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9 January 2010 | 2 Comments » | admin

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How will Google run GM, Ford or Chrysler?

9 January 2010 | No Comments » | admin

I was reading the book ?What Would Google Do?? by Jeff Jarvis and started thinking how Google will run GM, Ford or even Chrysler. Google is known for its ability to gather vast amount of data, elegant organization of data, and its business policy to listen to its customer and provide them with valuable solutions. If we use these foundation attributes in the car industry, it will change forever.

Here are my thoughts on how Google will run all major car companies ( if given chance to run them!)

Consumer will get recommendation regarding which car model/option should they buy based on their personal profile from their gmail account, their purchasing pattern, facebook profile, myspace profile, their friends? recommendations and any other data which Google is currently tracking. At the dealership, the consumer will be able to view data regarding which car model, color and options were the most popular. Dealers will display the list of options which consumers did not like and found to be useless. This data will be very useful for both consumers and the car manufacturer. Consumers can save money by not buying those options and car manufacturer will save money by not producing them. Consumer will be able to create their own combination of colors and options on-line. Once they have done this, they will be provided with two options: first option will provide information on which dealer already has that kind of car along with the car price. Second option will allow the consumer to save money and get the car delivered to him/her in next 1-2 weeks. Consumers can choose between being a normal guy who likes something which has been around for some time and does not like surprises or they can be unique and can order a limited edition color or option to reflect their personalities. As mentioned in the book, car buyers will have an option to buy a unpainted car which they can take to another paint shop to make their car look unique and reflect their personalities. All car buyers will be given free access to their on-line car manual, and will get email reminders for servicing. They can check their car gas consumption, calculate their spending, get graph chart for their cars speed, braking pattern etc. Google will open up the future design concept and will ask consumers to try out the beta versions of the car for free. Google will then make necessary changes and develop a production model based on the input. Google will start including other features like free GPS traffic updates, onstar, free satellite radio, free car washes etc. They will then generate revenue by selling ads in these features.

Overall Google will create a car com-any which talks to its consumer, provides them with the relevant data and benefit from the customers feedback. A win-win situation for everyone.

Its time now for the car industry to learn from the web!

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Cerberus Buys Chrysler

8 January 2010 | No Comments » | admin

Today?s news that Cerberus has become the leading candidate to acquire DCX?s troubled Chrysler Group has put the UAW and CAW into bunker mode, employees on edge and upset what seemed to be the predetermined outcome; a Magna takeover.

Cerberus, perhaps best known for rapid growth in recent years, is a hedge firm that specializes in acquiring distressed companies and instituting drastic measures to make them profitable again. The fund led the group which acquired a 51 percent stake in GMAC from General Motors last year. Its experience in running an automotive company such as Chrysler is nonexistent although they have hired Wolfgang Bernhard, Chrysler?s president between 2001-2004.

More importantly, it was one of the lead financiers of Delphi?s bankruptcy and demanded another round of steep concessions from the UAW which has put Delphi and the autoworkers union on the warpath towards a strike. The UAW/CAW have never been supportive of a hedge fund bid fearing the buyer chop and shop the venerable automaker and were supportive of the Magna bid, with the UAW going so far as to prepare a framework for concessions, Automotive News reported recently.[Source 4wheelsblog.com ]

Chrysler Started Talks With Uaw

7 January 2010 | No Comments » | admin

After all the formalities were said the officials of Chrysler Group the producer of high quality Jeep grill and the United Auto Workers has sit down to discuss on how they will go about the negotiations.

However one thing is clear that health care is going to be one of the focused of the discussion.

UAW President Ron Gettelfinger last Friday has repeatedly evaded questions about bargaining strategy but told reporters that the union has already done a lot to help Detroit?s Three to become more competitive again.

As a fact of this, the UAW has agreed to give General Motors Corporation and Ford Motor Co. health care concessions plus even consented on buyout and early retirement packages that resulted to all three Detroit-based automakers to downsize their work forces.

It can be remembered that in the past UAW President has stressed that the union is not in a concessionary mode but present turn of events tells a different story.

