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Jeep Wrangler Is Star of Reborn Chrysler

Sales actually up for 'original sport-utility vehicle' with WWII roots

(Newser) - With the Fiat-Chrysler alliance finalized, workers must get hopping to churn out more Jeep Wranglers, the military-vehicle-turned-adventure-ride that’s one of just three American cars whose sales are up this year. It’s “probably one of the main reasons why Chrysler is still here,” an auto analyst tells...

Done Deal: Fiat Buys Chrysler Assets

Administration triumphs as bankruptcy effectively ends

(Newser) - Chrysler finalized its sale of assets to Fiat with a government wire transfer this morning that gave Chrysler $6.6 billion in funds to exit bankruptcy, the New York Times reports. The sale is good news for the Obama administration, which sought an “efficient” restructuring for Chrysler. It may...

Supreme Court Won't Block Chrysler Sale

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Chrysler's sale to Fiat, turning down a last-ditch bid by opponents of the deal. The court late today rejected a plea to block the sale of most of Chrysler's assets to the Italian automaker. With the court's move, the deal can now...

Ginsburg Delays Chrysler-Fiat Deal

(Newser) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg today put a temporary stay on the sale of Chrysler to Italian automaker Fiat, SCOTUSBlog reports. Ginsburg’s motion allows the justices to further consider the matter, and either postpone the sale or let it go forward. A full postponement of the sale would...

Foes Ask Supreme Court to Block Chrysler-Fiat Deal

(Newser) - Opponents of Chrysler's sale to Fiat are asking the Supreme Court to block the deal. Three Indiana state pension and construction funds filed emergency papers at the high court early today to put the sale on hold so they can pursue an appeal. The emergency request goes first to Justice...

Treasury Pushed Reluctant Chrysler Into Fiat Deal

(Newser) - The Obama administration foisted the Fiat alliance on Chrysler, brushing aside its concerns about Fiat’s financial health and unwillingness to share technology, the Wall Street Journal reports. E-mails filed during Chrysler’s bankruptcy proceedings show Fiat ignoring requests for documents, reluctant to ante up funds, and attempting to change...

Court OKs Chrysler Sale to Fiat, Starting Monday

(Newser) - A federal appeals court today approved the sale of Chrysler to Italian automaker Fiat over objections from debt holders in Indiana, the Wall Street Journal reports. The court put the sale on hold until Monday afternoon, or until the Supreme Court issues a stay—which Indiana investors say they will...

Indiana Makes Final Attempt to Block Chrysler Sale

State treasurer argues that deal tramples on bankruptcy law, Constitution

(Newser) - Indiana's attempt to block Chrysler's sale to Fiat moves to a federal appeals court today, the Washington Post reports. The state's treasurer, who oversees three state pension and construction funds that hold $42 million of Chrysler's debt, is arguing that the deal to bring the company out of bankruptcy violates...

Judge Blesses Chrysler Deal; Bankruptcy Could End Today

(Newser) - Chrysler could shed its bankruptcy protection as soon as today, the Wall Street Journal reports, after Judge Arthur Gonzalez greenlighted the sale of the automaker's assets. Some Chrysler dealers and a group of Indiana pension funds had opposed the deal, which will split Chrysler between Fiat, the UAW, and US...

Fiat Pulls Out of German Talks to Buy GM Arm

Prospective Opel buyer balks at new request for bridge funding

(Newser) - Fiat is boycotting talks in Germany today to acquire Opel, the European arm of General Motors, blasting GM for withholding financial information necessary for due diligence and balking at a new request for emergency funding. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has taken part in days of negotiations with GM and German...

Auto Newcomer Will Head Chrysler-Fiat

Former Duracell chief sees 'exciting new era' after bankruptcy

(Newser) - Post-bankruptcy, Chrysler head Robert Nardelli will cede his position to former Duracell chief C. Robert Kidder. Kidder will run the new Chrysler-Fiat alliance being hashed out in court, the Detroit News reports. Kidder is currently lead director on the board of Morgan Stanley—one of Chrysler’s creditors—and his...

