2009 Volkswagen Routan vs 2008 Chrysler Town & Country
From the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, Cars.com’s Mike Hanley compares the 2009 Volkswagen Routan and the 2008 Chrysler Town & Country. Shot and produced by: Sarah Gersh Edited by: Lindsay Bjerregaard
Chrysler sends letters to 789 rejected stores, in first of arbitration steps
Chrysler Group today sent letters to 789 rejected U.S. dealerships, kicking off a legislated process that could restore the franchises through arbitration. The dealers have until Jan. 25 to notify
Statement regarding J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study (IQS) Attributable to Doug Betts, Senior Vice President — Quality, Chrysler Group LLC
Today, J.D. Power and Associates announced the results of their 2009 Initial Quality Study (IQS), which measures new-vehicle quality at 90-days of ownership. We were pleased to learn that there are several bright spots for Chrysler Group LLC within this study, which demonstrate that the improvements we have been implementing over the past year are [...]
Chrysler dealers’ time almost up
789 franchises are slated to go out of business tonight. Chrysler arranges for leftover inventory to be sold to surviving dealerships at a loss. And GM dealers wrestle with contract issues. Less than a month ago, the troubled automaker sent notice to about a quarter of its dealerships that it would reject their franchise agreements [...]
General Motors moves to shed 1,100 dealers
GM takes action in a restructuring plan that would shrink its distribution network from 6,000 to 3,600 by the end of 2010. The company is trying to avoid bankruptcy. The painful reshaping of the American auto industry hit home this week, delivered overnight by FedEx and UPS. Over the last two days, General Motors Corp. [...]
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