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:
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- 285exp I am quite sure that it is a complete coincidence that they have announced a $7k price increase the same week that the current administration has passed legislation extending the $7k tax credit that was set to expire. Yep, not at all related.
- Syke Is it possible to switch the pure EV drive on and off? Given the wonderful throttle response of an EV, I could see the desirability of this for a serious off-roader. Run straight ICE to get to your off-roading site, switch over the EV drive during the off-road section, then back to ICE for the road trip back home.
- ToolGuy Historical Perspective Moment:• First-gen Bronco debuted in MY1966• OJ Simpson Bronco chase was in 1994• 1966 to 1994 = 28 years• 1994 to now = 28 yearsFeel old yet?
- Ronnie Schreiber From where is all that electricity needed to power an EV transportation system going to come? Ironically, the only EV evangelist that I know of who even mentions the fragile nature of our electrical grid is Elon Musk. None of the politicians pushing EVs go anywhere near it, well, unless they are advocating for unreliable renewables like wind and solar.
- FreedMike I just don’t see the market here - I think about 1.2% of Jeep drivers are going to be sold on the fuel cost savings here. And the fuel cost savings are pretty minimal, per the EPA: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/PowerSearch.do?action=noform&path=1&year1=2022&year2=2022&make=Jeep&baseModel=Wrangler&srchtyp=ymm&pageno=1&rowLimit=50Annual fuel costs for this vehicle are $2200 and $2750 for the equivalent base turbo-four model. I don’t get it.
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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.