BREAKING NEWS: CHRYSLER CLOSES ALL USA PLANTS FOR ONE MONTH DUE TO ECONOMY

they should just close up shop and go home. sell everything at a garage sale. they have those 3 electric cars coming in 2010 but they won't last that long probably. and even the chinese now came out with a plug in hybrid that gets 60 miles on electric charge for $22,000. they can't compete with that. they suck. its over.

WTF, where is the end ofall these bad economic news.
I am started to worry about myself too

GM and Ford will soon drastically cut production too because there is simply too many units out on dealer's lots that are unsold. Importation of foreign make cars are stockpiled on shipping port lots. Dealers don't want to get them because they have no place to park these new vehicles. Imports will slow drastically too along with production cuts from carmakers all over the world.

WOW. LET'S ALL TYPE IN CAPS.

As Putty once said, "It's gonna be rough"

What's going to happen to the European divisions? I know Chrysler doesn't sell any cars abroad but the last time I checked GM and Ford sells tons of cars abroad.

Which bring me to this; If GM and Ford sold the same models in the US that they do in Europe, they wouldn't be in the trouble that they are in now. The Holden...err.. Pontiac G8 is evidence of that. Its a decent car.

Yes they would still be in the same predicament. Their troubles aren't (soley) because of bad product, they're because no-one's got money to buy cars with.

I agree but... Bad product is the main reason why they are in the situation that they are in now. People aren't buying cars but when they finally do buy a car is isn’t going to be from the big three. There’s a reason why the foreign makes aren’t crying to their governments for help while the domestic cars companies cannot survive without a bail-out. I know… Saab asked the Swedish Government for money. But that’s because Saab is still under GM ownership (I believe).

I agree but... Bad product is the main reason why they are in the situation that they are in now. People aren't buying cars but when they finally do buy a car is isn’t going to be from the big three. There’s a reason why the foreign makes aren’t crying to their governments for help while the domestic cars companies cannot survive without a bail-out. I know… Saab asked the Swedish Government for money. But that’s because Saab is still under GM ownership (I believe).

Fair enough, but I think that bad model choice (and they're not all bad) is only one facet of their issues. What got them here in the first place is bad planning and management.

This is a little misleading. Yes they shut down production until mid January, but they effectively doubled the two week break that was already in place. Yes things are bad, but this is not a random shut down.

Don't tease us like that.

Hmm so the expected is happening? Nothing to type in caps over.

These Car Companies want to become Financal Institutions insted so they can sell people more proftable things.

Building cars seems to be a low-profit business, so eventually they will want to shed thier old business models and let countries with cheap Labor build what Americans Consume.

Will the Chrysler Display at this year's Detroit Auto Show be devoid of a Flagship Sedan Concept yet again?

They abandon the Imperial without any thought of Diesel or Dual Clutch transmissions to solve the economy challenge.

The Chrysler 300 is thier top model, yet light years from becoming a Flagship.

The Asian Builders Are eating thier lunch on the Full Size rear-Drive Business Sedan and Luxury market, which prior to 1979 Chrysler was well positioned in the Full Size segment.

It seems Chryslers real problems arose during the 70s Energy Crisis.

Lee Iacoca helped them along on building low price tag cars, and lost site of the ball by giving up huge segments of the industry away to Foriegn Competitors.

BMW evolved thier 5 & 7 Series, Mercedes never gave up on large sedans, now The Asian Autos build large sedans.

Chrysler screwed up big time by not evolving the Cordoba, New Yorker, Imperial, and 70s Labaron into an efficient and nible sedan. Insted they got a hot shot CEOs to take the company in a new direction, into the tank!

Actually Chrysler had a partnership with Getrag to produce DCT at a plant in the midwest. Getrag apparently backed out of the deal and Chrysler is suing to get the plant and all the rights to produce the transmission. I don't know what is going on on the diesel front.

Actually Chrysler had a partnership with Getrag to produce DCT at a plant in the midwest. Getrag apparently backed out of the deal and Chrysler is suing to get the plant and all the rights to produce the transmission. I don't know what is going on on the diesel front.

How can top busines people be so short sighted in believing 4 cylinder Front drive cars to be the panacea?

To not realize that there will always be a need for Affordable Large Sedans and tier-2 Luxury Sedans?

It is a simple as knowing people will always need trucks, for business, to move furniture, tow things etc.

and yes, 4 cylinder Front drive econoboxes are a viable and needed segment, probably more than adequate for many...

But to re-organise a company completely and solely around Cab-Forward, Econobox platforms, small Gas engines and Automatic-Only cars is just beyond stupidity.

Oh yea, Chrysler giving up on Wagons was a big mistake as well. Seems the Euros have made great sucess with Sport Wagons. Minivans, although a great idea, is not what everyone wants if they want to move people and cargo, yet is seems the only choice besides a 4x4 SUV.

The UAW should go on strike and picket the closed assembly plants.

Merry Christmas :-/

The bad economy is just an excuse to close a company that is on the decline for the past years.

I'm sure they wont be the last, and that many other will call the economy their trigger for a close/merge