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Media Relations Weekly News and Activities Update
Week of 2/3/12
A sample of news articles, Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2012:
Monday, Jan. 30
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Polished CEO the consummate salesman, Discipline Bigland? defining trait, Windsor Star and Canada.com?
Earnings Preview: Strong 4Q expected at Chrysler, Associated Press?
Fiat 500L five-door to be unveiled at Geneva, CarAdvice.com.au?
Fiat dishes up more information on 500L five-door, Autoblog.com?
Fiat plans five-door 500 subcompact, Detroit News?
Chrysler Plans New Hiring, Starting With Illinois Plant, Wall Street Journal?
What? next for Belvidere Chrysler plant after start of Dodge Dart?, Rockford Register Star?
Chrysler Opens Quality Training Center, Global Voice of Quality?
'Cornerstone?Chrysler engine hits 1 million mark, MLive.com?
1-Millionth Pentastar V6 Built by Chrysler Group, Autoevolution.com?
Chrysler Group Builds 1 Millionth Pentastar V6 after 18 Months, Carscoop.blogspot.com?
Just 18 months into production, Chrysler builds millionth Pentastar V6, Autoblog.com?
Chrysler to Add 1,600 Workers at Illinois Plant, Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and Chicago Tribune?
3rd shift slated for Chrysler Ill. plant, Eventual 1,100 new jobs to back output of new vehicles, Detroit News?
Chrysler to add 1,600 jobs at plant, Detroit Free Press?
With new parts line, Chrysler dealers aim to service rivals?cars, Automotive News?
A year ago Chrysler? "orn of Fire?commercial led the auto industry's return to the Super Bowl. What? the buzz this year?, Automotive News?
Ram carves out niche after Dodge, Marchionne: Trucks "re a different business,?Automotive News?
Ram trucks get luxe version, Automotive News?
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 road test: It? a whole lot hotter than a standard SUV, CarBuzzard.com?
Ram Introduces the New Laramie Limited for Chicago, Automotive Discovery?
Marchionne: Chrysler C-Segment Hatch Back On, Could Be Called 100, Car and DriverTuesday, Jan. 31
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Chrysler 300 SRT8: The most modern muscle car, CNET.com?
SRT Drops Viper Teaser On Facebook, The Motor Report?
2013 SRT Viper First Teaser Released, Motorward.com?
All-New 2013 SRT Viper Previewed, Will Debut at New York Auto Show in April, Car and Driver?
2013 Dodge Viper teased, InAutoNew.com?
Witness The Birth Of A Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8: Video, Motor Authority?
Viper! 2013 SRT Viper Teaser Photo Unveiled on DriveSRT Facebook Page, Motor Trend?
SRT Viper previewed in teaser image, AutoWeek?
Chrysler offers peek at next SRT Viper on Facebook, Automotive News?
2013 SRT Viper Teaser Released, Washington Post?
Chrysler? Pentastar V6 engine hits one millionth milestone, egmCarTech.com?
One Millionth Chrysler Pentastar V-6 Rolls Off The Line, Motor Trend?
Chrysler makes millionth Pentastar V-6 engine, USA TodayWednesday, Feb. 1
Chrysler Group earnings and January sales dominate the headlines today
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Chrysler ends robust ?1 with $183M profit, Detroit News?
Chrysler earns $183 million for 2011, first annual profit since 2005, Detroit Free Press?
Chrysler Posts First Full-Year Profit, Raises Revenue Forecast, Wall Street Journal?
Chrysler Posts $225 Million Profit, Capping Turnaround, New York Times?
Higher sales lift Chrysler to $183M profit in 2011, Associated Press?
Chrysler CEO congratulates employees in email, promises award, Detroit Free Press?
Morning Edition: Chrysler Reports First Annual Profit In Years (Audio), NPR.org?
Chrysler reports full-year profit on strong U.S. sales, Reuters?
Chrysler posts $225 million in Q4 net income, finishes 2011 with a profit, Automotive News?
Chrysler Aims to Double 2012 Profit After Beating Earnings Goal Last Year, Bloomberg News?
Chrysler sales up 44% in January, Detroit Free Press?
Chrysler January Sales Rise 44%, Wall Street Journal?
Chrysler? U.S. January sales top 101,000, MarketWatch?
Chrysler sales up 44 percent for January, Detroit News?
Chrysler US sales rise 44 pct in January, Associated Press?
Chrysler U.S. Sales Rise 44% on Jeep, Sedan, Bloomberg News\?
Chrysler? Jan. sales advance 44% on strong Jeep, Ram demand, Automotive News?
Chrysler sales zoom in January; GM falls, USA Today?
GM sales down 6%; Chrysler jumps 44%, Ford 7%, Detroit NewsMore Wednesday headlines
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ACCENTUATING THE ACCESSORY BRAND, Chrysler shows off heavily customized vehicles, Detroit Free Press?
