June 19th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Frank Ewasyshyn, Executive Vice President—Manufacturing announced several changes:
Byron Green was appointed Head of Manufacturing Engineering, responsible for all assembly product and process activities associated with current and future platforms.
Fred Goedtel Jr. was appointed Head of Assembly Operations, responsible for all assembly plants.
Warren Miller continues as Head of Stamping Operations.
Brian Harlow was named Head of Powertrain [...]
March 20th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Muscle-car era Chrysler Corporation designer John Samsen has assembled a DVD which goes over elements of styling and the vehicles and projects he was involved with. Copies are sold at his Web site.
October 20th, 2008 by Bill Cawthon
The Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) named the new 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 as their choice for the “Full-Size Pickup Truck of Texas.” The Ram beat out full-size pickups from Ford, Chevrolet, GMC, Nissan, Honda and Toyota. The optional RamBox won the “Best Feature” category in a landslide.
“This is quite an honor,” said Mike Accavitti, [...]
August 25th, 2008 by Bill Cawthon
Ralph Gilles, Chrysler’s new v-p of design, says the company will develop distinctive vehicles for each of its three brands. Speaking in an interview, Gilles also said he wants to improve productivity by having designers devote more time to executing their work and less on the creative process. Gilles will take over as design chief [...]
August 25th, 2008 by Bill Cawthon
Trevor M. Creed, Chrysler’s 63-year-old Senior V-P of Design, is retiring at the end of this month. Creed came from Ford in 1985 as Director of Interior Design. In his tenure, he played what company CEO Bob Nardelli called a “key leadership role” in the development of the Chrysler 300C, PT Cruiser, Dodge Challenger, Ram, [...]
