Saturday, May 23, 2009
News Add It Up: Chrysler crisis
Posted by Asher Smith on Sat, May 23, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Number of Chrysler dealerships targeted for elimination nationwide by June 9: 789
Number of GM dealerships estimated to be eliminated nationwide by late 2010: 1,110
Chrysler dealerships set to close in Metro Atlanta: 3
Chrysler's net loss in 2008: $16.8 million
Amount Chrysler has received in federal loans: $4 million
Estimated minimum number of job losses as a result of GM and Chrysler cuts: 100,000
Estimated number of jobs that will be created at a new Kia parts plant in west Georgia: 7,500
Rank of Chrysler among 17 major automakers when it comes to the fuel economy of its 2009 line of passenger vehicles: 13
Rank of Kia: 3
Sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WSB-TV, NBC-Augusta, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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