Chrysler Unveils New Advertising Campaign

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Out of a hole and going into a new one. This is the scenario that Chrysler seems to be projecting as it has announced a new advertising campaign that comes in the heels of their strategic global alliance with Italian automaker Fiat SpA. The new ads will begin appearing on primetime television on Monday, May 11.

Under the tagline introduced on May 3, “We’re building a new car company. Come see what we’re building for you,” the campaign talks directly to consumers by highlighting the features of Chrysler LLC’s product line in a fresh, new and memorable way. The messaging focuses on the quality, technology, safety and value built into every Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep vehicle.

“When we asked consumers what they wanted to know about Chrysler, they told us to tell them about our products, tell them why they should buy our vehicles and give them a reason why they should be confident in the future of this company. We believe this campaign delivers on all of those objectives,” said Steven Landry, Executive Vice President – North American Sales, Marketing, and Mopar Parts and Service, Chrysler LLC. “In addition, this campaign gives us the opportunity to reinforce that it’s business as usual and demonstrate a bright future ahead for Chrysler.”

(Source) Press

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Chrysler Will Survive, With or Without Fiat

Monday, March 16th, 2009

To calm some jumpy workers on their end, Chrysler has boldly announced that it will weather the crisis whether Fiat will come in or not. While the deal with the Italian automaker would bring an estimated $10 billion, a big help especially now that the economies are crashing for most business sectors.

“During the dialogue [with the presidential task force], and in the additional data we have supplied in response to their requests, we have continued to emphasize that Chrysler is a viable business on a stand-alone basis and our future is further enhanced through the proposed global alliance with Fiat,” he wrote.

Nardelli also estimated that the deal with Fiat, which would give the Italian car maker a 35% stake in Chrysler, would bring the company between $8 billion and $10 billion.

“There is still considerable work and negotiations that must be completed to meet the government’s target date of March 31,” Nardelli added. “I can assure you that we are working tirelessly to continue our progress with the assistance of the U.S. auto task force to meet the requirements set for us by the government.”

(Source) Market Watch

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