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06.10.2009 12:08 pm

Chrysler-Fiat deal brings job promotions for execs

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Now that Italian automaker Fiat is the owner of most of Chrysler LLC’s assets, several of Chrysler’s executives received job promotions with the newly formed company.

Fiat and Chrysler closed a deal today to transfer assets to a new company called…

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04.22.2009 5:20 pm

Chrysler’s Fenton plant on temporary idle this week

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Production at Chrysler LLC’s Fenton pickup operations has been idled this week, a union official said today.

The plant, where the Dodge Ram is assembled, employs about 1,000 workers. Production is expected to restart next week, said Don Ackermann, vice president…

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03.12.2009 12:24 pm

Chrysler to Canada: No help? No more production

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In what seems to be a repeat of a warning issued in December, Chrysler LLC co-President Tom LaSorda said Wednesday night that unless it received government loans and concessions from the Canadian union, the automaker would end its Canadian production…

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03.03.2009 6:57 pm

That pickup got a HEMI? Chrysler to offer option for free this month

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In its latest move to spur more new-vehicle sales, Chrysler LLC said that it would offer its well-known 5.7-liter HEMI engine for free on the Dodge Ram 1500 this month.

The HEMI package is worth about $1,200, said Steven Landry, executive vice…

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10.24.2008 9:52 am

Chrylser to cut 25 percent of white collar jobs, WSJ says

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Wall Street Journal (paid subscription required) this morning is reporting that Chrysler LLC told employees today that it will cut 25 percent of its white-collar jobs next month.

The job reduction is expected to affect about 5,000 employees and comes…

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09.19.2008 5:23 pm

2009 Dodge Ram launches with incentives

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Analysts who speculated that the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 would launch with incentives were right. The redesigned full-size pickup is pulling onto dealership floors and lots with incentives of up to $1,000.

Pickup buyers who complete their deals before Sept. 30…

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09.08.2008 2:45 pm

Analyst: Gov’t auto loans could reduce bankruptcy risks

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If Congress gives $25 billion or more in low-cost loans to the auto industry, the money could reduce the bankruptcy risk for some or all of the Detroit Three automakers, according to a JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst.

There have been…

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