Despite its own troubles there is a 50 percent possibility that General Motors will acquire Chrysler. So says John Murphy, an analyst with Merrill Lynch. One reason why the world's largest automaker is seriously considering the purchase would be leverage with the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) at negotiations later ...    Read more

With the rumor of DaimlerChrysler looking to sell off Chrysler becoming more and more of a reality, the United Auto Workers (UAW) are getting a little nervous.Union members see that the sale of Chrysler could very well affect their wages and/or their benefits. You can’t really blame them. Between 2001 ...    Read more

Daytona Beach, Fla, February, 2007 - Chrysler Group announced here today that it is partnering with the esteemed Richard Petty Driving Experience (RPDE) to deliver its unique SRT Track Experience professional driving instruction program beginning this year. Chrysler Group is expanding its SRT Track Experience program for owners of Chrysler, ...    Read more

What’s that old saying? “Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on you.” Earlier this week, we at Automotive.com blog reported that General Motors and Chrysler were in talks with the former considering buying the latter from partner/parent control-freak Mercedes-Benz. Both companies denied it, stating they ...    Read more

Setting aside the firestorm of speculation that General Motors may purchase Chrysler, there's more "mundane" news that the two automakers are looking into developing an SUV together. A report from the Wall Street Journal says that the SUV project would result in a large vehicle like the Chevrolet Suburban (pictured). ...    Read more

Auburn Hills, Mich., February, 2007 - DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group today announced a three-year Recovery and Transformation Plan that seeks a return to profitability by 2008 while also taking steps to change its business model for the long run.The plan will result in an employee reduction of 13,000 people from ...    Read more