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April 2008
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Engine of the Day: Ford Windsor V8 [Engine Of The Day]
From Jalopnik | April 29, 2008Since we've already seen the Chrysler LA and Chevrolet small-block engines in this series, we're about due for the V8 Ford made by the millions... more
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Chrysler Claims “Postive Operational Earnings”
From The Truth About Cars | April 29, 2008Earlier today, automotive analysts blamed a large chunk of Daimler's Q4 profits downturn on its remaining 19.9 percent share in Chrysler... more
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Daimler Profits Drop 32 Percent
From The Truth About Cars | April 29, 2008Marketwatch reports that Daimler's profits dropped 32 percent in the first quarter of this year, tumbling to $1.3b. Revenue actually jumped... more
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After The Divorce: Chrysler 300C vs. Mercedes-Benz C300
From Winding Road | April 29, 2008We look at some of the similarities and differences between a frontline Chrysler product and the best-selling Mercedes-Benz on earth. Continue... more
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GMAC Loses $589m in Q1
From The Truth About Cars | April 29, 2008GMAC is the lender underwriting the vast majority of GM dealers' loans, facilitating the finance that's been fueling GM sales. GMAC... more
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Chrysler To Sell Two Axle Plants
From The Truth About Cars | April 28, 2008Because outsourcing axle-making has turned out so well for GM, Chryler will be selling two Michigan-based axle factories. The Wall Street... more
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Chrysler Gets Project D-fensive
From The Truth About Cars | April 28, 2008The last time we heard from Chrysler's Camcord-fighting "Project D" development team, we learned that Chrysler "star engineer... more
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Tracinda To Expand Stake In Ford, Buy 20 Million More Shares [News...
From Jalopnik | April 28, 2008Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp is planning to add 20 million shares to its current pile of 100 million Ford Motor Company shares and is willing... more
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Volkwagen Asks What Do Das Volk Vant?
From The Truth About Cars | April 28, 2008VOLKSWAGEN LAUNCHES MULTI-PLATFORM POLLING INITIATIVE TO FIND OUT “WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT." We could start with upper and lower case... more
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Kirk Kerkorian buys 4.7% of Ford
From Straightline | April 28, 2008The man is back and is now dancing with Ford. Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda just announced the Ford stock purchase, signaling that he's not through... more
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Winding Road Issue 33.0 is Here
From Winding Road | April 25, 2008Issue 33.0 is live and ready for your rabid consumption. We’ve got an unusual post-split/alphanumeric soup showdown between the Chrysler... more
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1971 Chrysler Newport Royal, With DOTS of the Week Poll [Down On...
From Jalopnik | April 25, 2008I've found quite a few early-70s big Chryslers on the island, including this '71 Newport 4-door, so it's time to get another one of of these... more
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Going, going, GONE: SRT8 Challengers sold out
From Autoblog | April 25, 2008Filed under: Car Buying, Sports/GTs, Chrysler, Dodgemore
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Chrysler: Minivan Sales Are Great! Uh, Good! Well, O.K. Ish.
From The Truth About Cars | April 25, 2008Chrysler flackmeister Stuart Schorr didn't take kindly to Ford analyst George Pipa's comments about the decline and fall of the U... more
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Canadian Man Blames Lost Chrysler Data Tape For Irrational Identity...
From Jalopnik | April 24, 2008A man from the Canadian city-to-the-south-of-Detroit, Windsor, Ontario, is miffed at Chrysler (or more likely Chrysler Financial Canada) for... more
