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Iacocca to Marchionne: Welcome to Chrysler

Jun. 11, 2009
The man who led the rescue of Chrysler in the 1980s has words of welcome for Fiat chief Sergio Marchionne after the Italian automaker's takeover of the U.S. company. Ex-Chrysler Corp. chief executive Lee Iacocca signed an open letter to Fiat Group SpA's chief...
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TURIN, Italy, April 28 (UPI) -- Fiat SpA Deputy Chairman John Elkann said the Italian automaker was ready to sign a partnership deal with Chrysler LLC, ahead of a federal deadline.

Fiat's CEO puts onus on unions

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Chrysler, Fiat deal relies on government

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Lee Iacocca returns to help Chrysler

DETROIT, July 7 (UPI) -- Lee Iacocca, the media-savvy former head of Chrysler Corp., is 80-years-old and prepping for an encore ad campaign with his old employer.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch