DaimlerChrysler AG Reports 25 Percent Increase in U.S. Sales for Passenger Vehicles for July 2005
Aug 2, 2005
- Chrysler Group Reports Sales of 240,146 Vehicles, a 27 Percent Increase Unadjusted (32 Percent Adjusted) for July 2005 - Mercedes-Benz USA Reports Sales of 20,791 Vehicles, an Increase of 10 Percent Unadjusted for July 2005 NEW YORK, Aug. 2. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaimlerChrysler AG , the third largest U.S. auto m ... Continue reading
NHTSA Model Year 2005 Complete Rollover Ratings
Aug 2, 2005
Model Year 2005 Rollover Ratings NHTSA has released rollover ratings for model year 2005 vehicles. Comparative results can be viewed by class (SUVs, Pickups, Vans or Passenger Cars). The white bar in the Rollover Rating graphic represents the range of percentages for all vehicles tested in a given vehicle class (passen ... Continue reading
Jul 28, 2005
As Movie Release Date Approaches, Car Enthusiasts Clamor for Charger WHAT: With Warner Bros. Pictures' movie remake of the hit television series "The Dukes of Hazzard" set to premiere in Hollywood on July 28, Kelley Blue Book reports that the value of the 1969 Dodge Charger, the famed car used as the Dukes' "General Le ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Supervisory Board Changes Company's Top Management
Jul 28, 2005
- Prof. Jurgen E. Schrempp (60) to leave the company on December 31, 2005 - Dr. Dieter Zetsche (52) new Chairman of the Board of Management, effective January 1, 2006 - Thomas W. LaSorda (51) to head Chrysler Group, as of January 1, 2006 - Eric Ridenour (47) new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Chrysler Group STUTTGART ... Continue reading
Power Information Network Reports: Employee Discounts Creating Desired Results for Big Three
Jul 21, 2005
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--July 21, 2005--Offering employee discounts to all consumers appears to be paying off for the Big Three in the form of increased sales and market share, according to actual retail transaction data from more than 6,200 automotive franchises compiled by the Power Information Network (PIN). Both F ... Continue reading
Latest IIHS Front and Side Crash Test Results
Jul 18, 2005
Edmunds.com Names Used Car Best Bets, Offers Consumers Advice for Buying a Used Car
Jul 12, 2005
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 12 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today announces its recommendations for the best used cars and trucks, and offers advice for used-car shopping. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031009/LATH011ALOGO ) "Used cars and trucks, even those that ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2005
NEW YORK, July 11 -- According to new data from GfK Automotive, men and women really are different when it comes to their next new car purchase. Fast and expensive vehicles drive men to take out their checkbooks while women are on the lookout for affordable, family-friendly wheels. For men, the Porsche 911 is the bigge ... Continue reading
Employee Pricing Helps Big 3 Dominate Vincentric's Lowest Cost to Own Rankings
Jul 11, 2005
Employee Pricing Helps Big 3 Dominate Vincentric's Lowest Total Ownership Cost Rankings BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan - July 11, 2005 - Vincentric, a leading automotive data compilation and analysis firm, released findings today showing that the employee discount programs currently offered by GM, Chrysler, and Ford have h ... Continue reading
Jul 8, 2005
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 7 -- How does the Chrysler Group reach today's discriminating buyer? Simple: hot product; great deals; classic lines; and familiar faces ... like former Chrysler CEO, Lee A. Iacocca. Mr. Iacocca and others are featured in the company's new marketing and advertising campaign, Employee Pricing P ... Continue reading
Jul 8, 2005
Statement from Lee Iacocca, Chairman, Iacocca Foundation, and former Chairman and CEO, Chrysler: AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 7 -- "When Chrysler asked me to help promote their new Employee Pricing Plus campaign, I couldn't resist. All I asked in return was the opportunity to work with Chrysler to help promote a cause tha ... Continue reading
Chrysler Taps Flashy Former Chairman as Advertising Guru
Jul 7, 2005
Washington DC July 7, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that Lee Iacocca will return to the spotlight in a series of Chrysler advertising spots in hopes of drumming up consumer interest in his former company’s Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models, reports The Detroit News. The flamboyant former chairman retired from ... Continue reading
Jul 7, 2005
Several automakers are scaling back the free-maintenance perks that traditionally accompany the purchase of a new car, as they look for ways to “trim their costs and beef up their bottom lines,” reports The Wall Street Journal. “... A growing number of manufacturers -- including some of the same brand ... Continue reading
New Discount Plans May Signal a New Dawn in Consumer Car Buying
Jul 6, 2005
Snide’s Remarks :What is with all the hub-bub and the experts surprise at Detroit’s latest method to instill trust and provide consumers with enticing sales prices? For years we have been shouting (to whoever would listen) that the American buyer really wants and needs just one thing…to believe that t ... Continue reading
Chrysler Takes Employee Pricing to the Showroom with Employee Pricing Plus
Jul 6, 2005
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 6 -- Chrysler Group customers shopping for a new Chrysler, Jeep(R) or Dodge vehicle will now pay the same price as our 80,000 employees worldwide, plus receive cash back. Today is the beginning of Chrysler Group's Employee Pricing Plus program, which launches in the U.S. and Canada on qualifyi ... Continue reading
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