September 29th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
About 400 hourly employees from the Chrysler stamping plant in Twinsburg, Ohio will be given an opportunity to come to the Motor City and fill positions at the Warren and Sterling stamping plants. Chrysler says 150 of the workers could go to Warren with the balance being assigned to Sterling.
The Twinsburg plant was one of [...]
March 30th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
In their rush to send out key details of Obama’s auto plan, many journalists ignored important information. This is the full text; other documents are available from the White House.
One of the challenges we have confronted from the beginning of this administration is what to do about the state of our struggling auto industry. [...]
March 12th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
According to Paul Alcala, Chrysler’s Director for Customer Satisfaction, Senior Management, the company is in the process of returning support for the Customer Assistance Center toll-free telephone number from India back to the United States.
Alcala says the transition will take several months to complete, but some calls are already being handled in America and [...]
March 12th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
In a refreshing change of pace, Chrysler is hanging out the “help wanted” sign again. The company is now accepting applications for Sales and Service DM positions in all the Business Centers.
Word is that the last round of buyouts was a bit too effective and Chrysler now needs to fill some slots.
February 17th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Dear Stakeholders,
Today, Chrysler LLC submitted its viability plan to U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner in line with the government’s deadline. It gives detailed information on how we will achieve and sustain long-term viability. We believe our submission meets the terms of the federal loan demonstrating our viability as a stand-alone company, as well as the potential [...]
November 24th, 2008 by DaveAdmin
The UAW has started a petition and a drive to contact Congress, in favor of government loans to domestic automakers.Â
Such loans have been recommended by the Japan Times and representatives of Honda and Toyota, but have been opposed by many American media outlets not connected with the industry, and by Congressional representatives of states with [...]
November 20th, 2008 by DaveAdmin
Chrysler has started to polish its image with the following online ad. Chrysler’s CEO, Bob Nardelli, was the only Big Three CEO to agree to a $1 per year salary while taking Federal loans.
The domestic automobile industry is an integral part of the U.S. economy, representing 4% of our nations GDP. One in ten jobs [...]