Chrysler News

The cost of the United States' new CAFE regulations has been widely speculated - and the figures are generally expected to be high - but the first real calculations of what impact the legislation will have on the industry are beginning to be developed. One analyst firm things the American Big Three...

Chrysler has revealed another element of its three year turnaround plan with news today from the carmaker’s purchasing chief John Campi that plans are in place to reduce costs by 25 percent over the next three years. Speaking at a recent supplier conference, Campi said that significant...

Like all good compromises, it seems none of the parties is really happy with the outcome, but General Motors, Chrysler and the Canadian Auto Workers have reached a tentative labor agreement. Involving both continued production at some plants and job cuts all around, the deal will keep both sides on...

The first fruits of the Chrysler-Chery partnership may be realized as early as next year with news today that a Chinese-built car will be sold wearing Chrysler badges in Mexico within the next 12 months. The new car is the Chery A1 hatch (pictured) and it will be the first global model spawned from...

The Detroit 3 are hoping to change their reputation for chiefly supplying petrol-thirsty SUV's, with a view to getting small and mid-sized vehicles onto the market as soon as possible and one of the most active among the trio is Chrysler. The carmaker’s co-president and former CEO, Tom...

Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli has repeated statements made by a number of CEOs from rival carmakers including Renault-Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn that the U.S. auto market is likely to slide even further and there’s no prediction of a recovering any time soon. Nardelli expects sales this year to...

Since Chrysler is under private control it has no obligation to release financial results but according to its former parent company, Daimler AG, its result for the 2007 financial year could be a loss of more than $6.8 billion. Daimler indicated that Chrysler lost roughly that amount in the last...

Chrysler is developing a new range of vehicles for one of the most competitive automotive segments in the world, the midsize D-segment, currently dominated by the likes of the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. Its current offerings, the Dodge Avenger and Chrysler Sebring, are outsold by its Japanese...

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation couched the new CAFE plan as saving billions of gallons of fuel, but the industry sees it as one that will costs billions in research, development and manufacturing costs over the next five years. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters noted in the announcement...

The deal between the troubled American maker Chrysler and China's Chery has been a blustery, on-again, off-again affair, but the latest word has it still on track, despite some delays. Chinese-built Chrysler-branded Chery minicars will not be hitting U.S. roads in the very near future, but the deal...

Chrysler has announced it will undertake major changes to its product lineup in order to compete on the world stage. The strategy outlined by its executive VP for product development, Frank Klegon, reveals a car company struggling to adapt to a changing world market but with potential to change its...

Update: Chrysler has just announced its dual-clutch transmission - developed in partnership with Getrag – will make its debut by the middle of the year in international markets. The advanced gearbox will be available on the 2009 Dodge Journey, Avenger and Chrysler Sebring models and is...

A month ago news of Chrysler's impending two-week North American summer shutdown sent ripples through the automotive press. Speculation of tough times and drastic fixes ran amok. Today word from Chrysler reveals that at least three factories could remain open while the rest of the company takes a...

Now that Chrysler is in private hands the tough decisions are coming hard and fast. Last year we saw officials axe cars like the PT Cruiser convertible, Pacifica, Crossfire and Dodge Magnum, and now there are reports that even more models will be dropped from the current lineup. Earlier this month...

Chrysler announced today that it’s recruiting members of the public for its new 'Customer Advisory Board', an online forum where individuals can voice their ideas about what they want to see in a new car. Anyone can join the forum, including consumers who have never previously owned a...

With Chrysler’s new owners Cerberus Capital Management making the hard and fast decisions, the carmaker is now on track to return to profitability. Even with the worsening U.S. economy and fluctuating exchange rates and commodity prices, CEO Bob Nardelli is confident Chrysler will be...

One of the plagues of the auto industry is the high level of bureaucracy, deliberation and red tape that surround nearly every decision made in regards to developing new products. In an effort to reduce costs and bring products to market faster Chrysler is devising a new plan that will ensure...

Carmakers have a number of solutions for reducing their fleet-average fuel consumption and emissions levels, but for a cash-strapped company like Chrysler the options are limited. Some of the ideas being suggested include launching more fuel-efficient models, introducing compact turbo engines and...

Worries over Chrysler's existence beyond the next handful of years have gone from whispers to open conversation in recent months, and the decision to shutter its entire operation for two weeks at mid-year will no doubt spur even more speculation. Chrysler is couching the shut-down as a way to...

In line with Chrysler’s global strategy turnaround plan officials have decided to close the carmaker’s Pacifica Advance Product Design Center located outside of San Diego in California. The studio is credited with creating a number of important models including the 300 sedan and Dodge...