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#50 of 69 JGC blowing the doors off by steve_ HOST

Oct 26, 2012 (3:34 pm)

"Adding the third crew now was driven by the mounting cost of overtime Jefferson North's workers have logged in recent months. Newly hired workers start at a lower wage to which the UAW agreed in its 2011 contract.
 
Through September, U.S. sales of the Grand Cherokee are up 30.1% from a year earlier to 112,075."
 
Chrysler to add 1,100 workers at Detroit plant to make SUVs (Detroit Free Press)

#51 of 69 good numbers by steve_ HOST

Oct 29, 2012 (9:00 pm)

"Net revenue for the quarter was 18 percent to $15.5 billion, thanks to a 19 percent increase in shipments. Chrysler shipped 559,000 vehicles during the third quarter compared to 469,000 during the same period in 2011.
 
Since emerging from bankruptcy in 2009, Chrysler has not only returned to solid profitability, but also announced investments of more than $4.5 billion in the United States and Canada, repaid its government loans in full with interest six years ahead of schedule and launched 18 new or refreshed cars and trucks.
 
Fiat currently owns 58.5 percent of Chrysler and is trying to purchase another 3.3 percent of the company from its other owner, an hourly retiree health care trust run by the United Auto Workers."
 
Chrysler 3Q net profit up 80% to $381M (Detroit News)

#52 of 69 as previously promised by steve_ HOST

Nov 15, 2012 (8:50 am)

"Chrysler Group LLC will announce Thursday nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in new investments and add about 1,250 jobs at three of its Michigan plants to boost production of engines and pickup trucks."
 
Chrysler to invest $250M, add 1,250 jobs at three Michigan plants (Detroit News)

#53 of 69 expecting a strong December too by steve_ HOST

Dec 03, 2012 (8:09 am)

"Chrysler Group LLC earlier reported its best November sales since 2007, as it sold 122,565 vehicles in the month, up 14.4 percent from the same month in 2011.
 
"Our November sales were up 14 percent and we extended our sales streak to 32-consecutive months of year-over-year sales gains."
 
Chrysler posts best November sales since '07 (Detroit News)

#54 of 69 Re: expecting a strong December too [steve_] by chryslergroup

Dec 05, 2012 (6:12 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Dec 03, 2012 8:09 am)
Great new for Chrysler Group LLC!
 
Thanks to all of our customers who love to drive our vehicles!
 
Lisa
Customer Care
Chrysler Group LLC

#55 of 69 Dart? Drat. by steve_ HOST

Dec 05, 2012 (6:54 am)

"Last month, Chrysler sold just 4,489 Darts, almost a thousand less than it sold in October. That is significant, because the industry as a whole reported its strongest sales in nearly five years on Monday. And that has some analysts worried.
 
"It is of concern, because the small-car segment is doing very well right now — and they are missing the boat on that," said Michelle Krebs of Edmunds.com. "Their numbers should be higher. But they are establishing themselves in a space they haven't played in for some time."
 
Dodge Dart sales veer from target (Detroit News)

#56 of 69 Re: Dart? Drat. [steve_] by andre1969

Dec 05, 2012 (7:44 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Dec 05, 2012 6:54 am)
I wonder if there's getting to be some overlap with the Dodge Avenger and Chrysler 200C? Even though the Dart's a "compact" and those two are "midsized", there really isn't a huge difference in size between the two. And the last time I was at the Mopar dealer, I noticed they were running some incredible deals on the Avenger/200C. Not so much on the Dart.
 
I'd think the Dart would still appeal to the more youthful crowd, but maybe some people are getting swayed into the Avenger or 200C, because of those rebates.
 
Another potential problem might be the product mix. Back in 1981, Chrysler botched the launch of their Reliant/Aries K-cars, because while they were advertised at a nice low base price, initially they built mainly fully decked-out models. So people went into the dealer expecting to get some economical compact for $6000 or so, and finding that all the cars on the lot were $9000 and up. They corrected that problem pretty quickly, thankfully. But maybe they're repeating it for the Dart?

#57 of 69 Re: Dart? Drat. [andre1969] by steve_ HOST

Dec 05, 2012 (8:10 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 05, 2012 7:44 am)
Car prices keep going up but I think you're right; Dart prices may look a bit high for a "compact" and Dodge is trying to hold the line on incentives.

#58 of 69 Re: Dart? Drat. [steve_] by andre1969

Dec 05, 2012 (8:58 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Dec 05, 2012 8:10 am)
This has to be a mis-print or have some kind of fine print, right? 2013 Avenger with 3.6 V-6 for $16,279. Even though the Avenger and 200C are also-rans by this time, it still seems like a great deal at that price.
 
For comparison, here's a fairly basic Dart S/E Aero for $16,159.
 
Even though the Dart is a newer, more up-to-date design, the V-6 Avenger for about the same price is very compelling, at least to me. Also, that Dart is at the dealer I bought my Ram from, so that internet price isn't going to include freight, and will also include every single incentive they offer tacked on, whether you actually qualify for them all or not. And, reading the fine print for the Avenger, looks like that dealer does the same thing.
 
But, like you said, there probably aren't as many incentives on the Dart.

#59 of 69 Re: Dart? Drat. [andre1969] by steve_ HOST

Dec 05, 2012 (10:46 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 05, 2012 8:58 am)
Looks like most of the current incentives are conquest type ones, and go from $500 to $1,000.

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