Klaus Busse, Director – Advanced Interiors and Component; Cecile Giroux, Program Design Manager – Advanced Interiors and Ryan Patrick Joyce, Lead Designer – Chrysler 200C EV concept talk about the all-new Chrysler 200C EV concept
Detroit, Jan 11, 2009 – With its rapidly growing portfolio of ENVI-powered electric vehicles, Chrysler LLC is inspiring a personal mobility revolution, creating a new generation of responsible, no-compromise Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep® vehicles for consumers who care about the planet’s future and want to take care of it.
Chrysler recently introduced three advanced electric-vehicle prototypes, while expressing its intention to broaden its all-electric and Range-extended Electric Vehicle portfolio across its vehicle lineup.
At the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Company unveiled updated versions of those vehicles – along with two new electric vehicles – reinforcing a commitment to developing and bringing to market a broad array of advanced electric vehicles for the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands.
Wolfsburg/ Detroit, 11 January 2009 – Maximum driving fun with minimal fuel consumption: This is the standard by which Volkswagen is starting the new car year 2009 and is presenting the roadster Concept BlueSport at the North American International Auto Show. “The BlueSport proves to be a compact and passionate car with a clear Volkswagen signature. The car offers pure dynamics with a powerful 180 PS Clean Diesel engine that is combined with the characteristic Volkswagen philosophy of efficiency,” confirmed Volkswagen’s Chairman of the Board, Prof. Martin Winterkorn in Detroit.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The government will offer up to $17.4 billion in loans to the ailing U.S. automakers and expects General Motors and Chrysler LLC to access the money immediately, a senior administration official said on Friday. Some $13.4 billion will be made available in December and January from the $700 billion fund that was originally designed to rescue struggling financial institutions, but the loans would be called back if the automakers cannot prove they are viable by March 31, the official said.
Viability would mean that the companies must have a positive net present value, which doesn’t necessarily mean immediate profitability but would require them to reach that point relatively soon, the official said. The three-year loans would require limits on executive compensation and other perks, and the automakers would also have to provide warrants for non-voting stocks.
The remaining $4 billion in aid is contingent on the administration seeking access to the second half of the $700 billion financial rescue plan, known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the official said.
(Reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky and Tabassum Zakaria, editing by Eric Beech and Frances Kerry)
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Due to the continued lack of consumer credit for the American car buyer and the resulting dramatic impact it has had on overall industry sales in the United States, Chrysler LLC announced that it will make significant adjustments to the production schedules of its manufacturing operations. In doing so, the Company will keep production and dealer inventory aligned with U.S. market demand. In response, the Company confirmed that all Chrysler manufacturing operations will be idled at the end of the shift Friday, Dec. 19, and impacted employees will not return to work any sooner than Monday, Jan. 19, 2009.
Chrysler dealers confirmed to the Company at a recent meeting at its headquarters, that they have many willing buyers for Chrysler, Jeep® and Dodge vehicles but are unable to close the deals, due to lack of financing. The dealers have stated that they have lost an estimated 20 to 25 percent of their volume because of this credit situation.
The Company will continue to monitor the production schedules of its manufacturing operations moving forward.
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Mercedes Benz is expected to present 3 concepts at the Detroit Motor Show in January, compensating for the many cancellations Detroit has been receiving lately. We show you pictures of the first one, the BlueZero E-Cell Concept. There will also be on display the Blue-Zero E-Cell Plus, and the BlueZero F-Cell.
In the E-Cell the elecric engines obtain their power exclusively from from the Lithium-Iron batteries. The Plus will get assistance from a 1,0 liter, 3 cylinder engine straight out of the Smart For-Two, and the F-Cell gets assistance from a Fuel Cell.
The 0-60 expectations goes in under 11 seconds, with a top speed of 150 km/h. The E-Cell can travel up to 200 Kilimeters, the plus up to 600 km and the F cell manages a 400 km range.
All concepts will be 5 seaters and will be using the sandwich construction known from the Mercedes A-Class. The exteriors differ in the wheels, the panorama roof and LED day running lights, as well as the colors, Lime-Green for the E-Cell, Orange for the Plus and Mint-Green for the F.
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By Thomas Ferraro and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House and congressional negotiators sought on Sunday to resolve remaining differences over an emergency rescue for the struggling auto industry, a stark symbol of the deepening U.S. economic crisis.
Prodded by shock unemployment figures that showed the country shed more than half a million jobs last month alone, negotiators tried to turn into legislation an agreement in principle to provide “The Big Three” U.S. automakers with at least $15 billion in short-term loans.
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