11 posts and columns on Chrysler

Voices

Keep Ads? Crazy. Or, is It?

in News on February 9, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Let’s take the Super Bowl, for example. For many Americans, what happened between the plays was just as entertaining as what happened on the field. Instead of running off for chili and chips, millions of us were glued to the screen to see what America’s great marketers had in store.

Ford CEO Alan Mulally Live at D8

in D8 on June 3, 2010 at 12:27 pm PT

Ford CEO Alan Mulally has come to D8 to take the hot seat, a position he should be used to after steering Ford through the recent financial crisis. Ford recently released SYNC, a voice-activation package on some models that integrates the content and functionality of mobile devices with the car itself. SYNC also adds apps to the car, though it’s not clear what these features will mean for the future of American automakers.
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On Apple's Board, Fewer Independent Voices

in News on March 25, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

The death of Apple Inc. director Jerome York last week has left the company with fewer independent voices, putting it in conflict with its own board’s rules and renewing concerns about the board’s ability to oversee strong-willed Chairman and Chief Executive Steve Jobs.

Sirius iPhone App: No Stern? No NFL? No MLB? No Way. [UPDATED]

in News on June 18, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

The too-long-in-coming Sirius XM app for the iPhone and iPod touch showed up in the App Store today and sadly, it’s more noteworthy for what’s missing than anything else. Absent from it are a number of the broadcaster’s more popular channels, among them Howard Stern’s, which Sirius often claims are responsible for driving more subscriptions than any other. Also missing: MLB Play-by-Play, NFL Play-by-Play and Sirius NASCAR Radio.
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Sirius Subscribership Injured in Chrysler, GM Bankruptcy Pile-Up

in News on May 11, 2009 at 9:12 am PT

If you thought the decline in subscribers posted by Sirius XM Radio in its first quarter was ugly, you ain’t seen nothing yet. With the souring economy weighing heavy on the auto industry–a mainstay of Sirius’s business–and partner Chrysler navigating bankruptcy, the struggling company is bracing itself for continued subscriber losses in its second quarter.
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What Do Maxim Magazine, Chrysler and Your Tax Dollars Have to Do With Each Other?

in Media on March 27, 2009 at 2:56 pm PT

More than you think. Or more precisely, they all have former media bank bigwig Steve Rattner in common.
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Losing Your Media Job? Blame the Car Companies and Their Shrinking Ad Budgets

in Media on November 20, 2008 at 5:23 am PT

Looking for a place to focus your frustration after getting pink-slipped from your media job? Try blaming the car companies, which cut their ad spending by 10 percent in the first half of the year. That number will get much worse by the time 2008 is over.

Wi-Fi on Wheels Is Steady, but Has a Speed Bump

in Personal Technology on November 12, 2008 at 6:04 pm PT

Wi-Fi wireless Internet connectivity has become nearly ubiquitous. Whether you’re at home, in a coffee shop, or even on some commercial airliners, you can get online with a Wi-Fi-equipped laptop, smart phone or portable game machine. Now, Wi-Fi is making its way into your car.
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Shhhhhh! Media, Tech Moguls Meeting Today. Don’t Tell Anyone!

in Media on November 11, 2008 at 8:08 am PT

Under normal circumstances, if the CEOs of big companies like Cisco, Microsoft, and Comcast speak in front of an audience of bigwigs, it’s news. But you’re unlikely to hear what John Chambers, Steve Ballmer and Brian Roberts say today and tomorrow at Quadrangle’s Foursquare conference–no press allowed. Unless…

Tesla Foiled

in News on October 17, 2008 at 4:42 am PT

While $25 billion in low-cost federal loans keeps General Motors, Ford and Chrysler churning out SUVs through the econalypse, the wheels are coming off cleantech car company Tesla Motors. Without access to the same sorts of loans given its Detroit colleagues, the country’s leading electric car maker is delaying production of its Model S sedan, sacking an unspecified number of employees and shuttering two offices.