Chrysler town and country

DETROIT/PARIS (Reuters) - General Motors Corp GM.N intensified talks to acquire Chrysler LLC on Friday amid a worsening global auto downturn that forced deep cuts of salaried jobs at Chrysler and a warning from France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen PEUP.PA . Shares of U.S. automakers and parts suppliers also fell under a broader stock market decline on Friday, including a 26-year low at No. 2 U.S.-based automaker Ford Motor Co F.N which is also cutting back due to the industrywide slowdown.

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Chrysler axes salaried jobs 25% of white-collar positions to go in three months Dave Hall, Windsor Star Published:”Saturday, October 25, 2008 Chrysler will eliminate about 25 per cent of its salaried workforce, or up to 5,000 jobs, the company announced Friday. The move, an effort to trim costs as sales slump, will be done through voluntary or involuntary layoffs.

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Few customers bought AWD Dodge Calibers. The 2009 Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger, and Dodge Caliber will no longer offer an all-wheel-drive option, Chrysler told Ward’s Auto last week. The Sebring and Avenger midsize sedans and the Caliber compact hatchback were only recently introduced with the feature, which helps traction in rough conditions like mud or snow.. Chrysler said only around 5% of Calibers and 1% of Sebrings and Avengers were selling with the feature.

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Talk of a possible merger between automakers General Motors and Chrysler has managed to unsettle local union officials who fear consolidation will result in more job losses for workers. “We’re worried,” said Leon Rideout, Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) local 1285 president.

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Chrysler LLC, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich., produces Chrysler,Jeep(R), Dodge and Mopar(R) brand vehicles and products. Total sales worldwidein 2007 were 2.7 million vehicles. Sales outside of North America were thehighest ever with an increase of 15 percent over 2006. Its product lineupfeatures some of the world’s most recognizable vehicles, including theChrysler 300 and Town Country, Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee and DodgeChallenger and Ram.

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The Renault-Nissan alliance, which has long sought a North American partner, is reemerging as a possible suitor for Chrysler. Renault-Nissan officials have visited Chrysler facilities, including the automaker’s Auburn Hills headquarters, people told the Free Press. One person said Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of both Renault and Nissan, has people in the United States analyzing options with Chrysler, in what could be seen as a sign of the alliance’s interest in expanding.

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22 October 2008 Mumbai : General Motors is looking at overseas funds to finance its acquisition of Chrysler LLC, even as executives at both the automakers are pushing for a quick deal, possibly before the presidential election due on 4 November, the Financial Times said in a website report.

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There would be fewer job cuts than there would be with GM. Chrysler also needs to shed dealers, which would be a major and expensive headache for GM. GM also has too many dealers in the U.S. market, but found out how difficult it is to reduce the size of that group when it killed off its Oldsmobile division in 2000. “GM had 300 Oldsmobile dealers that were hanging on for dear life and it cost [GM] an arm and a leg,” said one industry source. Chrysler has about 3,000 U.S. dealers.

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The Durango and Aspen Hybrids share a dual-mode hybrid system jointly developed with GM, BMW and Daimler. The SUVs are equipped with Chrysler’s 5.7-liter Hemi V8 with cylinder deactivation. Combined output is 400 horsepower, with 380 pound-feet of torque.

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The only all wheel drive cars from Chrysler should be called Eagles or Jeeps. The Compass and Patriot already have the on road and off road wagon covered, so there is no need for an AWD Caliber, though a turbo AWD Compass would be a good addition. They are going to stop making the Sebring sedan so Sebring will mean convertible, Avenger will mean FWD sedan and Eagle Vision should be an AWD sedan. Then they also need to bring back the Eagle Talon hatchback on the Compass/Patriot frame.

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