Chrysler, GM, and Ford have already said that they would need to reduce labor costs in order to compete head-to-head with their Japanese rivals mainly Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. This was even seconded by industry analysts saying that cutting costs is vital to the survival of the domestic companies.

John Franciosi, Chrysler Senior Vice President and the company?s chief negotiator explained that Detroit?s Three domestic companies would start with a more aggressive lobbying campaign in Washington addressing concerns on health care costs. It can be noted that UAW President has been clamoring for the same issue and has even called for a national health care system.

And according to Gettelfinger and Franciosi that the domestic automakers are competing against foreign automakers whose governments have taken the responsibility of taking the tab for health care. Unfortunately for the domestic automakers without national health care, they would still have to deal with the huge problem of their retirees? medical expenses.

Detroit?s Three have an accumulated unfunded liability for retiree health care amounting to $90.5 billion and would very much want to eliminate or at least reduce the said amount. One of the solutions that is being cited in the negotiation is the settlement contract last year between Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. with the United Steelworkers. The settlement contract goes like this: the company agreed to pay the union with $1 billion to create a trust and take over the $1.2 billion in hourly retiree health care liabilities.

Franciosi has also explained that reducing cost to become more competitive is important for both the union and the company.

There were studies showing that Detroit Three make around $2,000 less per vehicle as compared to their Japanese rivals with much of the cost going to labor. But UAW refuted such studies and said that labor cost is only 10% of the price of a new vehicle.

Evander Klum is a Business Administration graduate who hails from Alabama. He enjoys extreme sports and he is also a car racing fanatic. At present, he works as a marketing manager at an advertising agency in Cleveland.

Chrysler to Build Only 5,000 2008 Dodge Challengers

6 January 2010 | 3 Comments » | admin

The launch of the 2008 Dodge Challenge is fast approaching and details of the car are slowly leaking out. According to Automotive News, Dodge plans to roll out the Challenger in two phases. A 5,000-car limited-run 2008 Challenger SRT will be unveiled at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show in February. The SRT version will be equipped with the 6.1-liter Hemi mated to a five-speed automatic.

The Challenger will be made in limited numbers on the same line as the Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, and the Dodge Magnum in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The flexible manufacturing system permits the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Commander to be built on the same line, as well as the Dodge Caliber, Jeep Compass, and the Jeep Patriot, end-to-end. This serves as a replacement to the batch production method.

For the 2009 model year, Dodge will expand the Challenger lineup to cover both 6.1- and 5.7-liter Hemi versions. The models will be showcased at the 2008 New York Auto Show in March. A six-speed manual will be added. Aside from the reliable Dodge shocks and other auto accessories, the automaker plans to add a dual-clutch transmission to the car. The automaker will be increasing the Challenger’s production output to 30,000-35,000 cars in 2009, continued the report.

In January 2006, Dodge unveiled the Challenger Concept at the same venue that saw the debut of Ford’s Concept Mustang three years prior – the North American International Auto Show. A relatively long hood and Chrysler’s idiosyncratic gangster window line flow into broadened and raised rear haunches, barely housing huge 21-inch wheels, and black stripes of unpainted carbon fiber run the length of the vehicle?s body. There is no denying it – the upcoming Challenger looked positively superior when the sheet is whisked off.

Soon after the launch, Inside Line visited Chrysler’s Pacifica Design Studio in Carlsbad, California, where the 2008 Dodge Challenger Concept was designed. “Early on, we just tried to capture ‘Mopar’ in the designs,” Mike Castiglione told Inside Line. “We tried to capture the beveled edges that were uniquely Mopar back in the muscle car days. If you look at an old Challenger or Charger, the lines have a snap to them. Once we figured that out, then we got more focused.”

Two Challenger Concepts were manufactured, both powered by the popular 6.1-liter Hemi V8. The first was the stunning orange Challenger Concept designed to be a street car that produces 425hp. The second concept is the 525-hp flat-black Challenger Super-stock concept which knocks off 11.0-second quarter-mile runs.

