BOB NARDELLI ON THE FUTURE OF CHRYSLER-WITH OR WITHOUT FIAT

摘要

The Obama Administration's auto task force is set to report by Mar. 31 on the wisdom of continuing to bail out GM and Chrysler. Recent reports suggest that the deadline may not be D - Day for Detroit,rnas some have billed it. Instead, it may be the first step in a longer-term look at troubled U.S. automakers - and how much help they should get from the feds. The likelihood that Detroit will get more assistance got stronger on Mar. 19 when the Treasury Dept. released a plan to offer $5 billion in rescue money to auto-parts suppliers. Meantime, a deal under consideration could give Fiat a 35% stake in Chrysler and perhaps open the way for a larger ownership position later. Clearly, this is a defining moment for Chrysler, so I talked with Bob Nardelli, the CEO hired by private equity owner Cerberus to turn around the struggling carmaker.