March 17th, 2010 by DaveAdmin
While the start date for the Jeep Grand Cherokee which is to be its first home is still reportedly months away, the Pentastar V6 has entered production in the Trenton (Michigan) Engine Plant. Sources say the plant has been operating slowly for quality reasons, producing mere dozens of the engines each week and sending them [...]
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January 12th, 2010 by Bill Cawthon
Former Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli slashed engineering jobs, essentially gutting the staff to the point there could be no new product development. Now new CEO Sergio Marchionne has Chrysler’s HR department working feverishly to rebuild the ruins left by Cerberus.
According to a report in Automotive News, Chrysler has already hired 600 engineers and is looking [...]
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June 19th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Automotive News obtained an internal memo from the new head of engineering, Scott Kunselman. Other engineering executives report to Kunselman, including one new ex-Fiat executive, Mauro Pierallini, who will head systems and component engineering. Pierallini, former head of product engineering at Fiat Group Automobiles, heads systems and component engineering, and is responsible for body, interior, [...]
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January 15th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Chrysler has re-organized their product development teams to reflect new processes and synergies. Key appointments are:
Scott Kunselman, Jeep/Truck Vice President. Reporting to Scott are several chief engineers for specific programs, as well as directors of program management, body engineering, interior engineering, and chassis engineering.
Daniel Knott, Car/Minivan/SRT Vice President. Again, reporting to Daniel are various chief [...]
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