Wow, Chrysler is even taking the clocks off the walls to save on batteries... Now I'd bet Bobcor is gonna look at shorting the battery makers <ggg>...
Regards,
John
Chrysler cuts back on clocks and more
BY JEWEL GOPWANI • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • February 17, 2009
You won't see many clocks on the walls at Chrysler's headquarters in Auburn Hills.
The automaker took most of them down -- to save an estimated $20,000 a year on batteries and having workers change the time twice a year for daylight saving time.
It's part of the company's intensified efforts to live on a shoestring budget as it operates on $4 billion in federal loans. Chrysler, which is seeking another $3 billion in assistance, is expected to turn in its viability plan to the government today as a condition of receiving those funds.
Meanwhile, Chrysler is cutting to save money. So far, it has:
• Stopped plowing the top floor of five parking decks and four paved lots at its headquarters complex, for a total savings of more than $350,000 this winter.
• Removed 40,000 of the 80,000 lightbulbs at its headquarters complex to save $400,000 a year.
• Cut spending on Christmas decorations by at least $11,000, to $1,000 in 2008.
• Turned down the temperature in hallways from 72 degrees to 68, to save $70,000 a year.
• Put 32 pieces of art, appraised in 2007 at $2.3 million, up for sale.
• Cut food services. Hours were trimmed at the main cafeteria. Four satellite cafeterias, sandwich kiosks and the executive dining room have been shut down. |
