Sandy Hits East Coast Car Sales, Lowers October’s SAAR By Nearly a Million Units

Not that there’s ever a “good” timing for a natural disaster, but for East Coast new car dealers, especially those in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, traditionally very big markets for light vehicles, hurricane Sandy had a devastating effect as far as sales are concerned.

That’s because, apart from any damages dealers suffered, they also had to shut down their showrooms at the end of October, when their daily sales are at their peak.

Moreover, deliveries scheduled for early November are likely to be affected, though dealers are expected to make at least part of that up by buyers seeking replacements for their totaled cars.

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Sergio Marchionne and Obama's Campaign Rebuke Romney's Jeep to China Accusations

The battle for the 2012 U.S. elections has spilled over the automobile industry after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told an Ohio crowd last week that Jeep is planning to move all of its production to China, while also airing an ad that says Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China. Mitt Romney will fight for every American job."

The problem is that the Chrysler Group is not considering to relocate production from the U.S. to China, but instead is weighing its options to open new plants in China to meet increasing demand in the country.

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Mopar Unleashes New Performance Parts and Accessories for Upcoming 2013 SRT Viper

With the new generation of the Viper, now marketed under the SRT brand, being just weeks if not days, away from launch, the Chrysler Group announced that it's Mopar division has already prepared a variety of upgrade parts for the two-seater sports car that will be available for order soon. Read more »

Oh, SEMA…Chrysler 300 Sedan Puts On its Chevrolet Camaro Face

Unless Hurricane Sandy unleashes its devastating fury on the East Coast over the next 24 hours, for most automotive sites, tomorrow will be all about the 2012 edition of the SEMA aftermarket show.

Just to get you in the mood on some of the things that one should expect to see driving through to the Las Vegas Convention Center, here is a picture of one of those tunes (yes, the ones you will be rolling your eyes about) released by the folks from SEMA.

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Fiat 500X and Small Jeep to be Built at Melfi Plant, CEO Mulling Turning “500” into MINI-Rivaling Brand

The official announcement of the new Fiat-Chrysler production plan is scheduled to take place on October 30, yet details have already started to trickle out to the press.

Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reports that group CEO Sergio Marchionne will remain true to the agreement he made with the Italian government on September 22 and keep all of the local factories operational.

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Mopar Gives Chrysler 300 a More Premium Feel with "Luxury" Study

Among the broad range of customized models that Mopar will roll out for the SEMA show in Las Vegas at the end of this month is the new Chrysler 300 "Luxury" concept.

Said to take the 300's premium feel to "another level", the study is finished in a unique True Blue Pearl Coat exterior paint and features a platinum mesh grille with a colored surround, 20-inch satin carbon wheels with black brake calipers, and chrome exhaust trims.

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Fiat 500 Beach Cruiser Concept Unveiled Ahead of SEMA Show Debut

About a month ago, the Chrysler Group announced plans to display more than 20 Mopar-prepped Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Fiat and SRT brand concept vehicles and project cars at the 2012 SEMA aftermarket show, which takes place from October 30 through November 2 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Today, we get our first glimpse of one of those models and in particular, the Fiat 500 Beach Cruiser that was revealed during a special event at Mopar’s Accessory and Performance Lab in Michigan.

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Fiat-Chrysler CEO to Announce 2013-2014 Sales Projection on October 30, Attacks VEBA

It’s not the best of times to be a Chrysler-Fiat executive, never mind the group's CEO. Sales keep falling due to the European crisis, your Italian factories are operating at less than 50 percent of their capacity and you have postponed the long-awaited return of Alfa Romeo to the U.S. market more times than even you can recall.

At the same time, the local government and workers’ unions are, understandably, pressuring you to keep your factories operational.

Nevertheless, Sergio Marchionne isn’t willing to give up so easily. In fact, he has already met with the Italian PM and assured him that even though he won't implement the €20 billion (US$26 billion) investment plan that he announced last year, he won’t close any plants either.

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U.S. Car Sales Increase by 13 Percent in September, Market is on its Way to Reach 15 Million Units

September auto sales were up 13 percent compared to the same month in 2011, according to sales tracker Autodata. This is the best result in the last four years and exceeds even the most optimist analysts’ expectations.

It also raises the automotive industry sales’ Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) projection to 14.9 million. SAAR is determined by dividing the unadjusted annual rate for the month by its seasonality factor, resulting in an adjusted annual rate for the month.

September was the fourth consecutive month, and the seventh month this year, that the SAAR has exceeded 14 million.

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