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Chrysler is learning how to produce a better automobile with better efficiency in their factories thanks to their new Italian owners, Fiat.

Compared with last year, productivity in all of Chrysler's assembly plants is expected to improve 10 percent, operating costs will decline 8 percent and injuries will decrease 30 percent, Scott Garberding, Chrysler's senior vice president of manufacturing, said this month at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars.

Chrysler workers were trained to form teams by Fiat, analyze the assembly process and identify waste.
The teams quantify waste caused by a particular problem through "cost deployment."
This process…

It's time to take the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu for a test drive. 2010's model comes in a variety of trims offered by the General Motor's brand. The 2LT starts with a base price of $25,175, along with a 3 year/36,000 mile basic warranty and a 5 year/100,000 mile power train warranty.

For a mid-sized sedan the vehicle brings back high numbers at the fuel economy level. EPA fuel estimates for the 2010 Malibu place it around 22 mpg city, 33 mpg highway.

Malibu comes with a sportier V6 engine, a 3.6-liter…