Chrysler

If you need proof that the economy is looking up, you need only look as far as your neighborhood car lot, or maybe even your own driveway.  This week it was announced that there was a major bump in March auto sales. How major? Chrysler alone experienced a 34% increase in sales over the course of […]

Three years after the auto-bailout, will the $80 billion rescue of Chrysler and GM still play a role in the election? Joe Nocera, op-ed columnist for Takeaway partner The New York Times has more.

Sunday’s Chrysler Super Bowl ad caused some political reaction, but maybe America needs a pep talk from America’s outlaw and tough guy Clint Eastwood. Host John Hockenberry looks at the Eastwood speech in the context of his epic career and America’s need for some tough love in these troubled times. Half time in America? Maybe, […]

On Superbowl Sunday, Clint Eastwood appeared in a two-minute ad that has been dubbed “Half Time in America.” Sponsored by the Chrysler car company, it shows a Detroit that escaped the jaws of defeat to become a model for American recovery. Eastwood’s narration goes on to suggest that America is in similarly dire straits:  “This country […]

How much would you pay for a 2005 Chrysler? Well, an anonymous seller on eBay is asking for a million dollars, but it’s no ordinary car. The Chrysler once belonged to none other than President Barack Obama, who used it when on trips home to Chicago when he was just a Senator from Illinois. So […]