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ITALY: Fiat-Chrysler to sell 4.1m-4.4m in 2012
4 April 2012
Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne said the automaker and US partner Chrysler aim to sell a combined 4.1m-4.4m vehicles this year, up slightly from the 4m sold in 2011.
GENEVA: Lancia and Chrysler flaunt to suit market
7 March 2012
Saad Chehab, the young global head of the Chrysler and Lancia brands, has a big job on his hands getting to grips with marketing the two famous names in Europe. In the UK, Lancia has been re-introduced branded Chrysler but in European countries retains its Italian name.
UK: Chrysler borrows from US Detroit ads for relaunch
8 February 2012
Chrysler is preparing to relaunch the brand here in the UK with a new series of advertisements the automaker said "draw upon its gritty, urban reputation".
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).
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.
ITALY: Panda brings new dawn for Pomigliano plant
16 December 2011
Fiat's launch of its Panda city car has also seen the re-birth of the Italian carmaker's Pomigliano plant near Naples.
ITALY: Chrysler CEO sees $3bn 2012 operating profit
14 December 2011
Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne has said the automaker should make a US$3bn operating profit in 2012 as the US market recovers and global sales rise.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Dodge uses Alfa base for small sedan comeback
7 December 2011
Chrysler has issued teaser photos of its upcoming Alfa Romeo-based 2013 Dodge Dart due to be launched at the Detroit show next month.
ITALY: Chrysler-built Lancia Thema gets ZF's eight-speed automatic
25 November 2011
Fiat Auto's new Lancia Thema - the rebadged Chrysler 300 for Europe (exlcuding the UK) now reaching showrooms - is the latest model to use ZF's eight-speed automatic transmission.
ITALY: Chrysler marketing man takes on Lancia challenge
20 October 2011
Saad Chehab, the new head of Fiat's Chrysler and Lancia brands, has taken on the challenge of convincing sceptical European drivers that a Chrysler sedan and minivan imported from North America and rebranded Lancia are worthy alternatives to the Audis or BMWs they are used to driving.
ITALY: Fiat CEO sticks to targets
20 October 2011
Fiat chief executive Sergio Marhionne has stuck to his targets for 2011 and 2012, despite the weakening market in Europe, saying the automaker was doing well in other parts of the world, especially Brazil and the US.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: The same but different
7 October 2011
I've always been intrigued about how a product that acquires a bit of a shonky reputation can be rebranded a bit and make something of a comeback.
UK: Lancia returns as Chrysler
5 October 2011
Rebadging Lancias as Chryslers is not something that will worry car buyers, reckons the US brand’s president and chief executive officer Saad Chehab.
September 2011 management briefing: IAA Frankfurt Motor Show retrospective
30 September 2011
His blisters now healed and floodlight-induced suntan fading, Glenn Brooks reflects on the best and biggest Frankfurt motor show he has attended.
August 2011 management briefing: hybrids and electric vehicles (part 2)
25 August 2011
In the second of a three-part series on alternate powertrain vehicles, Glenn Brooks examines the future of petrol and diesel hybrid vehicles in the world’s major markets.
ITALY: Fiat and Chrysler management united
3 August 2011
Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne has completed the merger of the two companies by naming a 22-member team to manage the Italian-American carmaker from 1 September.
Q&A with TRW: Review of occupant restraint systems
13 July 2011
Continuing just-auto’s series of interviews with major suppliers of occupant restraint systems, Matthew Beecham talked with Dirk Schultz, global engineering director, Inflatable Restraint Systems, TRW Inc and Alfonso Bustos, product lead engineer, passenger airbag technologies, TRW Inc.
POLAND: Nexteer reveals plant investments
7 July 2011
Nexteer says today's (7 July) news it is to invest more than EUR50m at its Polish plants of Tychy and Gliwice with three new programmes was clearly due to the stability brought by new owners PCM.
*UPDATED* ANALYSIS: Why Honda is being outsold by Porsche in Germany
3 June 2011
The worrying decline of Honda in Europe's biggest market for passenger vehicles.
ANALYSIS: Europe’s car market, winners and losers
19 May 2011
New car sales numbers for 28 European markets* released by ACEA reveal some telling examples of which brands are on the up, and which ones are in decline. Glenn Brooks dives into the figures and looks at the reasons behind the latest trends. *EU (without Malta or Cyprus) plus Norway, Switzerland & Iceland
Q&A with TRW: Driver assistance systems
9 March 2011
Driver assistance technologies aim to make the vehicle capable of perceiving its surroundings, interpret them, identify critical situations, and assist the driver in performing driving manoeuvres. The object is, at best, to prevent accidents completely and, at worst, to minimise the consequences of an accident for those concerned. Matthew Beecham talked with executives of TRW about their driver assistance technologies and how the global market is shaping-up.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Automakers hope for new model boost in flat Europe market
28 February 2011
Carmakers gathering for the Geneva motor show this week are scrambling to boost their presence in booming emerging regions, as they showcase the new models they hope will boost their share of Europe's flat market.
COMMENT: American orientation key to future Fiat
15 February 2011
British Prime Minister David Cameron recently quipped publicly that if the Queen asked him to a party he'd say yes, but if the Italian Prime Minister asked him to a party it might be safer to say no.
GENEVA PREVIEW: US-Italian Lancia line breaking cover
14 February 2011
Lancia on Monday announced its new Lancia line up blending two Italian models - Delta and Ypsilon - with rebadged US Chryslers.
ITALY: Minister's late night dash to Rome should secure Termini Imerese future
14 February 2011
A late night meeting in Rome this evening [14 February] between the Italian minister of economic development and Termini Imerese unions could see the future of the plant secured.
ITALY: Fiat does better than expected in 2010
27 January 2011
Fiat Group revenues rose 12.3% year on year to EUR56.3bn while automobiles and related components businesses (Fiat SpA post 1 January demerger) booked revenues up 9.8% to EUR35.9bn and CNH, Iveco and related powertrain activities (Fiat Industrial) had revenues up 18.8% to EUR21.3bn.
US: Chrysler 2010 sales: 1.6m
13 January 2011
Chrysler Group sold 1.6m new cars and trucks worldwide in 2010 as refreshed vehicles in the US and the start of sales through Fiat's international dealers increased consumer purchases, its CEO has said.
DETROIT: Lancia models will give Chrysler a full UK range
12 January 2011
Despite a chequered history for the Chrysler and Lancia brands in the UK, Fiat Group chief Sergio Marchionne is confident that they can work well as a team.
DETROIT: Two wheel drive Jeeps on their way to UK
12 January 2011
The new Jeep Patriot and Compass models will be available with both two and four wheel drive when they come to the UK later this year.
DETROIT: Chrysler 200 could appear in the UK
11 January 2011
Chrysler is considering bringing its new 200 model [nee Sebring], unveiled in Detroit, to the UK as part of its product offensive.
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