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COMMENT: Where does the Chinese car industry really stand?
2 February 2012
Investment banker Meyrick Cox describes the development of the Chinese auto industry, its structure and offers a view on the challenges it faces in the future.
GOLDING’S TAKE: Marchionne tells rival car makers to behave
2 February 2012
Sergio Marchionne was in ebullient form when he hosted the telephone conference call to explain the Fiat/Chrysler financial results announced yesterday (1 February).
RUSSIA: Chrysler takes over Fiat sales and service from Sollers
2 February 2012
Sales, aftersales and warranty for Fiat passenger cars and Fiat Professional light commercial vehicles in Russia are now managed by Chrysler Group's national sales company, CJSC Chrysler Rus, the automaker said on Thursday (2 February).
US: NHTSA investigates Jeep, Mazda and Mercedes
1 February 2012
US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an investigation into almost 387,000 Jeep Liberty [Cherokee for export] SUVs over a potential airbag problem, increasing the possibility of a recall.
US: Chrysler builds millionth Pentastar V6
31 January 2012
Chrysler's Trenton, Michigan, engine plant has produced its millionth 'Pentastar' V6 engine 18 months after it entered production as the standard engine for the 2010 model year Jeep Grand Cherokee.
US: Chrysler To Add 1,600 Workers In Illinois - report
30 January 2012
Chrysler Group will this week announce it is hiring over 1,600 workers for its Belvidere, Illinois assembly plant, signaling, a media report said, "the start of a hiring blitz that promises to add thousands of workers to the automaker's plants over the next three years".
US: Chrysler takes on extra workers
26 January 2012
Chrysler is hiring up to 500 extra part-time workers at its Illinois plant to make the Alfa Romeo Giullietta-based Dodge Dart which goes into production in the second quarter.
US: Chrysler chief mulls small hatchback
24 January 2012
Following the launch of the Dodge Dart sedan at the Detroit show this month, replacing the Caliber hatchback, Chrysler is considering building a small hatchback which would be exported from the US as a Lancia, CEO Sergio Marchionne told a Detroit newspaper.
US: Europe Jeep sales up 62% in 2011
18 January 2012
Sales of Chrysler's Jeep vehicles rose 61.8% year on year in Europe in 2011 [to 22,177 units from 13,663] compared to an industry decline of 1.4%, the automaker said, citing European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) data.
BELGIUM: EU car market down 6.4% in Dec (includes 2011 sales data)
17 January 2012
Data released by ACEA shows that new cars sales in the EU dropped by 6.4% in December to 953,108 units. Over the year 2011, demand for new cars decreased by 1.7%, bringing the total number of units registered to 13.11m units.
US: Chrysler adds 1,100-job third shift at Jefferson North
6 January 2012
Chrysler said it would add 1,100 jobs at its Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit (JNAP), as it expands the Jeep Grand Cherokee lineup to include a diesel version for North America.
US: December sales bring holiday cheer
5 January 2012
December was quite merry for automakers. US light vehicle sales rose 8.9% to an estimated 1.24m units, producing a seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) of 13.56m, down slightly from November’s 13.63m mark but still the second best reading of the year. Full year sales came in somewhat above 12.7m, in line with just-auto estimates.
DETROIT PREVIEW: AMP to show new Jeep EV at show
22 December 2011
AMP Electric Vehicles will unveil its new Jeep Grand Cherokee EV, which will be introduced at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
US: AMP to show new Jeep EV at Detroit show
22 December 2011
AMP Electric Vehicles will unveil its new Jeep Grand Cherokee EV, which will be introduced at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
ITALY: Alliance provides global opportunities for Fiat and Chrysler: Marchionne
16 December 2011
Fiat's association with Chrysler in 2009 had its sceptics, but it has provided the opportunity to turn both businesses around, developing products that are relevant to their markets.
US: Dodge Nitro axed
16 December 2011
The last Dodge Nitro will rolled off the line at Chrysler Group's Toledo North plant in Ohio later on 16 December.
SOUTH KOREA: US automakers to boost marketing and sales
8 December 2011
Three US automakers are expected to increase marketing and sales in Korea to battle Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors under the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement which will take effect early next year.
US: 2013 big year for Fiat-Chrysler
7 December 2011
Fiat and Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne has targeted 2013 as the year Alfa Romeo will return to the United States alongside a host of new Chrysler products.
US: November gives automakers reason to be thankful
2 December 2011
November light vehicle sales gave automakers reason to be thankful. Adjusted results were up 9.5% and November’s seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) of 13.63m was the highest since August 2009 and the best November since 2007.
US [updated 17:00GMT]: Chrysler replaces Fiat chief
22 November 2011
Chrysler has replaced Laura Soave with Timothy Kuniskis as head of the Fiat brand for North America effective immediately. "Laura Soave has left the company and will pursue other interests," the automaker said in a statement without elaborating.
US: Chrysler spending $500m on Toledo Jeep plant
17 November 2011
Chrysler Group plans to spend US$500m of the US$1.7bn cost of developing a new generation Jeep SUV at the Toledo assembly plant in Ohio that will build it from 2013. The automaker will add a second production shift, about 1,100 jobs, bringing total employment at the complex to over 2,800.
ITALY: Watchdog wants Fiat to show its hand
25 October 2011
The Italian market watchdog Consob is getting concerned about Fiat’s production plans in its home market.
US: No Chevrolet plans (yet) for new Trailblazer in US
14 October 2011
The 2013 Chevrolet Trailblazer GM will launch at the 2011 Dubai motor show probably won't be sold in the US but has apprently not been ruled out entirely.
US SALES: SAAR back past 13m again
4 October 2011
September was a welcome change from the recent doldrums. Overall sales rose 9.8% to nearly 1.05m units, yielding a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 13.1m; the first time the SAAR has broken the 13m unit mark since April.
ITALY: Fiat to start Jeep production at Mirafiori in 2013
3 October 2011
Fiat is to build vehicles on an updated version of one of its three main architectures at the Mirafiori plant in Italy starting in the second half of 2013.
US: Nissan appoints new chief marketing manager
22 September 2011
Nissan has unveiled Fred Deperez as director, chief marketing manager for Nissan Marketing, effective 3 October
September 2011 management briefing: IAA Frankfurt Motor Show preview
12 September 2011
Notwithstanding the incongruous absence of Nissan, the 2011 Frankfurt motor show sees an automotive industry in a determinedly upbeat mood, with the German manufacturers especially keen to show off at home. Glenn Brooks, who will be walking the halls for just-auto in the coming days, considers which models matter.
US: Stormy end to August crimps car sales
2 September 2011
August was a tough month: the economy, consumer sentiment and a hurricane on the last selling weekend kept a lid on sales that otherwise looked fairly good.
USA: New engine and transmissions for Jeep Wrangler
22 August 2011
Two of the few Chrysler Group products still powered by the old 3.8-litre pushrod V6 engine have at last gained the Pentastar engine.
RUSSIA: Fiat eyes St Pete plant - ministry
18 August 2011
Fiat is considering building a plant in St Petersburg, Dmitry Levchenkov, director of the special economic zone and project financing department at Russia’s economic development ministry, said, apparently confirming earlier media reports.
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