Posted on January 6th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
The addition of the 300-based Thema and the Voyager, a Town & Country clone, help Fiat add sales in the important German market. The two vehicles are credited with Lancia’s 60-percent improvement, based on 2011 new registration figures published by the KBA (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt or Federal Motor Transport Authority) in Flensburg, Germany. In addition, Fiat Group [...]
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Posted on April 11th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The Moparshop in Olfen, Germany, has scheduled their Season Opener Party for the Saturday before Easter, April 23, 2011. The party starts at 3:00 PM and runs to ? Everyone is invited; there’s a family-friendly atmosphere, nice cars and good music included. They expect at least 50-70 old Mopars, a typical turnout, but they say [...]
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Posted on October 14th, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
The new Chrysler 200 may headed across the Atlantic to do battle with cars from Volkswagen, Ford and GM’s Opel subsidiary. Fiat, which handles distribution of Chrysler products in Europe, wants a bigger piece of the lucrative fleet market in Germany and Great Britain. Unlike the U.S., where “fleet” means low-profit sales to rental companies [...]
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Posted on June 14th, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
On June 1, 2010, Chrysler’s Berlin-based German sales unit was taken over by Fiat’s Frankfurt-based organization. The employees affected by the change are being offered new contracts but will have to relocate. The 70 staff members of Chrysler’s wholesale unit in Stuttgart are being folded into the Fiat operation in Turin, Italy. It’s all part [...]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2010 • by David Zatz
General Motors has announced cutbacks at Opel, which a German union official, apparently unaware of Daimler’s history in the United States, declared to be a “declaration of war,” according to the Associated Press. The cutbacks would drop 8,300 jobs at money-losing Opel, which GM unsuccessfully tried to sell recently. A plant in Belgium has been [...]
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Posted on November 25th, 2008 • by David Zatz
Andreas Renschler told the Associated Press that Daimler AG’s truck empire will not cut hours in its German plants, but could continue slashing Daimler Trucks North America, which includes the remains of Sterling and Freightliner. In contrast, Mercedes will be increasing its holiday shutdown and may cut working hours. Daimler Trucks North America has [...]
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