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…

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…

Chrysler said it has submitted its viability plan to the Treasury Department today, asking for $2 billion in additional funding beyond the $7 billion it requested from the government last year. So far, the government has given the automaker $4…

Chrysler LLC has reduced its 2008 Dodge Ram inventory to about one month’s supply, or 7,000 units, said Steven Landry, executive vice president of North American sales and marketing, global parts and service.

Still, inventories for the older 2008 model year…

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…