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Over the last few hours you've likely heard about four Chrysler models meeting the axe. Unfortunately, the same announcement held even worse news: 12,000 people lose their jobs. Personal situations of unemployment tend to put things in perspective.
As for the cars, the head honchos at Chrysler LLC want you to kinda believe that things will return to normality when the Dodge Challenger, Chrysler Aspen & Dodge Durango hybrids, and Dodge Journey come on line. (The Challenger should make me happy, but it worries most of us: where do I find the money?) GoodCarBadCar informs you of the departing vehicles and gives you reason to care about their absence and reason to ignore the fact that they've been axed.
Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible: You care because, after all, it was an inexpensive way to find yourself in a droptop. You don't care because the high-impact PT styling had long since lost its impact.
Chrysler Crossfire: You care because..... Sorry, can't think of any reason to care. You don't care because the car was just microwaved Mercedes leftovers, anyway.
Chrysler Pacifica: You care because Chrysler helped urge forward a trend. You don't care because the vehicle was simply marketing and ideologically driven, but not properly executed on the engineering and design front.
Dodge Magnum: You care because it was the mean-lookin', hard-talkin', Hemi V8 station wagon, man. You don't care because it looked like a hearse.
- Fiat Reportedly Raising $10 Billion To Buy Remaining Chrysler Stake And Refinance Debt
Fiat is negotiating with a series of banks to borrow as much as $10 billion to buy the Chrysler Group stake it doesn’t own and refinance both automakers’ debt at lower rates. According to a report from Bloomberg, which cited people familiar...
- Family Ties: Chrysler And Dodge Group Shots
We're still waiting for the Chrysler Group to release some decent photo galleries of its newest models - and in particular, of the Dodge Charger and the Chrysler 200 - but until then, here are two group shots, one including all of the 2011MY Dodge...
- Chrysler And Dodge To Recall More Than 26,000 Vehicles In The U.s.
A new recall announced by the Chrysler Group will affect 26,397 owners of Chrysler and Dodge brand vehicles in the USA. The recall includes certain 2010MY Chrysler 300 and Sebring, and Dodge Charger, Avenger, Challenger and Journey, and some 2011MY Ram...
- Cruise The Web In Style: Muscle Car Computer Mouse
A computer mouse doesn't actually look like the pesky rodents we all -or at least most us- like avoiding sharing our houses with, so who's to say it can't look like a car for example? Well, ergonomics might have a word or two to say about...
- They're Walking As We Speak, Er..... Type
Check it out for yourself, I'm not in Detroit this time around to watch the strike begin and end. Nevertheless, Chrysler LLC workers - those who are members of the United Auto Workers - are walking off the job right now. Two dozen plants. 45,000...
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CHRYSLER CUTBACKS
Over the last few hours you've likely heard about four Chrysler models meeting the axe. Unfortunately, the same announcement held even worse news: 12,000 people lose their jobs. Personal situations of unemployment tend to put things in perspective.As for the cars, the head honchos at Chrysler LLC want you to kinda believe that things will return to normality when the Dodge Challenger, Chrysler Aspen & Dodge Durango hybrids, and Dodge Journey come on line. (The Challenger should make me happy, but it worries most of us: where do I find the money?) GoodCarBadCar informs you of the departing vehicles and gives you reason to care about their absence and reason to ignore the fact that they've been axed.
Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible: You care because, after all, it was an inexpensive way to find yourself in a droptop. You don't care because the high-impact PT styling had long since lost its impact.
Chrysler Crossfire: You care because..... Sorry, can't think of any reason to care. You don't care because the car was just microwaved Mercedes leftovers, anyway.
Chrysler Pacifica: You care because Chrysler helped urge forward a trend. You don't care because the vehicle was simply marketing and ideologically driven, but not properly executed on the engineering and design front.
Dodge Magnum: You care because it was the mean-lookin', hard-talkin', Hemi V8 station wagon, man. You don't care because it looked like a hearse.
- Fiat Reportedly Raising $10 Billion To Buy Remaining Chrysler Stake And Refinance Debt
Fiat is negotiating with a series of banks to borrow as much as $10 billion to buy the Chrysler Group stake it doesn’t own and refinance both automakers’ debt at lower rates. According to a report from Bloomberg, which cited people familiar...
- Family Ties: Chrysler And Dodge Group Shots
We're still waiting for the Chrysler Group to release some decent photo galleries of its newest models - and in particular, of the Dodge Charger and the Chrysler 200 - but until then, here are two group shots, one including all of the 2011MY Dodge...
- Chrysler And Dodge To Recall More Than 26,000 Vehicles In The U.s.
A new recall announced by the Chrysler Group will affect 26,397 owners of Chrysler and Dodge brand vehicles in the USA. The recall includes certain 2010MY Chrysler 300 and Sebring, and Dodge Charger, Avenger, Challenger and Journey, and some 2011MY Ram...
- Cruise The Web In Style: Muscle Car Computer Mouse
A computer mouse doesn't actually look like the pesky rodents we all -or at least most us- like avoiding sharing our houses with, so who's to say it can't look like a car for example? Well, ergonomics might have a word or two to say about...
- They're Walking As We Speak, Er..... Type
Check it out for yourself, I'm not in Detroit this time around to watch the strike begin and end. Nevertheless, Chrysler LLC workers - those who are members of the United Auto Workers - are walking off the job right now. Two dozen plants. 45,000...