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Marchionne: Chrysler IPO is inevitable but unlikely in 2012

Marchionne: Chrysler IPO is inevitable but unlikely in 2012

A conference regarding whether Chrysler and Fiat S.p.A. will offer an IPO for the Auburn Hills make took place today in northern Michigan. There has been growing speculation as to whether Chrysler will attempt to return to public ownership by the end of this year. But since Fiat S.p.A. has increased their stake significantly in [...]

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Marchionne says he may step down as Chrysler CEO within 5 years

Marchionne says he may step down as Chrysler CEO within 5 years

It’s a scary thought for us to see a Chrysler Group LLC operation without Sergio Marchionne at the helm – however, it’s bound to happen one day. During a question-and-answer session at the 2011 Management Briefing Seminars, Marchionne said that he will be stepping aside as CEO from the Auburn Hills automaker within five years. [...]

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Marchionne: Fiat will succeed with Chrysler where Daimler didn’t

In a recent interview, one of Chrysler’s new top executives spoke openly in his thoughts about the latest Fiat and Chrysler merger. Dan Knott, said recently that he has his hopes high for this latest merger between European auto giant, Fiat and Auburn Hills-born Chrysler AG. Simply put, it comes down to this: “When I [...]

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Marchionne: Chrysler won’t ‘loosen the purse strings’ on executive pay as U.S. cap ends

Just recently, we’ve provided news that Fiat’s CEO Sergio Marchionne has increased their stake in the Chrysler Auto Group ridding the Auburn Hills make of its US and taxpayers’ ownership. This also means that executive pay restrictions imposed by the US government as part of the bailout program was also lifted. That said however, Marchionne [...]

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Here’s a surprise: Chrysler outselling Fiat

Earlier this week, we provided news that Fiat was increasing their stake in the Chrysler Auto Group well past 50%. However, despite Fiat’s prominence over Chrysler, Chrysler’s out standing sales in the US market and growth in Brazil has allowed the American auto manufacturer to offset Fiat’s less successful sales in Europe. “Chrysler will generate [...]

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Chrysler loses $370 million in 2nd quarter of 2011 due to repayment of loans

Chrysler announced a net loss for the second quarter of 2011 for a total of $370 million compared to a net loss of $172 million during the same period in 2010. The loss was reported even as sales and market share increased in the United States and Canada. Chrysler said that if it did not [...]

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Fiat buys 6% U.S. Treasury stake in Chrysler, now owns 53.5%

Fiat buys 6% U.S. Treasury stake in Chrysler, now owns 53.5%

Chrysler has been on a very strong upward trend, both as a company and with their products. However, much of this is attributed to Fiat’s purchase of the Chrysler Group LLC because without the acquisition, for all we know Chrysler could’ve ended up the same way the company’s former subsidiary Plymouth did: dead. When Fiat [...]

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Marchionne: Fiat, Chrysler will soon have one management structure

Marchionne: Fiat, Chrysler will soon have one management structure

Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group LLC will soon have a single management structure, according to the CEO of both companies, Sergio Marchionne. Marchionne said he plans to announce a structure “in terms of leadership pretty quickly.” Marchionne said he is working on management changes as he steps up the merger process between the two companies. [...]

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AutoNation says Detroit three will gain market share this year

AutoNation says Detroit three will gain market share this year

Following my expression of patriotism in my fourth of July editorial, there shouldn’t be any surprise to the current success and rise of the American automobile industry. But to further support their efforts, AutoNation, the largest automotive retailer in the US of A, announced that it has high expectations for the Detroit Three’s gain in [...]

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Chrysler Group to invest $114 million at Trenton, Michigan plant

Chrysler Group to invest $114 million at Trenton, Michigan plant

Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it will invest $114 million in new equipment for its Trenton Engine Complex plant to support increased production of its Pentastar engine. The invest is expected to create 268 new jobs and will be used to repurpose about one-fifth or nearly 400,000-square feet of the Trenton North Engine Plant, [...]

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