According to the automaker, the concept cars are based on a shortened Dodge Charger platform and are topped with carbon fiber bodies. To stress, both are real runners. Unlike all other American domestic sport coupes, the new Challenger is a true two-door hardtop, with no B-pillar. Recent spy photographs of production test mule Challengers have revealed the presence of a B-pillar, but it is as yet unclear as to whether actual production models will contain the B-pillar.

Late to arrive in the performance car arena, the 2008 Dodge Challenger is esteemed to smash into it big time.

Anthony Fontanelle is a 35-year-old automotive buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop.

Chrysler Aspen Hybrid Review – the Pros and Cons

5 January 2010 | No Comments » | admin

While Chrysler?s Aspen continues to build popularity among those consumers still interested in luxury SUVs despite the increasing price of fuel, the overall segment continues to slump. Chrysler?s answer is to add a dual-mode hybrid gas-electric drive system to the Durango?s refined cousin.

The new drivetrain continues to use the revived HEMI which is only turned on when needed. With light throttle the Aspen Hybrid can run on electric power alone up to approximately 30 mph under ideal conditions, which most likely represents the majority of driving most city dwellers are likely to do on a daily basis. In addition, the HEMI can operate on either four or eight cylinders which allows for greater fuel efficiency when there isn?t demand for all of the HEMI?s 385 horsepower.

The Aspen Hybrid utilizes a 300-volt battery pack which is located under the second row seats. That?s enough juice to handle cruising city streets under electric power alone. Fuel economy should climb to 18 MPG in the city and 19 MPG on the highway over the standard 13/18. Considering that the Aspen Hybrid is only being offered with Chrysler?s AWD system, that?s extremely impressive.

The Aspen Hybrid still has plenty of hustle and muscle for such a large vehicle, and handling is responsive for a LSUV. Chrysler?s regenerative braking is more than up to the task of slowing the Aspen to a stop as well as providing a little extra recharge. For approximately $45,000 the Aspen Hybrid is an exceptionally attractive hybrid LSUV.

You can find out more information about Hybrid Cars at www.prohybrid.com along with video news, reviews, and tools such as price quotes and an automotive loan calculator.

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Chrysler Grand Voyager

5 January 2010 | No Comments » | admin

Price and Equipment:

Priced at $56,990, the all-new 2008 Chrysler Voyager proved that it has the right factors to be considered as the best vehicle to move people and cargo. The new Grand Voyager includes advanced multistage driver front-passenger airbags, supplemental side-curtain in all 3 rows, driver and front-passenger front seat-mounted side air bag; 3-zone automatic temperature control; 4-wheel disc ABS brakes; overhead console includes interior observation mirror, sunglasses bin, switchable on/off lamps; electronic stalk mounted cruise control; electronic Stability Program, Brake Assist and all-speed traction Control; rear fog lamps; rearview, day/night auto dimming interior mirrors; rear Park Assist System; Remote Keyless/Illuminated Entry; roof rack; cloth-trimmed with YES Essentials Seat Fabric; stow ‘n Go Seating and Storage System; myGIG Multimedia Entertainment System with 20GB hard disk drive; 6 speakers (included with Premium Sound Group); Tyre Pressure Monitoring Warning Lamp; 16″ aluminum wheel; power front with driver-side one-touch windows.

Under the Bonnet:

The Chrysler Grand Voyager has a six-speed automatic transmission and either a 3.8-litre V-6 engine that produces 142 kW (193 hp DIN) at 5,200 rpm and 305 Nm (230 lb.-ft.) of torque at 4,000 rpm, or a 2.8-litre turbo diesel engine that produces 120 kW (163 hp DIN) at 3,800 rpm and 360 Nm (266 lb.-ft.) of torque at 1800 rpm.

Chrysler Plans for India

4 January 2010 | No Comments » | admin

Indian auto sector is growing in a big way and you can see many luxurycars makers are trying to make India a hub for their different needs. This also helps the foreign makers to expand their production in India as well as to position themselves strongly in the Indian car market. Its product portfolio ranges from small cars to sports cars and luxury sedans; and from versatile vans to heavy-duty trucks or comfortable coaches. Chryslers’ passenger car brands include Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep

The Chrysler Sebring – An American Alien?

