Chrysler brand

Chrysler sales up 20% on strong sedan volume

3:21 pm U.S. ET | July 3, 2012
Chrysler Group rode strong sedan sales to a 20 percent gain in June, recording 144,811 sales for the month. The Chrysler 300 had its best June in five years, with sales nearly tripling compared with June 2011 to 6,971 units, while sales of the smaller Chrysler 200 sedan rose 51 percent to 10,871 units. Dodge Avenger sales jumped 68 percent to 9,404 units.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Sergio Marchionne's remarkable eight-year run

11:55 am U.S. ET | June 1, 2012
Eight years ago today, Giuseppe Morchio, CEO of Italian automaker Fiat S.p.A. resigned, four days after the death of Fiat chairman and family patriarch Umberto Agnelli. In Morchio's place as CEO, Fiat's board installed a 51-year-old accountant and lawyer, who was CEO of Geneva-based SGS S.A. His name: Sergio Marchionne.... Read More »

 

Marchionne: No Compass, 1 minivan

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 28, 2012
In 2014, Chrysler Group will drop the Jeep Compass and replace the Chrysler Town & Country minivan with a crossover, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has revealed. The changes are part of a long effort by Marchionne to give each Chrysler Group brand a more distinct identity and eliminate product overlaps common in the DaimlerChrysler era.... Read More »