http://blackrobes.net Loyd Goodbar's home on the web Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:59:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 http://blackrobes.net/2009/06/back-to-work/ http://blackrobes.net/2009/06/back-to-work/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:59:16 +0000 Loyd http://blackrobes.net/?p=9 Fiat has Chrysler now, and access to the North American dealership network (again). Chrysler has an entry into the European market. Fiat technology transfer should give Chrysler more fuel-efficient vehicles. Hopefully production orders will start coming in for the 2010 model year. I don’t expect any activity until after the traditional 4th of July shutdown. Back to wait-and-see for General Motors.

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