Chrysler
Chrysler, GM, and Ford Dominate YTD Fleet Sales
The auto industry's paper of record, Automotive News, did a nice piece of reporting in this week's issue (link here , via TTAC) on the explosion in fleet sales at Ford, GM, and...
Patent Drawings Show Chrysler 200C Taking Shape
By Chris Haak Ten years ago - heck, even five years ago - few companies made a bigger splash at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit with its concept and...
GM, Chrysler Aim to Return to Captive Lending
By Chris Haak We reported several weeks ago that GM was interested in either buying a captive-finance arm or establishing a new one. You see, since GM sold a majority interest...
Chrysler PT Cruiser Production Set to End July 6
By Chris Haak The Chrysler PT Cruiser, perhaps the best-selling and most-recognizable retro-styled car sold in the US market over its eleven-year production run, is about to end...
Hyundai Denies Intention of Launching Full-Size Pickups
By Chris Haak There were numerous stories circulating earlier this week that Hyundai was considering an entry into the high-volume US full-size pickup market. Adding fuel to...
GM May Return to Captive Finance
By Chris Haak Back in 2006 when GM sold a 51 percent controlling stake in GMAC to a consortium led by Cerberus Capital Management, many saw it as a sign that the company was...
Geithner Claims “Reasonable Chance” GM and Chrysler Will Repay Aid
But of course, there's a catch. By Chris Haak US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that taxpayers were still at risk of loss from...
GM Will Reinstate 661 Rejected Dealerships
By Chris Haak The saga of rejected dealerships - a fallout of the bankruptcies last year of both GM and Chrysler - took another dramatic turn in the past 24 hours. GM announced...
Chrysler Plans Multiple Improvements During 2010
By Chris Haak As long-suffering Chrysler dealers do their best to hang on for the next 12-18 months until new products from the automaker's partnership with Fiat come to...
February 2009 Sales Results Are In
By Chris Haak 03.04.2009 Surprising nobody, US light-vehicle sales in February 2009 were down 41.3% versus February 2009. The only make with a positive sales number was...