Chrysler unveils 4 Mopar-customized autos, Souped up Compass, 300, Dart, 500 mark unit? 75th anniversary, Detroit News?
Chrysler Readies New Mopar Mods for Chicago Auto Show, New York Times?
Mopar ?2 300 unveiled to support brand's 75th anniversary, Detroit Free Press?
Mopar Magic: Chrysler celebrates 75 years with custom cars for Chicago auto show, AutoWeek?
Chrysler? Mopar customizes Dodge Dart, Fiat 500, USA Today?
Chrysler accentuates its Mopar accessory brand, Detroit Free Press?
Mopar Jeep Compass True North Concept Almost Looks Ready to Go Off-Road, Car and Driver?
Mopar salutes Don Garlits and muscle-car past as it eyes global future, AutoWeek?
2012 Fiat 500 Stinger by Mopar to Debut at Chicago Auto Show, Car and Driver?
AUTOS: SRT Eying New Dodge Dart, SpeedTV.com?
Dodge Dart GTS 210 Tribute, Motorward.com?
Mopar Marks 75th Anniversary, Unveils Four Custom Vehicles for Chicago Auto Show, Off-road.com?
Mopar Magic: Chrysler Celebrates 75 Years With Custom Cars for Chicago Auto Show, MSN Autos?
Mopar? 75th: 210-hp Dodge Dart GTS and More Coming to Chicago, Motor Trend?
2013 Dodge Dart GTS 210 Tribute Marks Mopar Anniversary: 2012 Chicago Auto Show, Edmunds Inside Line?
Chrysler Unveils 2012 Mopar 300, Autoevolution.com?
New Mopar ?2 Chrysler 300 Special to go on Sale in this Summer, Only 500 will be Made, Carscoop.blogspot.com?
Dodge Offers First Tease of Reborn Viper, Hints of retro for snake charmer, Detroit Bureau?
Chrysler issues the first 2013 SRT Viper teaser, Torque News?
Chrysler Gets Social With 2013 SRT Viper Teaser, Edmunds Inside Line?
Ram Truck Adds New Ram Laramie Limited, Manufacturing Close-Up?
Chrysler hints at look of next Dodge Viper, USA Today?
Chrysler To Add 1,600 Workers In Illinois, Just-Auto.com?
Obama at show: Detroit is back, Detroit NewsThursday, Feb. 2
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Chrysler Ends Quarter With a $225 Million Profit, New York Times?
Chrysler rides higher sales of Jeeps, other vehicles, to first full-year net income since 1997, Washington Post?
Chrysler earns first annual profit in more than a decade, Los Angeles Times?
Chrysler Profit 2011: Automaker Reports First Net income Since 1997 After Strong Sales, Huffington Post?
Chrysler posts 1st annual net profit since 1997, Associated Press?
Chrysler posts $183M profit for 2011, Autoblog.com?
Chrysler gets its swagger back, MarketWatch?
Chrysler defies the naysayers, The automaker posts quarterly and annual profits, MSN Money?
Fiat-Chrysler 2012 profit targets beat forecasts, Reuters?
Fiat-Chrysler makes bold forecasts for 2012, Reuters?
Fiat Forecasts Profit Surge This Year on Strength of Chrysler Auto Demand, Bloomberg News?
Amid Profit, Chrysler Builds 1,000,000th Pentastar Engine, The Car Connection?
2012 Chrysler 300 Earns Five-Star Safety Rating, KickingTires.com?
Chrysler Nails The Successful Formula For Profits, Forbes?
Chrysler Posts Profit, Raises Sales Forecast, Wall Street Journal?
Chrysler hourly workers to get $1,500 profit sharing check, Detroit Free Press?
Marchionne announces $1.5K in profit-sharing bonuses, Detroit News?
Chrysler Hits Profit Stride ? Auto Maker Forecasts 18% Sales Gain for 2012 as Fiat Faces Struggles in Europe, Wall Street Journal?
Compass finds its way in Jeep lineup, Detroit News?
Chrysler 300 goes sinister with Mopar customizing, USA Today?
Mopar unveils 4 new custom models - Fiat 500, Dodge Dart, Jeep and Chrysler 300, to celebrate 75 years, Rushlane.com?
2012 Dodge Durango Citadel AWD: "Great job of turning the traditional-style Durango into a new-age crossover," Toronto Globe and Mail?
In a Surprise, Car Sales Start New Year Strongly, New York Times?
Chrysler and Ford Car Sales Improve, New York Times?
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Chrysler sales up 44%, Ford up 7%, GM slips 6% in January, Detroit Free Press?
Chrysler, Ford sales up in January; GM slips, MarketWatch?
Fiat 500 Abarth Preview (Video), Motormouth.ca, http://www.motormouth.ca/car_review_video.php?id=145?
Toledo Jeep aids Chrysler comeback, Fox Toledo (Ohio)Friday, Feb. 3
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Chrysler Turnaround Good Sign For Ohio Auto Industry, Onntv.com (Ohio News Network?
