Chrysler pledges to be quality leader by 2012
A quick glance at recent Consumer Reports or JD Power data shows that the Pentastar has a big problem on its hands, but the new Chrysler says that will change in a big way by the end of 2012. Chrysler is planning to be a quality leader in only three years by dramatically increasing staffing levels in its quality team while working to dramatically clean up its engineering processes. Just one year ago, there were only 200 staff members on the quality team. Chrysler is now hiring 200 additional workers and shifting head count to beef up its quality team to over 1,700.
Quality boss Doug Betts, who was hired from Nissan during the Cerberus acquistion, tried to address quality before the automaker descended into bankruptcy, but Chrysler’s woeful money situation led to the postponement of the Pentastar’s long overdue quality renaissance.
For starters, Chrysler has cut per-vehicle spending by $240 million, and warranty spending is down 30 percent to an all-time low. In 2008, 75 percent of all quality problems were design issues, and that number has reportedly dropped to 50 percent this year though better engineering. The factory floor is also receiving attention, as Chrysler is adopting Fiat’s “world class” manufacturing system.
Chrysler has also made several departmental shifts to give workers more autonomy to make changes faster. In the past, problems were shifted from one department to another, resulting in an average delay of 71 days to fix a problem. Now cross-departmental teams are organized by 14 vehicle groups, like brakes or transmissions instead of by model alone. Many of the quality fixes will occur as Chrysler unveils new or heavily updated products between now and 2013. The Detroit News reports that 75 percent of all models will receive heavy duty attention within the next 14 months, and all vehicles will be updated by 2013.
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Chrysler News
With Fiat now calling the shots in Auburn Hills, many have wondered what the future holds for Chrysler. While the Pentastar won’t say, information has been leaking out over the past week that points to new product, revised existing product and possibly a spin-off of the Ram as a brand.
Also in Fiat’s sights are the Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger twins. In an abrupt about face, Fiat has stayed their long-awaited execution and will instead work to revamp the oft-panned mid-sizers. No less than Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne himself is promising a drastic improvement, saying “They have a great future.
Fiat isn’t just focusing on sprucing up Chrysler’s aging line-up, either. Rumors also indicate that the company is hot for new product for the Chrysler line-up, and we’re not just talking about the Chrysler dealer-sold Fiat 500.
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Chery-Chrysler Joint Venture Dissolved
According to Auto Sohu and China Car Times the joint venture between Chrysler and Chery has been dissolved before it was even consummated. What happens to the Dodge Hornet concept?
Production on the Hornet was affirmed back in July of this year, but since then the entire world has kind of gone up in a financial funeral pyre. None of this is official yet, but we’ll be placing calls to find out what’s going on. If this turns out to be true, it’s rough news for Chrysler’s product portfolio, considering it was slated as the efficient city-car when apparently that’s the only thing we’re allowed to want anymore.
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2002 Chrysler Town &
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