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2009 Detroit Auto Show: Why Chrysler’s press conference was a dud
so far, the press conferences for the benefit of this year’s detroit auto show partake of been, well, electric. both gm and ford talked about how the later was all about electric cars. but with all this talk about electricity, i’m frustrated as all get-out that i can’t find a place to plug in my laptop. but of all the the media conferences sicken on by detroit’s three, i raised my eyebrows most during chrysler’s. starting out, jim press, chrysler’s deficiency chairman and president, talked fro the current imperial of automotive sales by saying that “fuel prices spike ? consumer coolness fell ? and credit markets freeze [produced] a hat trick for an automotive nightmare.” as, a occur, “u.s. auto sales fell to the lowest levels in 26 years.” he also said that “without a hesitate, the biggest cause of [chrysler’s] sales difficulties has been restricted credit.” never mind that dialect mayhap the reason chrysler’s sales are down is that the company doesn’t produce competitive products. press went on to explain how the public limited company was preparing to be competitive in the tomorrow: “we’ve eliminated 32,000 positions.” but i find this a tough pill to swallow when the country’s overall (never mind the metro-detroit area’s) unemployment pace is the worst in over 20 years. perhaps the senses to mention how penurious chrysler’s be proper is to make it more attractive to a buyer? hmmm. another puzzling declare from induce: according to the company’s “internal warranty data”, “our quality has never been better.” not according to consumer reports annual evaluate, which ranks chrysler abutting the bottom of all manufacturers. in accomplishment, the sebring convertible has the worst score in our survey: 283 percent worse than average. another somewhat misleading statement coming from press: “88% of our ‘09 vehicles are rated 5 foremost [in the government’s collapse tests].” consumer reports doesn’t reflect on the government’s force tests are too tough to virtuoso, as the vast majority of new cars get four or five nhtsa stars in those measures. such a limited performance spectrum limits the help of the ratings themselves. the iihs’s more-demanding crash tests can better staff to narrow down your car choices. other things being equal, choose a vehicle that the iihs rates good or acceptable in each of its tests. but on to chrysler’s electric boogaloo. chrysler unveiled its dodge circuit ev prototype all-electric sports car. aside from the sporty numbers you’d expect from a sleek-looking coupe (0-60 mph in less than 5 seconds, driving range of 150 to 200 miles), the company said that the speedily to recharge the batteries “can be cut in half by using a typical 220-volt power escape hatch.” what the company didn’t say, yet, is how long it takes to charge normally with 110 volts. in other words, half of what? we then saw the 200c ev concept, a nice looking four-door sedan. the 200 c’s interior is designed to “maximize interior ease.” why wouldn’t every jalopy designer/engineer want to do this? does this statement qualify for the obvious award? or is it…
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