Chrysler shuts down all production 30 plants

[Hellfighter]

Close of business Friday will be the start of a monthlong closure of 30 U.S. plants. Company cites 'continued lack of consumer credit

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Chrysler LLC announced late Wednesday that it is stopping all vehicle production in the United States for at least a month.

All 30 of the carmaker's plants will close after the last shift on Friday, and employees will not be asked to return to work before Jan. 19.

Chrysler blamed the "continued lack of consumer credit for the American car buyer" for the slow-down in sales that forced the move.

The company ordinarily shuts down operations between Dec. 24 and Jan. 5. This closure would add roughly two weeks to that shutdown.

Chrysler is the third of the Big Three automakers to suspend operations for January. Last week, General Motors announced it was idling 30% of its North American manufacturing capacity during the first quarter of 2009 in response to deteriorating market conditions. That move will take 250,000 vehicles out of production. On Wednesday, a Ford spokeswoman confirmed for CNN that the automaker is adding a week to its normal two-week seasonal shutdown at a number of its plants.

read more about it go to source: http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/17/auto...sler_shutdown/

its started the fall is coming more people out of work you know what that means

i can only hope it get better if they get the bailout package

[ShArP]

its only until January 19th, which is better than closing completely...

[Luckz]

In all honesty, its the car companys own fault. They obviously are not taking any steps to better the company...I loved the idea of the car czar...these companies are still making loads of money.

Only sad thing is if jobs get permanetly lost.

I don't understand how the big three are falling apart..but Honda, Toyota, and Volkswagen are doing amazingly...frigging learn something!!!

[atholon]

The reason they are failing is because everyone knows they make CRAPPY CARS and then they try to charge the same prices as manufacturers like Toyota and Honda (who actually make cars that last a long time).

[ShArP]

Originally posted by atholon
The reason they are failing is because everyone knows they make CRAPPY CARS and then they try to charge the same prices as manufacturers like Toyota and Honda (who actually make cars that last a long time).

ha ok

every person that i know that has any Chrysler product (Plymouth & Dodge are with Chrysler as well) have lasted longer than any rice burner that i have seen

[atholon]

PFFFFT haahaha

you're joking right?

hahaaha


I want to see a car Chrystler makes last 250,000 miles

[ShArP]

LOL

how many do you want?
i can just go the any Chrysler nationals car show and get thousands of pictures, and this is random, but where are you from ath?

and i want to see a Toyota do this without breaking

http://www.ramchallenge.com/

[.Simon.]

If thats one of those stupid challenges where people try and wreck their cars or somthing that involves smashing **** up with a car.... then how many ordinary people actually do that?

So by saying 'this car can do it, but that can't'... is a really pointless test.

[atholon]

I bet a Tundra could do that...

I am not talking about trucks might I add. I am talking about cars.

Neon < Corolla
Neon < Yaris
Caliber < Camry or Avalon

[ShArP]

so what does Honda have towards the Viper?

[.Simon.]

Handbags at dawn 8-)

[atholon]

Honda NSX and S2000

Also, honda owns Acura sooooooooo....

[VooDoo-]

there is no argument car wise between imports and american cars .. american cars blow compared to imports

trucks .. well no **** america's trucks are better .. we're AMERICAN! damn it!

seeing stuff like this kinda pisses me off cause i could of waited a bit longer and gotten my new truck for alot less..

[ShArP]

so what Honda can compete with the Dodge Viper? ha

what Honda can top out over 200 mph stock?

Dodge Vipers top speed: 203 mph (327 km/h)



but i won't lie and say that the Dodge Viper is the best in the world because some of them Euro cars are pretty fast lol

[SilentTrigger]

All I know is that Ford can't be driven in Sweden because they will be a phile of rust within one year, don't know about chrysler however. But that's probebly one reason to why pretty much every brand of cars are tested in Sweden before manufacuring, well besides for perhaps sportscars.

The Swedish climate is extreemly though on cars

[Luckz]

There's so many ins and outs between imports, rice, and american...

I'm sorry but my father has went through three ford F150's, his current has 235,000 miles on it...I personally love fords and I have a 2003 explorer with 43k on it and the only problems I've had was flat tires and I left my lights on once...anyone that says american cars don't last are retards...

The foreign car market makes driving new much more afforadble..the new civics, vw rabbits and jettas, sentras and maximas scions (from toyota) corollas...they are all decent cars that you can get under 21 grand... VW Tiguans are 26!!! And one of the nicer crossovers like the rogue...

That's the american cars downfall...they're not cheap...

My dream car is a evo 9 MR...but I love fords...

[SilentTrigger]

Fords can't handle the Swedish climate they start to rust within one year.

[Luckz]

Good thing I live in ny...they hold up great in the snow rain etc

[Troy]

Ya know what? I don't really care anymore! I've never owned a Foreign Vehicle and I've driven mainly Fords all my life. Ford Motor Credit should have kept me as a Credit Holder.

[Hellfighter]

old saying American made use to mean a lot pride.

but what i hear on the news really sadden me some, greed is out weighing and may take them down

can they be save i can only hope, but hope means a 50/50
but right not seem more like there is a slime chance that will happen