In the frame: Chrysler's Mike Donoughe has some very European ideas about product development and testing at Dodge and Jeep

摘要

One of the things that Chrysler veterans can look back on with some measure of pride is the development of the Dodge brand of pickup trucks over the last 15 years. In 1990, Dodge's share of the Ford- and GM-dominated North American pickup truck market was minuscule, and production amounted to fewer than 25,000 trucks a year. But since the reinvention of the Dodge Ram pickup truck, Dodge's truck sales have zoomed past 500,000 a year, requiring high-quality output from five American and Canadian plants. The man currently in charge of all body-on-frame activities at Chrysler, including Dodge trucks and the Jeep Wrangler SUV, is Chrysler vice-president Mike Donoughe (pronounced dunahew). A well-educated man, Donoughe holds BS, MSME, and MBA degrees from Toledo, Wayne State, and the University of Michigan respectively.