Chrysler to ship minivans from Canada to Europe
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Bradford Wernle
Automotive News | November 4, 2008 – 12:01 am EST
 
 
WINDSOR, Ontario — Chrysler LLC will begin assembling Europe-bound Chrysler Grand Voyagers in January, Benjamin Winter, Chrysler’s chief minivan engineer, said today.
Chrysler officials said left-hand-drive versions of the Grand Voyager will be produced first, and right-hand-drive models [...]

 
Ford plans more production cuts in Q4
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Amy Wilson
Automotive News | November 4, 2008 – 12:01 am EST
 
 
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is poised to cut North American production of cars and crossovers during the fourth quarter, sales analyst George Pipas said today.
More details on the production cut are expected Friday when Ford details its [...]

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Congress weighs more aid for Big 3
David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with key House Democrats on Monday to consider a variety of ways to aid the struggling U.S. auto industry.
The hourlong meeting focused on whether Congress should move to quickly approve up to $25 [...]

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Chrysler icon celebrates 25 years: Minivan to survive rough stretch
Alisa Priddle / The Detroit News
WINDSOR — Chrysler LLC celebrated the 25th anniversary of the minivan Monday, a vehicle that started life during a corporate crisis and is one of the few models likely to survive the company’s uncertain future.
With the specter of [...]

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Daniel Howes: Commentary
A week of carmaker weakness

Brace yourselves, Detroit, because this is the week when the American auto industry’s existential crisis becomes undeniable.
October sales, booked amid one of the most searing economic reckonings in generations, give new meaning to the word frightening: General Motors Corp. plunged 45 percent from the same month [...]