rorty:::tort: DAILY: Upcoming Ram pickup has new V-6, 8-speed transmission | Toyota's U.S. sales boss Lentz takes on CEO title | Chrysler's Marchionne declines salary, bonus for 2011

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March 7, 2012

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Chrysler says upcoming Ram pickup has new V-6, 8-speed transmission

DETROIT -- The Ram pickup scheduled to be introduced next month will offer both the Pentastar 3.6-liter V-6 and an eight-speed transmission, according to a Chrysler Group filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The voluntary annual ... >> story Published: Mar 7 4:20 pm U.S. Eastern time

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Toyota's U.S. sales boss Lentz takes on CEO title
Engineer Terashi named to replace Inaba as head of North American unit

DETROIT (Reuters) -- Toyota Motor Corp. named an engineer to head its North American operations and promoted Jim Lentz, who helped orchestrate the Japanese automaker's response to a string of safety recalls that began in late 2009.
The company said ... >> story Published: Mar 7 7:26 am U.S. Eastern time / Last changed: 3/7/12 4:27 p.m. ET

Chrysler's Marchionne declines salary, bonus for 2011

DETROIT (Reuters) -- Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Chrysler Group, declined a salary and bonus for 2011 when the smallest U.S. automaker repaid $7.6 billion in loans stemming from its bankruptcy.
It was the second straight year that Marchionne ... >> story Published: Mar 7 3:39 pm U.S. Eastern time

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The line employees at a Chrysler Group engine plant in Michigan will vote this Sunday to modify what has been a controversial and dangerous experiment in expanding productivity. ...

Read the blog Published: Mar 7 3:50 pm U.S. Eastern time

Dave Guilford is enterprise editor of Automotive News.
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Read the blog Published: Mar 7 1:01 pm U.S. Eastern time

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Read the blog Published: Mar 7 4:01 pm U.S. Eastern time

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