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...somebody at work just bought a new black Chrysler Sebring. At least there's one person who likes 'em. One of my co-workers at my other job has a new Chrysler Aspen. They must be giving them away as nobody at that job makes enough to pay the MSRP on them.
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Replying to: lemko (Sep 25, 2008 6:23 am) |
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"Chrysler LLC is expected to fire roughly 300 salaried employees as soon as Friday in a bid to meet a target of cutting 1,000 white-collar jobs by the end of September." AP More at the WSJ, including this quote: "With a number of firings looming, morale at Chrysler is "lower than low," another employee said." |
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"With a number of firings looming, morale at Chrysler is 'lower than low,' another employee said." Unfortunately this is almost always the case when many employees lose their jobs. It's a very difficult thing to avoid. Please excuse me for asking a rhetorical question, but would morale be better if the company didn't control expenses, thereby virtually ensuring bankruptcy and the loss of all jobs?
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Sep 26, 2008 8:13 am) There was lots of counseling available (emotional and job) and generous parting gifts. Morale has suffered but probably not as bad as a Friday rout without much notice. And much better than the shock of closure out of the blue, like the sudden shutdown of the Bill Heard dealerships. The long slow drag on Chrysler sales in this economic environment must be like a cloud over the whole organization. |
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I am in the process of buying either a Town and Country or a Honda Oddyssey. If I can find a CDI number, this would put the Town and Country over the top for me. Can anyone help me find one? Please? Thanks |
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Chrysler has some new news to me. And it's news that goes a long way to answering what is going on with the subcompact Dodge Hornet. I just read in the September '08 Motor Trend magazine that Dodge and Nissan are working together on a small car that will be built on the Nissan Versa platform, that will be based on the Dodge Hornet design. And it will be released to us here in the U.S. in 2010 as a 2011 model. Also, Dodge and Chery Motors of China are still working on a small car(rumoured to be the Chery A1)that will be exported to world markets in 2012. That part about that car being the Chery A1 was not in the Sept.'08 Motor Trend. I knew that from my car magazine and internet reading. Seems to me I have read different things about where the A1 will be built. It makes sense for it to be built in China by Chery Motors, however, this part of the story may have more information to come about the A1's build location. Finally some information on the Dodge Hornet subcompact! I have continued to look for infomation on that little stinger for months and months and found nothing, until now in the Sept.'08 Motor Trend. It was near the front of the magazine where on this same page MT was discussing the new Chevy Cruze subcompact and the Ford Fiesta plans. Just to sort of give us all a domestic small car update. |
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BY TIM HIGGINS • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • October 3, 2008 "It's official: Chrysler plans to launch redesigned versions of the Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 in 2010. The Auburn Hills automaker's plan to launch redesigned versions of the full-size cars in 2010 was an open secret in Detroit, but it was something that Chrysler officials never talked about in public. That is until this week when Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli confirmed it. 'In the pipeline for 2010: A brand new 300, a brand new Charger ... a brand new Jeep, the pipeline is full, plus we have these smaller vehicles coming through partnerships and alliances," Nardelli said. "I think the product cadence at Chrysler is coming back strong.' "... This article went on to say that these redesigned cars, which will debut in 2010, will probably be designated as 2011 year models. Makes sense.
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