Chrysler

Will Fiat’s World Headquarters Move to Michigan?

"It is always good when a man has two irons in the fire." --Francis and Fletcher, John Beaumont, The Faithful Friends, Act 1. While there's certainly something to be said for...

Cars That Are Popular With Sub-Prime Buyers

There was an interesting article in today's edition of Automotive News that explored part of the reason behind Chrysler's dramatic sales rise over the past few months.  While...

Chrysler, Ford Show Strong Financial Results

Yesterday, Chrysler Group LLC reported net income of $473 million USD for the first quarter of 2012.  This was a gain of 407 percent over the $116 million USD net income that...

Review: 2011 Chrysler Town & Country Limited

By Chris Haak Chrysler Group had a busy offseason between the 2010 (which we'll call the "treading water" year) and 2011 model years.  Though the lineup is not yet fully...

Review: 2011 Chrysler 200 Limited Hardtop Convertible

By Chris Haak A few years ago when I had the opportunity to interview Justin Thompson, the designer of the then-new 2010 Buick LaCrosse, I asked him how designers felt when their...

Review: 2011 Dodge Charger R/T Max AWD

By Chris Haak Just the good ol' boys Never meanin' no harm Beats all you never saw Been in trouble with the law Since the day they was...

Wieden+Kennedy Gives the Chrysler 300 a Bad Fuel Economy Rap

By Chris Haak Paging through the September 2011 issue of Automobile magazine today, I was looking at an ad for the new Chrysler 300 that had the tagline, "Luxury Feels Better...

Fiat Acquires a Majority Stake in Chrysler

By Chris Haak Last week, about two years after exiting bankruptcy protection, Chrysler Group LLC has repaid its outstanding government loans.  Between a $5.9 billion...

GM Could Regain “World’s Largest Automaker” Title in 2011

By Chris Haak It's not easy being number one.  And, if you listened to GM executives after their company lost the global sales crown in 2008, being the biggest doesn't matter,...

Chrysler Reveals Future-Product Details

By Chris Haak None of these announcements are necessarily earth-shattering, but in a meeting with analysts and media yesterday in Detroit, Chrysler executives outlined several...