Mar 26, 2013
R. James Woolsey, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and co-founder of the US Energy Security Council, will lead off a panel discussion with executives from Ford, GM, Toyota and Chrysler at a meeting in Southfield, MI March 28 that will focus on how the automotive industry plans to achieve the EPA-manda ... Continue reading
Chrysler Unveils Five Special Editions At Detroit Athletic Club
Mar 26, 2013
By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Detroit March 21, 2013; President and CEO of the Chrysler brand, Saad Chehab, a Detroit native, presented some fabulous cars to the assembled Automotive Press Association in downtown Detroit today. Talking about the resurgent companyâs impressive sales gains of the p ... Continue reading
The Chrysler Foundation to Fund 'Out of This World' Science Initiative
Mar 25, 2013
More than 50 years since a Chrysler-built Redstone rocket launched Alan Shepard into space, The Chrysler Foundation, the charitable arm of Chrysler Group LLC, will present Warren (Mich.) Consolidated School's Butcher Educational Center with a $17,500 grant to help send their science experiment to the International Spac ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group is the Fastest Growing Manufacturer in California for Second Consecutive Year
Mar 25, 2013
Chrysler Group's retail sales increased 50 percent in 2012 compared with sales in 2011; Fastest-growing manufacturer in the state FIAT brand retail sales were up 254 percent in 2012 versus 2011; Fastest-growing brand in the state Ram Truck brand retail sales were up 47 percent in 2012 compared with sales in 2011 Chrysl ... Continue reading
It's Time for the Good News Stories to be Written
Mar 25, 2013
Richmond Football Club Captain, Trent Cotchin, speaks out in an emotive Jeep television commercial (TVC) which aired yesterday, Sunday 24 March. ... Continue reading
Chrysler Brand Launches 'Unboxing' for the New Chrysler 300C John Varvatos Limited Edition
Mar 22, 2013
World-renowned fashion designer and Detroit native John Varvatos featured in Chrysler brand's new advertising campaign 'Unboxing' showcases the new 2013 Chrysler 300C John Varvatos Limited Edition arriving in dealerships this spring Spot showcases collaboration between the Chrysler brand and John Varvatos' signature de ... Continue reading
Mar 21, 2013
2013.5 Chrysler 200 S Special Edition accelerates the successful relationship with Carhartt, which started with an exclusive made in the USA Carhartt/Imported from Detroit clothing line in November With more than 210 years combined manufacturing and business experience in greater Detroit, Carhartt and Chrysler know the ... Continue reading
Mar 11, 2013
In support of United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM), a package of Chrysler Group Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne's customized 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 and Mopar's latest HEMI V-8 crate engine will be auctioned with all proceeds going to UWSEM. The auction will take place during the Barrett-Jackson aucti ... Continue reading
TRW Earns Chrysler Innovation Award Recognition For Lane Centering Assist
Mar 7, 2013
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. has been recognized by the Chrysler Group LLC's Innovation group with a 2012 Innovation Award for User Experience and Driver Assistance in the development of Lane Centering Assist systems. The award is in recognition of a 2012 "Decoupled Development" project and TRW was recognized as one o ... Continue reading
Mar 6, 2013
What: Join us in congratulating the next wave of potential automotive designers at this year's Detroit Autorama when Chrysler Group LLC's Product Design Office, along with the College for Creative Studies (CCS) and United Way for Southeastern Michigan announce the winners of its "Autorama High School Design Competition ... Continue reading
Fiat Chrysler Group Continues Record-Breaking Start to 2013
Mar 5, 2013
Fiat Chrysler Group is well on its way to recording its strongest ever quarter for its Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands with a February sales tally of 2,144 units (up 34.9 per cent on 2012) taking its total YTD sales to 4,050 - up 44.7 per cent on the same time last year. ... Continue reading
Mar 1, 2013
Best February sales since 2008 35th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains Dodge, Ram Truck, and FIAT brands each post sales increases in February compared with same month a year ago Dodge brand sales increase 30 percent; best February sales since 2007 and largest year-over-year percentage increase of any Chry ... Continue reading
Feb 28, 2013
Chrysler Group Chairman and CEO makes announcement joined by Indiana Governor Kokomo Transmission, Kokomo Casting and Indiana Transmission I to receive $212 million for additional equipment and tooling; will create up to 400 new jobs Investing $162 million in new Tipton Transmission Plant for production of nine-speed t ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Engineer Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Prize
Feb 28, 2013
Chrysler Group LLC Technical Fellow Hussein Dourra has been named winner of the Edward N. Cole Award for Automotive Engineering Innovation for 2012. The annual prize recognizes a Society of Automotive Engineering member whose lifetime accomplishments are deemed to be original, innovative and significant. "Hussein exemp ... Continue reading
Powertrain Engineer Wins Walter P. Chrysler Technology Award for Second Time
Feb 27, 2013
Powertrain Synthesis Manager Mark J. Duty was today named winner of the Walter P. Chrysler Technology Award, given to holders of Chrysler Group's most outstanding patents. Duty, a 47-year-old engineer who joined the company in 1996, earned the prize -- his second -- for work on the Powertrain Matching Analysis Toolset. ... Continue reading
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