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January 13, 2012

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Chrysler to build Ram version of fwd Fiat van at expanded Mexico plant

Chrysler Group plans to add a large expansion to its current facilities in Saltillo, Mexico, to assemble a Ram-branded version of the Fiat Ducato commercial van for North America.
Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler Group, said this week at the ... >> story Published: Jan 13 12:25 pm U.S. Eastern time

Learn the results of Deloitte's fourth annual survey of Gen Y automotive consumers and hear from university students about what this generation wants in the vehicles they buy. Join us on January 18 for this live event, featuring Ford's Mark Fields, Executive Vice President and President, The Americas.

Visit www.deloitte.com/us/geny

2012 DETROIT AUTO SHOW
Carmakers tout audio Facebook as agencies seek texting curb

WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- As Toyota Motor Corp. promotes new in-car technology letting drivers make restaurant reservations on OpenTable.com and use Bing to search the Internet, regulators are still seeking to discourage mobile-phone use.
Audible ... >> story Published: Jan 13 11:45 am U.S. Eastern time

Former Chrysler exec Julie Roehm resurfaces in marketing post at SAP

Former Chrysler marketing executive Julie Roehm is the new senior vice president of marketing at business-software company SAP.
Roehm, 40, whose last full-time marketing job ended with a stormy legal battle five years ago, is known in the auto ... >> story Published: Jan 13 12:40 pm U.S. Eastern time

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RICK KRANZ: The 2013 Ford Fusion was the most talked-about car at the Detroit auto show this week. And for good reason. And then there was Lincoln. ...

Read the blog Published: Jan 13 4:09 pm U.S. Eastern time

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Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche is in hot water with Miami's vocal Cuban-American community for displaying a photo of Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara Tuesday during his first keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. ...

Read the blog Published: Jan 13 3:32 pm U.S. Eastern time

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U.S. Jeep plant shows smart way to cut costs in Europe

European automakers struggling to find new ways to cut costs should look at Chrysler Group's plant in Toledo, Ohio. The plant operates four days a week to build the Jeep Liberty but output matches that of a traditional five-day workweek. ...

Read the blog Published: Jan 13 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time

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