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Hard Times Hit the Auto Industry; the Continuing Crisis at Chrysler; Using the Internet to Save Time and Money on Car Repairs; Hot Import Luxury Cars and More on TheCarConnection.com

11 December 2000

Hard Times Hit the Auto Industry; the Continuing Crisis at Chrysler; Using the Internet to Save Time and Money on Car Repairs; Hot Import Luxury Cars and More on TheCarConnection.com

    DETROIT, Dec. 11 It's looking to be a long, hard winter
for the auto industry.  Incentives are up, profits are down, and plants are
closing all over the country.  TheCarConnection.com takes a close look at the
situation and finds that at least for consumers, there may be silver lining --
some of the best deals in years.
    No car manufacturer is having a harder time than DaimlerChrysler, and in
its continuing Chrysler Chronicles, TCC takes you inside the ailing automaker.
Will suppliers accept Chrysler's demands for big cost cuts?  Will losses be
even worse than imagined?  And what about DC Chairman Juergen Schrempp's
surprise marriage?
    Can the Internet save you time and money on auto repairs?  That's what the
Big 3 automakers are betting with their new online joint venture, the OE
Connection.  TCC will tell you how it might help you.  And
TheCarConnection.com also looks at GM's hip new online buying service down in
Brazil.  What you see may be what you get when the next-generation Saturn
buying site launches, perhaps as early as next year.
    In this week's reviews, TCC looks at the 2001 Jaguar line-up, goes for a
fast spin in the Audi A8L, and captures spy shots of the next-generation
Mercedes-Benz CLK.  And don't miss TheCarConnection's special report on two
hot concepts from Honda.  You'll see the thinly-disguised RS-X show up in
production form as the next Acura Integra.  But what about the wild and quirky
Model X?  This unusual crossover vehicle, TCC has learned, is likely to show
up in production, as well, and you'll be the first to see what it looks like.
    TheCarConnection.com brings you buying, selling, and leasing tips; and a
wide range of news, views, and reviews from the automotive world's top
columnists and correspondents.  Whatever you're interested in, you'll find
everything automotive on the Web's Automotive Authority,
http://www.TheCarConnection.com .
    Web users also can access TheCarConnection.com by going to the PR Newswire
site http://www.prnewswire.com .