Chrysler Execs Dodge Bailout Pay Caps

As automaker cuts 3500, top employees will draw pay from Fiat

(Newser) - Bankruptcy documents filed by Chrysler show that the chief executives of the bailed-out automaker will avoid executive pay restrictions—by declaring themselves employees of Fiat. Despite new Treasury rules that cap pay at $500,000 for execs whose firms received "extraordinary assistance," but Chrysler's top officers will be...

Foreign Bidders See Opportunity in Detroit Mess

As GM, Chrysler spin off units in their wake, the global auto landscape shifts

(Newser) - With Chrysler in bankruptcy and General Motors at the precipice, foreign companies are preparing bids for parts of the US auto industry, the Wall Street Journal reports. The result will be a broad global reshuffling as companies like Italy’s Fiat, France’s Renault, and even China’s Geely buy...

Judge Greenlights Chrysler Auction
Judge Greenlights Chrysler Auction
May 6, 2009 2:21 AM CDT

Judge Greenlights Chrysler Auction

Bankruptcy ruling starts clock ticking toward merger with Fiat

(Newser) - A bankruptcy judge has given Chrysler approval to auction off most of its assets by May 27, the Detroit Free Press reports. The move—decided over the strenuous objections of some lenders holding Chrysler debt—is the first step toward the auto maker's proposed partnership with Fiat, which has offered...

Fiat Aims for GM's Opel to Forge Huge Carmaker

(Newser) - Already partnered with Chrysler, Fiat is intensifying its pursuit of GM's German Opel unit to forge one of the world's biggest car companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. Fiat's CEO Sergio Marchionne plans to meet tomorrow with German officials seeking an investor as GM restructures. Billions in debt, Fiat needs...

Chrysler's Honeymoon With Fiat Won't Last Long
Chrysler's Honeymoon With Fiat Won't Last Long
Analysis
May 1, 2009 10:36 AM CDT

Chrysler's Honeymoon With Fiat Won't Last Long

(Newser) - Chrysler is rushing into the arms of Fiat now, but it may be sorry later, writes Dan Neil for the Los Angeles Times. Fiat "pays next to nothing and now has instant access to US markets," which it’s been lusting after. "But in this new Italian...

Fiat Has Long Shed 'Fix It Again Tony' Reputation

(Newser) - The last time Fiat tried to make a go of it in the US market, its unreliable cars earned it the nickname Fix It Again Tony, reports the New York Times. That was 25 years and another world ago. After a renewed focus on quality under CEO Sergio Marchionne, the...

Chrysler Bankruptcy Obama's Blunt Message to GM
Chrysler Bankruptcy Obama's Blunt Message to GM
OPINION
Apr 30, 2009 3:08 PM CDT

Chrysler Bankruptcy Obama's Blunt Message to GM

President not afraid to use 'the big stick' on ailing firms

(Newser) - In announcing Chrysler’s bankruptcy, President Obama shows other troubled firms and industries there’s a point where bailouts stop and hard choices begin—and that message must ring especially clear at General Motors, writes Tom Walsh for the Detroit Free Press. GM’s creditors will now be under a...

Chrysler Bankruptcy Faces Bumpy Road
 Chrysler Bankruptcy 
 Faces Bumpy Road 
ANALYSIS
Apr 30, 2009 11:28 AM CDT

Chrysler Bankruptcy Faces Bumpy Road

(Newser) - The battle to restructure Chrysler is about to go public, and could get messy, Michael de la Merced writes for the New York Times. After failing to get all the automaker’s debt-holders in line, the government prepared a “prepackaged bankruptcy,” a Chapter 11 filing with a reorganization...

Chrysler Talks Break Down; Bankruptcy Expected Today

Bankruptcy still looks likely for automaker

(Newser) - Last-minute talks between the Treasury Department and Chrysler's creditors have broken down, making a bankruptcy filing nearly certain today, the Wall Street Journal reports. In other developments, the Detroit News says Italian automaker Fiat will still sign a deal today to forge an alliance with Chrysler. Under the bankruptcy plan...

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