China retaliates for anti-dumping move

September 14th, 2009 by DaveAdmin

Following an investigation of Chinese tire companies accused of selling their wares in the United States at prices below their own cost, in order to remove competitors, the Obama administration imposed new taxes on tires imported from China. In return, China has demanded investigations on United States automotive exports and poultry.
China has not allowed foreign [...]

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US panel rules on Chinese tire dumping

June 19th, 2009 by DaveAdmin

In what might be a sign of tougher trade policies, the U.S. government’s International Trade Commission rules that low-cost tires imported from China had flooded the market. Acting on a 2005 complaint from the United Steelworkers, whose members make the steel wire used in tires, the panel found that the Chinese tires had flooded the [...]

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GM to export Chinese cars to U.S.

May 12th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon

General Motors, as part of its plan to increase its use of offshore manufacturing by 98 percent, will be exporting a car it build in China to the United States in 2011.
The company believes it will sell 17,335 of the cars in the first year and almost three times that many, 51,546, by 2014. By [...]

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Meyer, Murtaugh out in realignment

December 19th, 2008 by Bill Cawthon

Deborah Wahl Meyer, Chrysler’s Chief Marketing Officer, is leaving the company today and Phillip F. Murtaugh, who has been handling the company’s Asia operations, will be leaving at the end of the month as part of the latest management realignment. The company says both are leaving to “pursue other interests.”
Steven J. Landry, Executive V-P of North American [...]

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Tags: Asia, Canada, China, Chrysler, Europe, managers, Mopar, Sales, Steve Landry, Toyota. Chrysler, Executives

Indian seats dropped from Wrangler

December 15th, 2008 by DaveAdmin

Hot on the heels of purchasing chief Campi’s resignation came an announcement that Chrysler will not use seats made in India for the next Jeep Wrangler, as had been planned.
Campi developed a reputation at Home Depot for buying products from “any place but the United States,” which he carried with him to Chrysler. In search [...]

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Chrysler ends talks with Chery

December 9th, 2008 by Bill Cawthon

According to the Wall Street Journal, Chrysler won’t be getting a small car from Chinese manufacturer Chery Automotive Co. Due to the stumbling global economy the Detroit automaker says it has ended talks of cooperation between the two companies.
The news came in a statement issued to the WSJ on Monday.
In the statement, Chrysler said, “Both [...]

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China retaliates for anti-dumping move

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GM to export Chinese cars to U.S.

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Indian seats dropped from Wrangler

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