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Chrysler inventories lower, still high

Chrysler inventories fell during its bankruptcy period, with all factories shut down, but were still high by import standards – and close to GM’s inventories. This data was provided by Automotive News, covers the United States, and was current as of June 1.
Overall, Chrysler ended the month with 86 days’ supply, or 260,400 vehicles. Dodge [...]

CEMA to feature Gales, Missile

The annual Chrysler Employee Motorsports Association (CEMA)’s annual charity show at the Chrysler Museum, scheduled for June 13, 2009, will feature famed stylists Tom and Jeff Gale on “Then & Now Chrysler Design.” The Mopar Missile crew will be honored; members have been invited to reunited and share their memories. Mike Ricketts will display his [...]

Papers: Newark, Delaware plant closes Friday (updated)

First published 12/15/08; updated 12/17/08.
Local newspapers claim that the Newark, Delaware plant, which produces the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen, will close on Friday. The plant had been set to close in 2009, but when large SUVs dropped in popularity, the closing date was moved up.
Update: Chrysler confirmed the closure indirectly by noting its plants [...]

Inventories, sales per dealer

Automotive News has published its monthly inventory list, and Chrysler’s inventory has swollen in terms of days sold compared with November. The company as a whole has 117 says’ supply of product, around 400,000 units of unsold inventory spread across its dealers and channels. In contrast, Ford had 101 days (500,000 units) and GM had [...]

Return of the sales bank

With sales falling faster than Chrysler has been able to cut production, the sales bank has apparently been brought back, at least temporarily. According to Jim Press, as quoted by Automotive News, there are 12,000 units of “unassigned inventory” – vehicles produced without an order from dealers. Many of these may be Durangos and Aspens [...]

Chrysler sales plummet in November; Dodge still strong brand

Chrysler sales plunged 47.1 percent in November as tight credit and consumer concerns about the economy took a toll on the entire industry. Compounding the matter was buyer uncertainty about the future of Chrysler and the other American automakers. In its loan request to Congress, General Motors cited a study by CNW Marketing Research that [...]

Chrysler reports 35% decline in sales, in line with industry

Chrysler announced that its October 2008 sales in the United States were 94,530 units, a 35% drop from October 2007. By comparison, GM sales dropped 45%, Toyota 23%, and Ford 32%.
Jim Press, Chrysler LLC Vice Chairman and President, commented that, “…despite this marketplace downturn, our critically important Dodge Ram launch is on schedule and our [...]


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