The museum, located in a standalone building on the southeast corner of the Auburn Hills Complex, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

If you can’t make it to the museum, shop online at www.chryslerheritage.com and click “Featured Merchandise” and then “Shop/Order.” The museum takes Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover, and can ship your order to just about any place in the world.

Here’s our Top-10 list of gifts and a few others, most are included in the picture, for the holiday season.
 
1. HEMI® engine Christmas ornament: $12.95
2. 1:18 model Turbine Car: $34.95
3. HEMI muscle calendar: $13.99
4. 1:32 model 1936 Chrysler Airflow: $5
5.  “The Dodge Brothers” by Charles K. Hyde: $45.95
6. Tire tape dispenser: $18
7. Mopar sweatshirt: $34
8. Viper cap: $17.95
9. Jeep® calendar: $13.99
10. Walter P. Chrysler Museum plush bear: $5.95

Here are a few more items to consider this holiday season:

* 1:24 model Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Dirt Rider: $17.95
* 1:24 model Blue Dodge Viper RT: $11.95
* Mopar Mayhem, 1:64 diecast collectible models: $5 each
* Dodge ladies watch (pink): $40
* Dodge men’s calendar watch: $30
* Tire pen holder: $10.50
* 1:18 model Dodge Challenger Concept Superstock (Ramchargers): $69.95–
* “Dodge Challenger/Plymouth Barracuda” by Peter Grist: $50.25
* Challenger cap: $19

As part of the investment plan, which will be officially unveiled in a ceremony with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva later today, Brazil’s government will extend state and federal tax breaks to Ford, Bahia state governor Jaques Wagner said on a radio interview, the news service said. A Ford spokeswoman in Brazil said the automaker would make no comment until the official ceremony at the company’s Camacari plant starts at around noon (9 a.m. EST). (Reuters)

Mike DiGiovanni, executive director of global market and industry analysis, also predicted the U.S. industry’s seasonally adjusted annual sales rate this month would approach or slightly exceed 11 million units, the news service said. That would be a boost from October demand. , the story said.

GM’s share hit 21.1 percent in October, continuing a rise from 18.9 percent in July, when it exited a U.S.-directed bankruptcy, the news service said. The automaker last month posted its first year-over-year sales gain since January 2008, the story said. (Automotive News)

GM this month reversed a decision to sell a majority stake in Opel to a consortium led by Canadian car parts manufacturer Magna, the story said. Magna was targeting about 900 job cuts in Zaragoza, and Opel’s union representatives in Spain have told Reuters they would not accept any more cuts than those negotiated with Magna.

“Our plan is very similar to Magna’s. I don’t think it’s worse,” Nick Reilly, interim head of GM’s European business, told reporters in northern Spain, where Opel’s largest plant is located. Reilly, a Briton who is in charge of restructuring Opel until ex-GM Europe boss Carl-Peter Forster is replaced, has said up to 10,000 jobs could go across Europe as part of GM’s overhaul, the story said. (Reuters)

But after a highly publicized crash in August that killed four people when the driver lost control of a Lexus sedan, Toyota has come under intense pressure to reduce the risk of unintended acceleration, the News said.

The Japanese automaker and U.S. safety regulators are discussing changes to the gas pedal, as well as adjustments that would make it easier to stop a car that’s accelerating, according to sources familiar with the negotiations, the paper said. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 15 fatalities, including the four in August, are linked to hundreds of reports of unintended acceleration of Toyotas it has received since 2002, the story said. (The Detroit News)

GM chairman Ed Whitacre suggested engineering vice president Mark Reuss and his team make the follow-up calls to figure out what went wrong and improve the products, the paper said. Less than 0.1 percent, or 200 of the 220,000 people who qualified for the exchange offer, used it, and only about 20 buyers won’t move into some other GM vehicle. But Reuss jumped at the idea, the Free Press said.

Reuss planned to call a buyer last night tonight who returned a Chevrolet Silverado pickup because of dissatisfaction with its interior room, paint and the quality of its finish, the paper said. “I want to know exactly why they weren’t satisfied,” he told the paper. (Detroit Free Press)

“We will spend $500 to $600 million on this plant,” Minielly said in an interview with the paper. “We are going to gut this plant to the four walls.”

The final Explorer production date of, Nov. 24, 2010, is tentative, he said, but the date is the most precise a Ford executive has been in discussing the timetable for the plant’s overhaul, the paper said. Minielly added he was “confident” Ford Motor Co. will proceed with the plant transformation, the story said. (Louisville Courier-Journal/Detroit Free Press)

'Year-end Wrap-up' incentives includes all-wheel drive at no cost with the purchaseof a Dodge Charger.

Chrysler Group LLC today announced new incentives that offer consumers the choice of a gift for themselves or some extra cash in their pocket as the holiday season approaches.

“Chrysler Group is happy to kick-off our ‘Year-end Wrap-up’ just in time for the holiday season,” Fred Diaz, President and Chief Executive Office—Ram Brand and Lead Executive for the Sales Organization, said. “We want consumers to come into our showrooms and see what the new C+hrysler Group has to offer. With great vehicles like the award-winning Dodge Ram truck, four vehicles that earned the top-safety pick from IIHS, competitive prices and a variety of incentives, Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge and Ram offer customers vehicles that are fun to drive, and get the job done.”

Effective today, and valid until Jan. 4, 2010, the following incentives are available on 2010 model year vehicles:

Chrysler Brand consumers purchasing select Chrysler vehicles can choose from:

• 0 percent financing for up to 60 months
• Consumer cash of up to $3,000
• All-wheel drive at no cost with the purchase of a Chrysler 300
• A no-cost DVD system with the purchase of a Chrysler Town & Country minivan
• Attractive financing rates and a no-cost service/maintenance program for three years/36,000 miles

Jeep Brand customers can choose from:

• 0 percent financing for up to 60 months
• Consumer cash of up to $4,000 or
• Attractive financing rates and a no-cost service/maintenance program for three years/36,000 miles.

Dodge Car Brand consumers purchasing select Dodge vehicles can choose from:

• 0 percent financing for up to 60 months
• Consumer cash of up to $2,500 or
• All-wheel drive at no cost with the purchase of a Dodge Charger.

Ram Truck Brand consumers can choose from combinations of attractive financing and/or consumer cash including:

• 0 percent financing for up to 48 months or
• 2.9 percent financing for 60 months or
• Consumer cash of up to $2,500.

Ram also is offering consumers 0 percent financing for up to 72 months or up to $5,500 in consumer cash on most 2009 Dodge Ram trucks.

By now, you are familiar with the Business Plan that Chrysler presented to analysts, media and employees. The presentation outlines significant challenges that must be met in order to realize the plan’s full potential. Therefore, the company has evaluated the business impact of a company-wide summer break in 2010 and established the following:

Manufacturing facilities and support staff will continue with the summer shutdown currently scheduled for the weeks of July 12 and July 19, 2010, except where volume demands dictate continued production. The specific schedule for each plant will be evaluated in the coming weeks and a future announcement will be made.

All other functions will work regularly scheduled times with vacation planning at the discretion of local management.

Please take this schedule into consideration as you develop your 2010 vacation plans and benefit elections, including any vacation buying or selling, during the current open enrollment period.

Please contact your HR business partner with any specific questions about the summer break planning process for your organization.

Regards, Nancy Rae

(Click 2010-US-calendar for a copy of the 2010 Corporate Calendar or you can go to “Calendars & Schedules” in the “Workplace” section under the “Corporate Information” tab of Dashboard.)