Just 3 days after taking the
majority Ceberus introduced Bob Nardelli as Chairman and CEO
of Chrysler, LaSorda set back into second row
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Chrysler LLC
announced that its Board of Directors has appointed
Bob Nardelli as Chairman and CEO of Chrysler
LLC and that Tom LaSorda has been appointed Vice
Chairman and President of Chrysler LLC, reporting to
Nardelli.
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Pentastar Returns as Symbol for
The New Chrysler
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The Pentastar,
which for decades symbolized Chrysler Corporation,
is back as the corporate mark for The New Chrysler.
After a nine-year hiatus, the five-pointed star
returns with a bold, three-dimensional update.
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The New Chrysler:
Celebrating ‘First Day’
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The New Chrysler marked the
“First Day” of a new era today by bringing back its
Pentastar corporate logo.
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Back to square one:
DaimlerChrysler finally could transfer its majority interest
in Chrysler to Cerberus
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Dr. Dieter Zetsche,
Chairman of the Board of Management of
DaimlerChrysler AG and Head of Mercedes Car Group:
“Today marks a new chapter in the history of our
company.”
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Chrysler Successful in
International Expansion
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Chrysler’s international
operations had its most profitable year ever in
2006, and the growth continues.
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Bentley presents all new 600bhp
Continental GT Speed inspired by the legendary ‘Speed’
models of the 1920s
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The Continental GT Speed is
the most powerful production Bentley ever and the
first to top 200mph (322km/h).
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Volkswagen announces product
fireworks at the IAA 2007
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Volkswagen will present its
widest product range of all time at the
International Automobile Exhibition (IAA) in
Frankfurt (13th to 23rdrd September).
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The two millionth vehicle in the
Ford Fiesta/Fusion series rolled off the line today at the
Ford plant in Cologne
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Another production milestone has been
achieved today at the Ford plant in Cologne-Niehl when the two
millionth vehicle in the Ford Fiesta/Fusion series
rolled off the line.
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Audi in the top of China Customer
Satisfaction Index for second time
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For the second time in
succession, Audi is ranked top in the “J.D. Power
Asia Pacific 2007 China Customer Satisfaction Index
(CSI) StudySM”, which has now been released.
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Changan Auto: Launching 20 models
in the next three years
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Changan Automobile announced that the Group
will launch four new models for the rest of this year, the
models will include economy cars and mid and high segment cars.
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Chinese MPV market sees slower
sales growth
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In the first half of this
year, MPV sales rose 12.9%, slower than that of
sedan and SUV, and this is the lowest MPV sales
growth rate over the last five years, according to
official statistics.
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Shanghai GM ranked as Most
Competitive Passenger Vehicle Manufacturer in China
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The "Top 30 Most
Competitive Passenger Vehicle Manufacturers", a list
prepared by Guangzhou Daily, is released on Monday.
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911 and new Cayenne helps Porsche
to achive strong results in North America
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In the just-ended fiscal
year of 2006/07 Porsche AG, Stuttgart, almost
matched the extremely high figure for the previous
year of 36,669 units on the North American market
with a total of 35,398 vehicles delivered to
customers
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GM Completes Sale of Allison
Transmission for $5.6 Billion
August 6, 2007, General Motors
Corp. (NYSE:GM) announced that it has completed the sale of
its Allison Transmission commercial and military business to
The Carlyle Group and Onex Corporation for approximately
$5.6 billion.
Phillip A. Zak new Director
Exterior Design, GM Europe / Friedhelm Engler new Director
of PATAC Design, China
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Phillip
A. Zak (42) has been appointed Director Exterior
Design for GM Europe as of August 1.
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