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Nardelli made another tough call when he reduced Chrysler's inventory levels by 100,000 vehicles. The effect was the same as reducing production - taking 100,000 vehicles out of inventory means 100,000 vehicles that won't ever be built. Said Nardelli: "We took that on and still beat our pro forma financials," and Chrysler ended the year with $1 billion more cash than it had forecast.

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Chrysler's Nardelli lays out a game plan - Jan. 15, 2008