For nearly every major automaker, August U.S. sales rocked with double-digit growth, compared to August 2012. (And, our colleagues at Chrysler Canada claimed a good month, too.)In reading all of the positive auto sales news yesterday, did you know about these nuggets? While August marked our 41st consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains, it also marked
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Chrysler Group has a long standing reputation promoting health and wellness within the company. This year, Chrysler Group partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield by hosting a booth at the National Association for Black Journalists’ National Convention, in Kissimmee, Fla., which provided information on healthy living. Journalists were able to have their blood pressure and
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Chrysler Group LLC reported a 16% increase in its net income during the second quarter of 2013. The net income of $507 million compares with $436 million in the same quarter last year. This marks Chrysler Group’s eighth consecutive quarter of positive net income. “We’re relatively satisfied with the performance of Chrysler in the second
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As reported here, the Detroit and Chicago chapters of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in June were locked in an intense wellness competition. In the end, the chapter members walked nearly 15 million steps collectively. The prize was scholarship dollars for aspiring journalists. Chicago edged out Detroit and earned $5,000 for its scholarship
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Does your new car still appeal to you? It would if you owned one of several Chrysler Group products named today in The J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study. The Study recognized the 2013 Dodge Charger, Fiat 500, Ram Truck brand and Chrysler 300 in its annual study, which examines what consumers like
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It’s a day 23 months in the making, six years ahead of schedule, and a day during which Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne spoke both praise and caution. And, the highlight transpired at 10:13 a.m. when Marchionne received confirmation from Citigroup that company’s wire and bank transfer of payments to the U.S., Canada and Ontario
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When a reporter called yesterday snarkily asking, “seen any good tweets lately,” I knew exactly what was coming next — a firestorm across the web regarding an errant tweet by a now-former employee of Chrysler’s social media agency. The tweet denigrated drivers in Detroit and used the fully spelled-out F-word. It was obviously meant to
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