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Survey: Camry more American than F-150
The Toyota Camry is more American than the Ford F-150, at least according to Cars.com's annual American-Made Index.
Closing of Chrysler plant leaves huge void for officials and workers to fill.
With little hope that 50 years of car- and truck-making in Fenton will ever be revived, state and local officials Friday began to shift their focus away from saving the twin Chrysler plants.
Cummins reopening Ind. plant where Dodge Ram engine made; another closes
Cummins Inc. is recalling 400 laid-off workers as it resumes production at a Columbus factory, while nearly 300 people lost their jobs as an auto parts company idled a plant in nearby Shelbyville.
Chrysler wants to cut GEM dealers
Less than a month after stripping 789 dealers of their franchises, Chrysler now wants to stop selling its Global Electric Motorcars, known as GEMs, at 64 of 150 dealerships, according to a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court this week.
Chrysler/Fiat Product Plans Thicken: Rear-drive Alfa, Small Fiat Minivan Coming
Alfa Romeo has been looking for affordable rear-wheel-drive architecture to help relaunch the brand in North America.
Marchionne may start Chrysler reign cutting models
Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne's immediate product plans for Chrysler could be limited to weeding out weaker models and tweaking prices as he gears up to launch new designs in about two years' time.
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Fiat brings innovation to Chrysler partnership
Rinaldo Rinolfi may have the key to making Fiat SpA's partnership with Chrysler Group LLC work.
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Chrysler not planning to sell Fiat brand in U.S.
Chrysler Group LLC, the automaker run by Fiat SpA, said it won't bring the Italian company's namesake brand to the United States while selling its partner's 500 small cars and Alfa Romeo luxury vehicles.
Warren Truck Assembly and other plants reopen
Employees returned to the Warren Truck Assembly Plant and other manufacturing sites on June 29. (video)
GM learns from Chrysler bankruptcy
Efforts by General Motors Corp. to emerge from bankruptcy smaller but financially stronger hinge on a hearing that begins today in New York to approve the sale of the automaker's best assets to create a new GM that will be majority owned by the federal government.
Ram tops all trucks in Total Quality Index study
The all-new 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 ranked at the top of the full-size truck segment in Strategic Vision Inc.'s 2009 Total Quality Index, which was released today.
Liberty, Challenger top ideal vehicle list
Two Chrysler Group LLC vehicles are on AutoPacific's 2009 Ideal Vehicle list. According to the survey released today, owners of the Jeep Liberty and Dodge Challenger say they are driving a vehicle that meets, or even exceeds, their expectations, meaning those vehicles are perfect just the way they are.
Fiat, Chrysler Begin Work on Joint Platforms, Giornale Reports
Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group LLC have begun work on developing common platforms for auto production, Il Giornale reported, without saying where it got the information.
Dental plan offered to UAW-represented GM, Chrysler retirees
Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana has announced that it is making an individual dental plan available to UAW-represented General Motors and Chrysler retirees nationwide so they can continue their dental coverage to help maintain good oral health.
Chrysler fall cuts deep into retirees' pensions
John Hinckley retired eight years ago as the plant manager who oversaw assembly of the Dodge Viper, and he received a pension check each month without fail.
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne says the Italian carmaker won't improve its offer for Opel but remains interested in taking over the European unit of General Motors Corp.
Between 80 and 90 Chrysler dealers who survived the automaker's bankruptcy purge last month have had their inventory financing suspended by GMAC, now Chrysler's primary lender for showroom financing.
End is near for Chrysler plant
Workers at the Dodge Ram plant in Fenton thought they would have months to prepare for the facility's closure.
New Chrysler gets exemption from liability in lawsuits
For the families of Linda Catalano and Justin Fox, the daily struggle to accept the loss of their loved ones in a tragic accident is hard enough.
GE clean technology center bringing jobs to Michigan
General Electric Corp. plans to announce Friday that it will open a research and development center in metro Detroit with at least 1,200 new jobs to explore clean technology.