No Joke: Chrysler and Marchionne Are "ack in (the) Black,?Forbes?
Mopar celebrates its 75th anniversary by unveiling four custom vehicles, Auto123.com?
Mopar Jeep Compass True North Custom Edition Heads to Chicago Auto Show, Carscoop.blogspot.com?
Mopar turns 75 years old, unveils special editions, Autos.sympatico.ca?
2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited Review: "An admirable job pulling double duty as an SUV for the whole family," Autoguide.com?
Chrysler to add 1,800 jobs at crucial Belvidere plant, Detroit Free Press?
Chrysler to add 1,800 workers at Illinois plant for Dart, Compass and Patriot, Automotive News?
Chrysler adding 1,800 jobs at Belvidere factory, Chicago Sun-Times and Associated Press?
Fiat Goes Big-ish With 500L, Cars.com?
2013 Fiat 500L To Debut At 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Green Car Reports?
Larger Fiat 500L to Debut in Geneva Next Month, Wall Street Journal?
2013 Fiat 500L Revealed Ahead of Geneva Motor Show Debut, Autoguide.com?
Fiat to debut larger 500 at Geneva Auto Show, Detroit News, CBS News, and Associated Press?
Official: Fiat Thinks Large(r) with the 500L for Geneva, Motor Trend?
First Fiat 500L Photos Released: 2012 Geneva Auto Show, Edmunds Inside Line?
Fiat: "?is for "arge?in soon-to-debut 500L, Detroit News?
Chrysler? Latest Import From Detroit: Profits, DailyFinance.com?
I was wrong about Chrysler bailout - at least for the short term, National Post?
Ram Truck Brand Goes Country For "Ram Jam" Concert, MusicRow.com?
Ram Truck Launches Mossy Oak Edition Pick-Up, AmmoLand.com?
Ram Truck Offers Special Services Police Truck for Extreme Duty Cycles, AmmoLand.com?
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 gets Ferrari treatment for Formula One team, AutoWeek?
Ferrari Customizes 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Autoevolution.com?
2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited Review: "An admirable job pulling double duty as an SUV for the whole family,"Autoguide.com?
Chrysler on Cusp of Second Product Wave, WardsAuto World?
Future Shock: 2014 Dodge Dart SRT4, The SRT4 Will Return...With Close to 300 Horsepower!, Motor Trend?
U.S. Fiat Dealers Four-Square Behind 500L, WardsAuto WorldChrysler Group Weekly News Update sent via Dmail on Friday, Feb. 3.
Upcoming PR Activities through Feb. 10:
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U.S. Sales Chief Reid Bigland participates in a panel discussion at the annual J.D. Power International Roundtable, Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas ? Feb. 3?
Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne addresses a Supplier Town Hall at Chrysler Group World Headquarters, Auburn Hills, Mich. ? Feb. 3?
Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne presents the keynote address during the opening session of the National Automobile Dealers Association, Las Vegas Convention Center ? Feb. 4?
Product reveals and media interviews at the Chicago Auto Show, Feb. 8-10Blog Report for Week of Feb. 3 (each link will take you to that day's posts)
Jan. 30
Ram Offers Another Take on Luxury With Laramie Limited
http://blog.chryslerllc.com/blog.do?p=entry&id=1681
Feb. 1
Cars and Consistency Driving Chrysler Group U.S. Sales
http://blog.chryslerllc.com/blog.do?p=entry&id=1682
Feb. 2
Playing with numbers and Hagerty? future collectable "Hot List" http://blog.chryslerllc.com/blog.do?p=entry&id=1684
New Ram Promotion Brings Country Music Stars, Fans Together
http://blog.chryslerllc.com/blog.do?p=entry&id=1684
More Jobs, Big Investment at Belvidere Plant
http://blog.chryslerllc.com/blog.do?p=entry&id=1686
Feb. 3
Under the Pentastar: The top stories from Chrysler Group LLC include the 2011 financial results, January sales, Belvidere announcement, and Mopar 75th Anniversary celebration
http://media.chrysler.com/mediacenter.do?method=viewChannel&cid=c43d14888&mid=255
Tools to stay up-to-date:
Chrysler Media Website: www.media.chrysler.com
Video (only) can be downloaded from the media site by dealers. Cannot be used for advertising, but can be used in dealerships. Video tab is on the right hand side of the main page, under "images". Click on "Under the Pentastar"
Under the Pentastar: http://blog.chryslergroupllc.com/blog.do?p=home
Corporate Blog with videos and a weekly wrap up
PR/Communications Channels:
Follow Chrysler news and video on: Chrysler Connect blog: http://blog.chryslergroupllc.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chryslercom and www.twitter.com/chrysler
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/pentastarvideo Streetfire: http://members.streetfire.net/profile/ChryslerVideo.htm