3 January 2010 | No Comments » | admin

The life of a Sales Rep must be a very strange one indeed; your life is essentially constantly in a transitory state. It is a life spent on motorways; take-out coffee in beverage holder and unopened Ginster’s Pasty on the passenger seat. The handsfree mobile phone kit never stops ringing long enough to get through even one song from the hastily bought CD Power Ballads compilation from the last service station. Uncomfortable surroundings, excessive travel and poor diet mean that your average sales rep (though personable and up-beat on the exterior) is a bitter wreck of anger and bile on the inside. OK, maybe that is a bit too far, but a life on the road isn’t going to be pleasurable unless you have the right transportation to move you around. Thus the Saloon was born.

The perennial favourite Saloon in the UK is the Ford Mondeo; a car so popular it has coined the phrase ‘Mondeo-man’, the term used largely to describe the very typical demographic who drive it. There are other popular options to consider however: The main competition for the Mondeo’s crown includes such automotive luminaries as Volkswagen’s Passat and Audi’s A4. The choice seems solely dependent on whether the Rep in question works for a blue chip company and has a company car (expect to see an Audi of BMW), or is paying the petrol costs themselves (most probably a Mondeo or Honda Accord). There are, however, other manufacturers trying to get in on this lucrative marketplace. One such example is the Chrysler Sebring.

To a majority of British drivers, American cars don’t represent a viable solution to a good drive on our roads. A lot of American cars have notoriously heavy handling, which is perfectly fine on long, straight interstates, but around curving and winding country roads that make up a large percentage of the British road network, they are simply not practical. It would be more accurate to say they were the automotive equivalent of a suicide note; you’re last few precious seconds spent wrestling violently with the steering wheel trying to navigate your American car away from the fast approaching trees.

Chrysler have taken British criticism seriously. Rather than accuse us of whingeing and being bad drivers, they have specifically engineered a car for Europe. The resulting Sebring is meant to offer a large American option to the modern day executive, without compromising on handling ability, comfort or performance. It is still a big car and frankly, why would you buy an American car if you didn’t want it ’supersized’?

And supersized it is…well the boot is anyway. You could most probably transport a whole horse in the rear storage space on the Sebring. Quite why the Chrysler designers considered it necessary to include a boot the size of an aircraft carrier is a little beyond me, but space is always welcome. There are also a selection of impressive-sounding engines, including a fearsome 2.7 Litre V6 which will make mince meat out of your eardrums as well as the tarmac.

It is a little difficult to see how well the Sebring will fit into the British marketplace; we are famous for our understated reserve after all. The Sebring is perhaps a little more ostentatious than the Ford Mondeo and doesn’t produce anywhere as good miles per gallon ration as most of its competitors, so it probably won’t attract too many fleet orders from companies looking for company cars. If you wish you were travelling down Route 66 in an outsized saloon instead of tootling along the A46 in your Mondeo though, the Chrysler Sebring might be worth a look.

Pete J Ridgard is a writer and a car enthusiast. He currently writes for the automotive industry. Here he discusses the Chrysler Sebring

Honda to benefit from GM, Chrysler spinning their Wheels

2 January 2010 | No Comments » | admin

You know lately, the media has been focused on what is going to happen to some of America?s biggest business icons: GM and Chrysler

While there?s nothing wrong with that, my mind always has ?the wheels turning? and wondering how I can profit from what?s going on in the media. So many people watch the news for everything from ?entertainment to information?. However, I watch it to derive an investing idea out of it.

With the focal point being on a GM/Chrysler bankruptcy, their bleeding and ?wheel spinning?, it gives the CEO of Honda and other Asian automakers (and even Korean automakers like Hyundai) an edge at this time.

You see, as the auto industry got hit from the global slow down, GM (GM), Ford (F) and Chrysler took it on the chin the worst. However, Honda, Toyota and Mazda had something haunting them too?it was the strong yen. As the yen rose, it eroded their profits even more.

However, lately the Asian automaker stocks (symbols: HMC, TM) have stabilized.

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