January 8, 2007 Automotive News - Delphi wins contract to supply Chery starting in '09
“Delphi Corp. has won a contract to make complete occupant-safety modules and an integrated navigation system for several of Chery Automobile Co.'s new vehicles starting in 2009, the companies announced today. Chery is one of China's largest automakers. Under the contract, Delphi will supply numerous airbags, airbag control units, side- and frontal-impact sensors, and seat-track position sensors. For select Chery vehicles, Delphi also will supply a camera-based backup-aid system and navigation system. The companies did not reveal the vehicles slated for the Delphi products. The companies also didn't disclose the value of the contract. The U.S. operations of Delphi are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. "It is truly exciting to be named a major safety ...“

January 4, 2007 Automotive News - Chrysler will build Sebring for China in China
“The Chrysler group will start assembling the Sebring sedan for China this year at Beijing-Benz DaimlerChrysler Automotive Co., CEO Tom LaSorda said today. The Chinese-assembled Sebrings will get engines from the Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance plant in Dundee, Mich. The factory in Beijing is a joint venture of DaimlerChrysler AG and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. LaSorda also said Chrysler has signed an agreement with China Motor Corp. in Yangmei, Taiwan, to begin exporting a cargo van to Mexico. It will be sold as a Dodge. The two announcements came just after Chrysler said it hired Chery Automobile Co. to build small cars in China for export to North America, Europe and possibly other markets. The plan awaits approval from the DaimlerChrysler supervisory ...”

January 4, 2007 Automotive News - LaSorda: China deal won't hurt N. America
“Will Chrysler's small-car partnership with Chery Automobile Co. of China mean lost jobs for American or Canadian autoworkers? No, says Tom LaSorda, Chrysler group CEO. "This will have no impact because we're not even involved in the B segment today," LaSorda said on Chrysler's media blog...”