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Top five ugliest cars ever to have hoodwinked South Africans
There is an overflow of garbage on our city streets. We’re not talking about plastic this time, but rather unsightly, wheezing, wheeled monuments to our bad decision-making. The…
No immediate plans to merge Fiat and Chrysler
Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said he had no immediate plans to merge the two car-makers.
Chrysler recalls nearly 600 000 vehicles
United States car-maker Chrysler is making a slew of vehicle recalls, US government documents showed on Monday.
Discounts drive US car sales rise
US car sales jumped to a seven-month high in March led by a 41% surge at Toyota after the carmaker offered the steepest discounts in its history.
Ron Gettelfinger: The man who conquered Detroit
After a catastrophic year for US carmakers, the head of the United Auto Workers union has emerged as one of the most powerful men in the industry.
US Supreme Court clears path for Chrysler sale
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the sale of Chrysler to Fiat, while General Motors began to revamp its widely criticised board.
GM trundles toward bankruptcy
General Motors will file for bankruptcy on Monday, forcing the 100-year-old carmaker into a new and uncertain era of government ownership.
Once mighty US car industry faces day of reckoning
The once mighty US car industry faces a day of reckoning on Monday with the looming bankruptcy of General Motors.
Judge pushes ruling on Chrysler’s sale to Monday
The judge overseeing Chrysler’s bankruptcy case said on Friday he would issue an opinion ”sometime on Monday” on the carmaker’s proposed sale.
GM talks with Europe break down, Chrysler future on hold
The US auto industry faced an uncertain future after talks with Germany on the fate of General Motors’ Opel unit collapsed.
Chrysler to file for bankruptcy
Chrysler will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday after talks to restructure its debt with bondholders collapsed, a government official said.
Obama forming task force, drops ‘car czar’ idea
President Barack Obama has decided to form a government task force for restructuring the struggling US car industry instead of naming a ”car czar”.
No jets for bail-out companies
Glut expected on market as demand plummets for 2008’s must-have executive perk.
Ring in the new year? The party’s over
Carmakers put on a brave face at the world’s biggest car show on Sunday, with the sales outlook bleak for the coming year.
Chrysler gets $4-billion US government loan
Chrysler on Friday received a -billion loan from the US government, two days after the government completed a parallel payout to General Motors.