Read more Chrysler stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/171/chrysler.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:31:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72693/pay-czar-cuts-bonuses-but-boosts-salaries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBase pay will increase for the majority of top execs in the finance and auto firms supervised by federal pay czar Kenneth Feinberg. Salaries are being bumped up—by hundreds of thousands of dollars in some cases—as bonuses and other perks are slashed. Despite the salary hikes, all 136...http://www.newser.com/story/72693/pay-czar-cuts-bonuses-but-boosts-salaries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 1:24:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72641/chrysler-adds-fiats-dumps-dodge-jeep-models.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNow four months out of bankruptcy, Chrysler is set to unveil a new business plan that relies heavily on models from Fiat, its Italian partner, and abandons many American cars. The company will reintroduce the luxury Alfa Romeo to the US and also bring in a Mexican-built Fiat 500, the...http://www.newser.com/story/72641/chrysler-adds-fiats-dumps-dodge-jeep-models.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 6:54:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72322/50-pay-cuts-for-bailout-execs-due-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Treasury Department today is expected to order seven companies that have not paid back last year's US government bailouts to halve their top executives' average compensation. The cuts apply to the 25 highest-paid executives at banks and other companies that received the most assistance, with salaries being slashed by...http://www.newser.com/story/72322/50-pay-cuts-for-bailout-execs-due-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 9:40:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72253/pay-czar-slashes-top-salaries-at-7-bailed-out-firms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s pay czar will cut compensation for the 25 highest-paid employees at seven companies that took large amounts of government aid. The 175 executives will face salary reductions of 90%, but with other compensation elements added in, the total reductions average 50%. Ken Feinberg also will require the seven...http://www.newser.com/story/72253/pay-czar-slashes-top-salaries-at-7-bailed-out-firms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 15:53:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69598/recession-crushes-white-collar-michigan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTens of thousands of middle-aged white-collar workers have been left jobless and stranded in Michigan by the recession, the Wall Street Journal reports. Auto industry veterans laid off by the Big Three are finding themselves competing against against younger people for a smattering of job openings. With property prices down...http://www.newser.com/story/69598/recession-crushes-white-collar-michigan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 1:26:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68352/clunkers-drives-fords-august-sales-up-17.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCash for Clunkers reverberated through August auto sales reports released today, with Ford and Hyundai scoring big jumps, the Wall Street Journal reports. The winners and losers: Ford's light vehicle sales rose 17% year-over-year, with the Focus and Escape both in the top eight most popular vehicles purchased through the...http://www.newser.com/story/68352/clunkers-drives-fords-august-sales-up-17.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 13:56:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68113/investors-ditch-once-lofty-cerberus-fund.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHedge-fund investors are leaving once-vaunted investment firm Cerberus Capital Management in droves, the Wall Street Journal reports. The firm, whose acquisitions of Chrysler and GMAC turned disastrous, is seeing $5.5 billion in capital—or 71% of its hedge fund assets—walk out the door. "We have been surprised by...http://www.newser.com/story/68113/investors-ditch-once-lofty-cerberus-fund.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 15:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67083/chrysler-plans-to-build-fiat-in-mexico.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChrysler is planning to produce a Fiat-branded subcompact car at a plant in Mexico, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal . The move may anger two key shareholders of the restructured automaker—the US government and the United Auto Workers. Workers at the Toluca, Mexico, plant are represented by a Mexican...http://www.newser.com/story/67083/chrysler-plans-to-build-fiat-in-mexico.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 6:52:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67067/dont-spend-bonus-bucks-yet-warns-clawback-czar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust because top banking executives took home hefty paychecks in recent months doesn't mean they'll get to keep the money, reports Reuters. White House pay czar Kenneth Feinberg declared he has clear authority to "claw back" egregious bonuses already paid out by any bank that received federal TARP money.http://www.newser.com/story/67067/dont-spend-bonus-bucks-yet-warns-clawback-czar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 5:13:25 CDT