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Chrysler Vultures May Win Too

Diane Francis | Posted 05.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Chapter 11, Automakers, Gmac, Chrysler, Auto Bailout, President Obama, Bankruptcy, General Motors, Hedge Funds, Fiat, Caw, Car Woes, Uaw, Auto Industry, Detroit, Cars, Business News
Diane Francis

So here's what is next: Chrysler's hedge funds will make money on the deal because the courts will award something.

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Fiat To Sign Chrysler Partnership Deal: AP

AP | TOM KRISHER and BEN FELLER | Posted 05.30.2009 | Business

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DETROIT — President Barack Obama said he is "very hopeful" that deals can be worked out to keep Chrysler a viable automaker, as negotiations wit...

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Fiat Scrambles To Finish Chrysler Deal Ahead Of Deadline

money.cnn.com | Posted 05.24.2009 | Business

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Marchionne, who will present Fiat's first-quarter results Thursday, has just eight days to nail a revised pact with Chrysler and its Cerberus Capital ...

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Fiat, GM's Opel In Talks

AP | Posted 05.24.2009 | Business

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FRANKFURT — Italian car company Fiat SpA and Canadian car parts maker Magna International Inc. are both interested in a stake of German carmaker...

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Brazil's Earth Day Present: A Sustainable Energy Policy

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Americas Summit, Biofuels, Brazil, Enron, Renewable Energy, Lula, Fiat, Vw, Carlos Ghosn, Obama, K Street Lobbyists, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Orange Line, Cta Chicago, Citroen, Tata Nano, Carbon Fooprint, New York Mta, Curitiba, Ratan Tata, Ethanol, Beltway Bandits, Davidow, Solar Power, Nissan Renault, 2-Cv, Earth Day, SãO Paulo-Brazil, Green News
Eric Ehrmann

Brazil's sustainable energy dividend is the result of generations of trust and cooperation between a strong federal government, parastatal companies and global businesses who have developed the knack of working with them.

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Fiat CEO: Chrysler Makes Cuts Or Deal Is Dead

AP | TOM KRISHER and COLLEEN BARRY | Posted 05.16.2009 | Business

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DETROIT — With just 15 days left before the U.S. government pulls the plug on Chrysler, the only man who appears able to save the struggling aut...

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Chrysler President: 30 Days Enough For Fiat Deal

AP | Posted 05.09.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK — Chrysler President and Vice Chairman Jim Press said Wednesday the government's May 1 deadline for the automaker to complete a deal wi...

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Obama Opens Chevy Dealership on White House Lawn

Andy Borowitz | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Borowitz Report, Andy Borowitz, Chrysler, Jonathan Alter, Rahm Emanuel, Chevrolet, Fiat, Joe Biden, Judy Gold, Barack Obama, Hendrik Hertzberg, Politics News
Andy Borowitz

Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said that all Cabinet members were taking turns running the dealership, and that Vice-President Joe Biden was manning the customer service hotline.

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AIG v. Detroit - Renegotiating Contracts

Steve Parker | Posted 04.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Congress, Boeing, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, Barney Frank, Cars, Job Bank, Harvard, Aig, Wwwtalkradioonecom, General Motors, Dodge Challenger, Fiat, Sema, Bob Nardelli, Allstate, Tarp, Elijah Cummings, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Alan Mulally, Detroit Three, Dearborn, Washington DC, Ford Motor Co, Las Vegas, Detroit Automakers, Chrysler, Chrysler Jeep, Wharton, Ron Gettelfinger, Yale University, Ford Mustang, Uaw, Edward Liddy, Business News
Steve Parker

Congress could throw hundreds of billions at GM, Ford and Chrysler -- but how could the results be any different from what we see now?'

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Where's the Nano Americano?

Matthew DeBord | Posted 04.09.2009 | Green

Read More: People's Car, Chrysler, Gm, Tata Motors, VW Beetle, Fiat, VW Bug, Mini Cooper, Nano, Fiat 500, Vw, Sustainable Mobility, Tata Nano, India, Green News
Matthew DeBord

Being Americans, we long for high-tech silver bullet solutions to our sustainability problems, but the gas-burning Indian version, the Nano is a model of transport simplified.

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Fiat CEO Marchionne's Chrysler Rescue Offer

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 04.05.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's auto industry task force met Thursday with representatives of General Motors' bondholders and the chief ...

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GM, Chrysler Want Billions More

Steve Parker | Posted 03.21.2009 | Business

Read More: White House, Congress, GMC Truck, Saturn, Chrysler, Buick, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, George W. Bush, Fiat, Cars, Chinese, Detroit News, Ford, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Lawrence Summers, New York Federal Reserve Bank, General Motors, Brembo, Mini, Delphi, Charlie Rose, GMAC Bailout, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Uaw, Penske Automotive Group, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, Moody Blues, Mitt Romney, Pontiac Solstice, Mitsuoka Motor, Roger Smith, Frankfurt International Auto Show, Pontiac, Ferrari, Saab, Tokyo Motor Show, Bmw, Smart Car, Wall Street, Dodge, Tim Geithner, President Obama Administration, Henry Paulson, Hummer Sale, Hollywood, Cadillac, Firebird, Miata, Auto Bailout, Business News
Steve Parker

Incidentally, GM got another $4 billion Tuesday after turning in their plan. Were you ever rewarded that much just for doing your homework?

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January Car Sales -- a Final Reckoning Begins in Earnest ?

Steve Parker | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Big Pharma, Porsche, Scion, Automotive News, Chrysler, President Obama, Isuzu, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Fiat, Ford, Gmac, Buy American, Chevy Silverado, Cerberus Capital Management, General Motors, Maybach, Stimulus Package, Hyundai, Hertz, Barbara Mikulski, Toyota, Detroit Three, Chevy Malibu, Lexus, Mexico, Xerox, Smart Car, Automotive Fleet, Subaru, Daimler, Japan, Europe, China, Business News
Steve Parker

Until the travel business picks up and businesses in general start replacing their vehicle fleets, Detroit will be outside looking in.

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Fiat Says "Buon Giorno!" to Chrysler

Matthew DeBord | Posted 02.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, Fiat, Gianni Angelli, Lapo Elkann, Fiat 500, Cerberus, Detroit, Sustainable Mobility, Cars, Business News
Matthew DeBord

There have been rumblings about Americans being able to buy Fiats and Afla Romeos in Chrysler dealerships, but there've also been reports that Fiats and Alfas being rebadged as Chryslers.

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Chrysler, Fiat Sign Alliance Plan

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 02.20.2009 | Business

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ROME — Fiat and Chrysler said Tuesday they have agreed to form a strategic alliance that would give the Italian auto empire a 35-percent stake i...

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Detroit Has to be Saved

Diane Francis | Posted 11.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Tata Daimler, Renault, Auto Industry, Chery, Economy, Ford, Worker Concessions, Toyota, Recession, Automakers, Auto Manuacturing, Chrysler, General Motors, Trade, Nissan, Auto Workers, Detroit, Fiat, Financial Crisis, Business News
Diane Francis

The de facto Depression underway worldwide will trigger consolidations. Strong will eat weak; cash-rich will eat debt-laden and consumer spending will shrink along with economies.

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