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Chrysler asks for another $5 billion in U.S. aid

were implemented or fundamentally agreed upon. In its restructuring blueprint, the No. 3 U.S. automaker also said it planned to cut its outstanding debt by $5 billion and reduce fixed costs by $700 million in 2009. Chrysler, held and run by Cerberus Capital Management , has taken $4 billion in U.S. government loans. The automaker has seen its U.S. sales fall 55 percent in January...

GM readies survival plan

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STUTTGART/WASHINGTON - Daimler swung to a hefty loss, hit by exposure to Chrysler, and Opel and Saab braced for news of General Motors' survival plan, as European carmakers saw their fates tied closely to their U.S. peers. As GM and Chrysler put the finishing touches to blueprints showing how they will pay back billions of dollars of government loans, Chrysler's German ex-owner Daimler said it...

GM and Chrysler ready survival plans

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Daimler swung to a hefty loss, hit by exposure to Chrysler, and Opel and Saab braced for news of General Motors' survival plan, as European carmakers saw their fates tied closely to their U.S. peers.
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GM to get $4 billion aid tranche Tuesday

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government will release $4 billion in additional aid to General Motors Corp on Tuesday as planned, a White House aide said on Monday, ahead of the deadline for the automaker to submit a new survival plan. The aide said GM's smaller rival Chrysler LLC's request for additional aid would be treated as a new request and dealt with separately. GM is seeking conce...
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Fiat and Chrysler enter alliance in non cash deal

Fiat and Chrysler announced on Tuesday they signed an agreement for a strategic alliance in which Italy's car maker will have a 35 percent stake in Chrysler. The non-cash deal would give the troubled U.S. carmaker access to Fiat's products.
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Congress Proposes 'Cash for Clunkers' Program

Got a 79 Chrysler Cordoba in your driveway? Congress is considering a proposal that would reward American up to $4,500 if they trade old cars to cash to scrapping companies, depending on the car.
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Chrysler denies talks with Renault to sell assets

Chrysler LLC denied on Wednesday it is selling plants or any of its three brands --which include Jeep and Dodge -- to the joint Renault SA-Nissan.But, LaSorda said Chrysler might sell tooling for car models it no longer produces.
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Autos Go Electric at North America Auto Show

Automakers showed off their plans for electric and hybrid autos set to go on sale in the coming years, as fuel efficient vehicles gained a bigger showcase in this year's North American International Auto Show. The vehicles highlighted at the show include planned pure electric vehicles, and electric-gas hybrids.
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Autos Go Electric at North America International Auto Show

Automakers showed off their plans for electric and hybrid autos set to go on sale in the coming years, as fuel efficient vehicles gained a bigger showcase in this year's North American International Auto Show. The vehicles highlighted at the show include planned pure electric vehicles, and electric-gas hybrids.
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Chysler gets $4bln cash injection

Chrysler LLC on Friday received an initial $4 billion emergency loan from the U.S. government, two days after the government completed a parallel payout to its larger rival General Motors Corp.
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U.S. auto sales end '07 on weak note

Major automakers reported lower U.S. sales for December led by a 9 percent slide at Ford Motor Co as the industry closed out its weakest year in over a decade and faced the prospect of deeper declines in 2008.
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Daimler hurt by dollar but sees no U.S. recession

Daimler AG Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche does not expect the U.S. economy to contract as a result of high oil prices and the real estate crisis. The CEO also rebutted Wednesday's market speculation that Cerberus, which bought an 80 percent stake in Chrysler from Daimler earlier this year, had called on the German carmaker to extend a $1.5 billion loan.
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Union chief blasts stupid Chrysler strategy

Chrysler LLC's recent decision to cut up to 10,000 factory jobs and slash production in North America tested the credibility of the automaker's new private equity owner, the head of the Canadian Auto Workers said on Tuesday.
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Auto sales could hit 15-year low

Three top investors in the automotive industry painted a grim picture on Sunday for the sector in 2008, with one executive predicting a possible slump in U.S. sales to levels not seen in 15 years. The weakest forecast is for a possible 9.4 percent decline. But all three -- Jerry York, an adviser to billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian; financier Wilbur Ross; and Thomas Stallkamp, a former Chrysler president -- were more pessimistic than many in the battered industry.
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Chrysler, Ford tumble as U.S. auto sales drop

Chrysler LLC and Ford Motor Co on Thursday reported double-digit drops in October sales, lagging rivals in a slumping U.S. market widely expected to remain under pressure into next year. Chrysler, which also announced plans to slash one-fifth of its factory work force and cut four slow-selling models, posted a 12 percent drop in monthly sales that was deeper than analysts had forecast.

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