Chrysler Suicide Watch 35: Reason to Be Cheerful
Keeping Track of the Facts on Chrysler LLC
As the industry goes through a period of great change and a slowing economy, we all face difficult questions about the status of the industry and our company. Following are a number of the leading subjects that come up in the media and in our daily conversations, as well as information you need to know and share:
The State of the U.S. Auto Industry in 2008 .
Our full year plan for the market in 2008 has been aggressively conservative, allowing us to be better positioned for the current slowdown. We are clearly in a challenging environment, but continue to be focused on building a profitable enterprise for the long term. We are committed to good business practices despite the market slowdown such as reducing fleet sales (volume down more than 20% YTD) and dealer inventory (volume is down 67,000 units from a year ago).
The State of Chrysler
Chrysler's Sales in 2008
Chrysler's Alignment with Marketplace
Chrysler's Launch Lineup for 2008
Harbour Report for Manufacturing Productivity
Quality
Commodity Prices
Investing in our Future with Advanced Technology
. Examples of new advanced technologies available on 2009 models include:
We are committed to continuing to share information with you. As an ambassador for this company, we hope you will communicate this information in your conversations about Chrysler.
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- Akear Does anyone care how the world's sixth largest carmaker conducts business. Just a quarter century ago GM was the world's top carmaker. [list=1][*]Toyota Group: Sold 10.8 million vehicles, with a growth rate of 4.6%.[/*][*]Volkswagen Group: Achieved 8.8 million sales, growing sharply in America (+16.6%) and Europe (+20.3%).[/*][*]Hyundai-Kia: Reported 7.1 million sales, with surges in America (+7.9%) and Asia (+6.3%).[/*][*]Renault Nissan Alliance: Accumulated 6.9 million sales, balancing struggles in Asia and Africa with growth in the Americas and Europe.[/*][*]Stellantis: Maintained the fifth position with 6.5 million sales, despite substantial losses in Asia.[/*][*]General Motors, Honda Motor, and Ford followed closely with 6.2 million, 4.1 million, and 3.9 million sales, respectively.[/*][/list=1]
- THX1136 A Mr. J. Sangburg, professional manicurist, rust repairer and 3 times survivor is hoping to get in on the bottom level of this magnificent property. He has designs to open a tea shop and used auto parts store in the facility as soon as there is affordable space available. He has stated, for the record, "You ain't seen anything yet and you probably won't." Always one for understatement, Mr. Sangburg hasn't been forthcoming with any more information at this time. You can follow the any further developments @GotItFiguredOut.net.
- TheEndlessEnigma And yet government continues to grow....
- TheEndlessEnigma Not only do I not care about the move, I do not care about GM....gm...or whatever it calls itself.
- Redapple2 As stated above, gm now is not the GM of old. They say it themselves without realizing it. New logo: GM > gm. As much as I dislike my benefactor (gm spent ~ $200,000 on my BS and MS) I try to be fair, a smart business makes timely decisions based on the reality of the current (and future estimates) situation. The move is a good one.
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"We currently have our top 300 leaders going through a comprehensive leadership development program.." That probably means 300 employees get to listen to Nardelli's retelling of his football glories at some minor league college and how he reduced costs at HD by getting rid of employees that the customers mistakenly thought were part of the operation.
If i were running Chrysler, things would be dramatically different -- that is, i'd stop lying through my teeth about how confident Chrysler executives are that the company will survive intact. We all know that it won't. First of all, Chrysler products are well below average by almost all measures of quality and fuel economy. What's more, Chysler has't bothered to properly invest in new vehicle development in the last decade. Farming everything out to the lowest bidder is the best way to integrate a junk product. And let's not forget how nicely this PR-spun piece ignored the cash burn problem. Sure, Chrysler is trimming down inventory on dealer lots as fast as it can. But it has to give away each car and truck to do it. So long, Chrysler, it was nice knowing you. Please donate your last few factories to the city governments so that they can refurbish them into low-cost housing or something useful.