Hollywood and the auto industry: America's most driven power couple

The Anchorman campaign seems to be working for Chrysler.

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Not everyone had a tough October.

While the three-week government shutdown and debt ceiling debate in Washington battered consumer confidence across the U.S., Chrysler Group, the Fiat-controlled automaker, barely seemed to notice. On the cusp of an IPO, Chrysler reported an 11 percent rise in sales for the month of October, unloading 140,083 cars and light trucks to buyers, says Bloomberg.

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Carmel Lobello is the business editor at TheWeek.com. Previously, she was an editor at DeathandTaxesMag.com.