Just heard that Chysler will shut down for two weeks of production in June.................Writing on the wall ????

Maybe a plant or two for retooling? I have no idea, I haven't heard anything...

Edited March 13, 200817 yr by NOS2006

Chrysler plans two-week July shutdown

DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC said on Thursday it would shut all but its most essential operations worldwide for two weeks in July, a first for the struggling No. 3 U.S. automaker as it attempts to cut costs and preserve cash.

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Ouch.

The question is, who will own them when they re-open.

They aren't selling cars...no wonder with the price of fuel. Viper, 300C, Charger, the discontinued Magnum, the Jeep Wrangler, the Grand Cherokee, the trucks..all cool vehicles...with an average fuel economy of about 14 mpg if one is lucky.

Chrysler needs to replace the lackluster Caliber/Sebring/Avenger/et all with world class product. Until they do they will keep loosing customers and market share.

They need to bring in the guys that did the Intrepid/Concorde and give them free reign in the design studio...

Chris

Not to worry many car companies force their UAW/CAW employees to take vacation during June/July time frame, for model changeover, ETC, even GM, but Chrysler is forcing their White Collar workers to do it as well, no sense in them being there anyway with nothing to do.

Edited March 13, 200817 yr by Pontiac Custom-S

The question is, who will own them when they re-open.

I was thinking earlier how interesting it'd be if, even after Ghosn said Renault-Nissan is not interested in Chrysler, Jeep was spun-off and sold to Renault-Nissan.

Not to worry many car companies force their UAW/CAW employees to take vacation during June/July time frame, for model changeover, ETC, even GM, but Chrysler is forcing their White Collar workers to do it as well, no sense in them being there anyway with nothing to do.

When I was at GM, us "white-collar" guys (at least at Buick) were required to take the shutdown too.......has GM reversed from that?

funny how everyone that thought RWD was the big end all, RWD and Hemi focus may be the thing that sidetracked Chrysler and will ultimately kill it.

meanwhile, people scoop up fwd cars. like the old intrepid was.

Edited March 14, 200817 yr by regfootball

When I was at GM, us "white-collar" guys (at least at Buick) were required to take the shutdown too.......has GM reversed from that?

I have never taken shutdown leave in my whole career with GM, even when I was assigned to an assembly plant, however the problem with that is, with the plant shutdown, the air conditioning was turned off even in the admin part of the plants. I can remember it being over 110 degrees inside the building and I was in cutoffs, t-shirt and sneakers, but work I did!

I have never taken shutdown leave in my whole career with GM, even when I was assigned to an assembly plant, however the problem with that is, with the plant shutdown, the air conditioning was turned off even in the admin part of the plants. I can remember it being over 110 degrees inside the building and I was in cutoffs, t-shirt and sneakers, but work I did!

So that explains it. Going through heat like that day after day got to your mind and damaged it.

So that explains it. Going through heat like that day after day got to your mind and damaged it.

Not at all, the hotter it got, the more I stripped down, fear not, I'm not affected by the heat, half Italian you know! :AH-HA_wink:

So that explains it. Going through heat like that day after day got to your mind and damaged it.

That damage was already done, he did grow up in Texas afterall. And we know what that environment produces. :AH-HA_wink:

half Italian you know! :AH-HA_wink:

That's the hairy part, right?

That's the hairy part, right?

ohhh, come on, I'm not Sasquatch.

CLIFF NOTES:

• Chrysler's respectful and giving everybody a 2 week vacation.
• PCS worked in extremely hot conditions.. and stripped on the job.
• PCS is Italian, brain damaged, and claims to not be Sasquatch.

Can we end this thread now?

Edited March 14, 200817 yr by NOS2006

Chrysler needs a new K-car.

CLIFF NOTES:

• Chrysler's respectful and giving everybody a 2 week vacation.
• PCS worked in extremely hot conditions.. and stripped on the job.
• PCS is Italian, brain damaged, and claims to not be Sasquatch.

Can we end this thread now?

You do know, I know where Chesterfield, Michigan is! :AH-HA_wink:

ohhh, come on, I'm not Sasquatch.

That was your freshman high school photo, correct? Hyuck, hyuck. :AH-HA_wink:

They did this every year when I worked at GM. Not really a big deal.

CLIFF NOTES:

• Chrysler's respectful and giving everybody a 2 week vacation.
• PCS worked in extremely hot conditions.. and stripped on the job.
• PCS is Italian, brain damaged, and claims to not be Sasquatch.

Can we end this thread now?

Nope.

PCS needs to post a pic of his back hair, so we can all decide his ethnicity....

:AH-HA_wink:

That actually looks more like Julia Roberts at a 'Notting Hill' premiere.