Posts Tagged ‘TomLasorda’

Väth V63RS latest tuning option for AMG fans

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Väth V63RSThere's no shortage of Mercedes-Benz tuners, and we're used to having news tips in our email box regarding BRABUS, Kleemann, Lorinser, Carlsson, etc. That's why we were curious when we received a tip about a company taht we'd never heard of called V......

Mercedes offers up C63 AMG as Official Safety Car of DTM

Friday, April 18th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the M-B C63 AMG DTM safety car.The Mercedes-Benz SL63 might have the honor of being picked as the official safety car for Formula One, but the equally badass, slightly more affordable and dangerously practical C63 AMG has been chosen to run ahead of the DTM race......

2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG First Drive

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
For years, the BMW M3 has reigned supreme when speaking of small European performance, but times are changing. Does it still wear the crown? Not if the 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG has anything to do with it. AMG has been the performance wing of Mercedes for almost 40 years. Their models have been le......

2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG First Drive

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
For years, the BMW M3 has reigned supreme when speaking of small European performance, but times are changing. Does it still wear the crown? Not if the 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG has anything to do with it. AMG has been the performance wing of Mercedes for almost 40 years. Their models have been le......

POLL: How will Jim Press affect the fortunes of Chrysler LLC?

Sunday, July 1st, 2007
Wow, we're still reeling a bit from this morning's news that Chrysler hired off Toyota North America's top executive, Jim Press. He now shares the title of Vice Chairman and President with Tom LaSorda, and the two will report directly to Chrysler's new CEO, Bob Nardelli. While LaSorda will handle th......

BREAKING: Jim Press leaves Toyota for Chrysler!

Sunday, July 1st, 2007
Despite recently renewing his contract with Chrysler, it's looking more and more like Tom LaSorda's days at the automaker are numbered. This morning, Chrysler Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli revealed that Jim Press would be joining the company as Vice Chairman and President, the same title LaSorda h......

New CEO Nardelli takes over at Chrysler as LaSorda stands by

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
Chrysler's new Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli introduced himself at a press conference this morning as his new No. 2 Tom LaSorda stood by his side (more like directly behind him). LaSorda, who until this past weekend was CEO himself, is staying on the team, though his own No. 2, COO Eric Ridenour, ha......

Wolfgang Bernhard to become chairman of Chrysler Group

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
According to a German magazine referenced by Automotive News, Wolfgang Bernhard is expected to be announced as the Chrysler Group's chairman-in-waiting, pending DaimlerChrysler's sale of the automaker to Cerberus Capital Management. Currently Bernhard is an acting advisor, a consultant if you will, ......

What’s up with Wolfgang? He’s back at Chrysler

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
Immediately following the sale of Chrysler to Cerberus, people began speculating on what role former Chrysler exec Wolfgang Bernhard would take up in the newly minted Chrysler Corp. Even we jumped on the bandwagon and suggested Bernhard, who had been hired on by Cerberus to advise the sale, would be......

Tell us what you really think: Lee Iacocca slams Daimler

Saturday, March 24th, 2007
There aren't that many people in the world who have a stronger emotional connection to Chrysler Corp. than Lee Iacocca, father of the minivan and savior for Chrysler during the early '80s. In an article featured in BusinessWeek, Iacocca reveals his feelings and thoughts about Daimler AG's sale of Ch......