Chrysler Sebring News

Jo Winterbottom MILAN - Reuters Last updated on Wednesday, Jul. 01, 2009 01:49PM EDT C hief Executive Sergio Marchionne's immediate product plans for Chrysler could be limited to weeding out weaker models and tweaking prices as he gears up to launch new designs in about two years' time.

Chrysler's new design chief, Brandon L. Faurote, is only 38! As The Motor Report reports, REFLECTING the design and branding organisation of its Italian partner Fiat, Chrysler has given each of its three brands - Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep - their own design bosses, reporting to Senior Vice President of Product Design, Ralph Gilles.

Chrysler Group LLC restarted seven assembly plants after silencing all of its factories during its six-week stay in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

For one reason or another, we've always thought that if you delved deep enough into the history of Subaru, you'd discover the Japanese automaker is, in fact, Swedish.

Hundreds of local Chrysler plant workers are headed back to work today for the first time since the end of April.

The 2010 Toyota Prius adopts a theme from a revered song: "I'm going to change the way I strut my stuff." In less than a decade, the Prius hybrid automobile has gone from an oddity to an icon.

Prices on the Chrysler Town & Country range from $26,500 to $37,300. Chrysler's partnership with Fiat, which helped speed the company out of bankruptcy, has certainly cheered Detroit, American consumers and, of course, the company's almost 39,000 employees.

Chrysler isn't getting much respect these days, and rightfully so. My colleagues regularly ridicule many Mopar products, from the Playschool-like Dodge Caliber to the underwhelming Sebring.

After years of fumbling around in the midsize sedan segment, the new Chrysler is taking another serious look at what to do about the Sebring/Avenger situation, and indications are that they're looking hard at the 200C concept.

Back when Volkswagen introduced the Eos for 2007, it had an unusual problem. According to Media In Canada, the Canadian office was planning a marketing campaign for its all-new retractable hardtop, but had to drop the program.

In today's News Brake: Chrysler executives seek a quick way to replace the Sebring and Avenger; we get a peek at the redesigned Saab 9-5 sedan; and GM is selling Saab but will provide a new crossover for the Swedish brand ... But Wait, There's More! Report item as: X Comment:

The 200C concept showed Chryslera s commitment to an electric future as well as previewing the automakera s new design DNA Chryslera s viability plan presented to the U.S. Treasury back in February turned out to be a goldmine for information about the companya s future plans.

Automotive pundits have been handicapping the future of Chrysler and Fiat as partners.

A visitor looks into a Volga Siber, built by GAZ on the same platform as the Chrysler Sebring, at a car dealer in Nizhny Novgorod, yesterday.

The combined efforts of Fiat and Chrysler could produce some interesting new vehicles in coming years.

Close You asked. We're building it. Chrysler dealers left without vehicles Inventories have fallen, but many Chrysler dealers can't order new cars and trucks because they are still waiting for financing approval from GMAC, which is scheduled to take over dealership financing from Chrysler Financial Canada Greg Keenan Globe and Mail Update, ...

Chrysler will resume production at seven assembly plants on June 29, but stop for its traditional two-week summer shutdown beginning July 13.

Meet Sara Sebring is Full of Surprises 2009 Chrysler Sebring Limited model as tested $28,360 Test Drove 04/09/09- 04/16/09 reviewed by Sara Lacey The 2009 Chrysler Sebring is the white bread of sedans, and depending on where you stand in the bread section of your supermarket, you know that can mean a lot of different things.

The list of last month's fastest- and slowest-selling models is quite revealing in terms of the current automotive landscape.

In recent weeks, we told you what we'd do if we ran GM and what we think will happen now that Fiat is running Chrysler , and we've given you opportunities to tell us what you think .