The Chrysler ad starring Clint Eastwood was inspiring to many Americans for its uplifting message and support for the auto industry that is just starting to grow again. The ad did cause a bit of controversy though with some people …

Chrysler didn’t want to appear ungrateful to the American taxpayers, so CEO Bob Nardelli took out full-page ads in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today to thank them for putting up their money instead of well-heeled Cerberus putting up its own. Reposting the expensive thank-you note on the company blog showed, however, America hates huge wastes of money more than it hates ingratitude.

Who knew when socialism came to America it would be wearing a Brooks Brothers suit? Before I complain, I guess I have to say a bailout of the Big 3 seems necessary and suddenly fair. After all, the gov’t (Bush, …

Car enthusiasts crave things like all-wheel drive and mid-engine design.  Comfort-oriented individuals enjoy options like heated seats or expansive moon roofs.  So Chrysler plans to introduce in-car Internet access.

Whether it’s true or not, we’ve heard it again and again: online advertising will do all right in a recession.  Now there’s more evidence to support the statement, and also a sign that a new-ish factor – the writers’ strike – is helping online ads.

The “new” Chrysler officially launched yesterday as most of the transition of ownership from Daimler to the private Cerberus has been wrapped up. A day earlier, though, the company unveiled a blog prominently accessible from the company’s business home page.

Pre-owned, secondhand, “lightly wrecked” – there are all sorts of euphemisms to describe cars that aren’t new.  Chrysler’s got a fresh one – “brand spankin’ used” – and, perhaps more importantly, the company has also struck a deal with four “used-vehicle search engines.”