The "new" Chrysler is just as brain dead as the old one. Failure
following failure.

Chrysler restarts with the Viper
http://tinyurl.com/mxga9p

The factory that makes the Dodge Viper sports car is the first to reopen
after bankruptcy.
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNNMoney.com senior writer
Last Updated: June 15, 2009: 5:45 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Chrysler will soon be making cars again.

Chrysler Group announced Monday that it is restarting a factory, after
shutting down all of its manufacturing for nearly seven weeks following
the bankruptcy of Chrysler LLC. Chrysler Group is the new company that
emerged last week with most of Chrysler's assets and a new ownership
structure.

The first plant to reopen is the one that makes the Dodge Viper sports car.

The Viper has a 600 horsepower V-10 engine and a price tag that starts
at about $90,000. The Viper was introduced in the 1999 model year, and
only 25,000 have been sold since then.

The Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit that makes the car employs
115 people.

Chrysler LLC had announced last year that it intended to sell off the
Viper brand. The high-performance, 10-cylinder sports car sells in low
numbers. Ultimately, Chrysler said it had not received any bids that met
its requirements.

Chrysler's other plants remain idle.

"At this time, we cannot give exact timing in regards to the start of
production at our other manufacturing facilities," Chrysler Group said
in a statement.

The Viper brand and the plant that makes the car, the Conner Avenue
assembly plant in Detroit, were taken over by the "new" Chrysler that
emerged last week from bankruptcy.

The Chrysler Group is owned by a combination of the Italian automaker
Fiat, the United States government, the United Auto Workers union's
retiree trust and the Canadian and Ontario governments.


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Jim Higgins wrote:
It'll sell great, badged as a FIASCO - Fiat/Chrysco...

News wrote:
Excellent point!

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On Jun 15, 10:06*pm, MoPar Man <Mo... (AT) Man (DOT) com> wrote:

Meanwhile:
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is preparing to ramp up production
of the hot-selling Prius hybrid by adding weekend shifts.