Talk about vague!
Chrysler to Launch New Fuel-Efficient Car in 2009. Or Not.
Talk about vague!
Chrysler to Launch New Fuel-Efficient Car in 2009. Or Not.
It appears the deal with Fiat would be for Fiat to use or buy a Chrysler factory for domestic production.
UGH! Another Chrysler sold car I'm not interested in? Based on past Fiats I'll not wait for it.
I'm a member of the CAB (Chrysler Advisory Board) and this was part of a topic of discussion just this past Monday with Ralph Gilles, head of design for new and special vehicles (along with the Ram).
He was about as vague as well but hinted that within 2 years Chrysler will be bringing to the US, more than likely a couple China Chery based cars and a couple Nissan based vehicles. The Nissan would be the small Hornet based on the Nissan Versa and a small pickup based on the Frontier.
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Jim Higgins wrote in news:uOKdnUtqE4XvtQ7VnZ2dnUVZ_t snipped-for-privacy@posted.eaglecomputertechnology:
How can Chrysler hope to survive by importing someone else's crap cars?. I wouldn't buy a Cherry at any price and if I wanted a Nissan I'd buy it from them not Chrysler, in fact if I wanted a Japanese car I'd by a Honda not a Nissan anyway.
Wouldn't it be a lot quicker to put diesels into their whole lineup, a diesel 300 would get 30MPG. If I were running Chrysler I'd prune the lineup down to just their best vehicles, drop gas engines entirely in favor of diesels, and run ads that say Hey does that think have a diesel?
hard to get me to buy a diesel when its 4.85 a gallon and regular gas is
3.90
Twenty-five years or so ago, General Motors Holden (GM's Australian division) was selling relabeled versions of a Nissan that also was available as a Nissan but with a different name. I have no idea how successful the venture was. Similarly, for years Ford Australia sold Mazda 626s relabeled as Ford Telstar. The Mazdas were imported complete and thus had a higher rate of duty and tax; the Fords were assembled in Australia. The spare part numbers were the same; for some the Ford was cheaper, for others the Mazda was cheaper.
If there is no significant price difference, I would look at differences in warranty and after-sales service and the reputation of the respective dealers.
Is the improved gas mileage sufficient to offset the higher price of diesel fuel?
Perce
Different cars-same assembly line is far from a recent happening. Platform sharing has been around for many years. Not that I would want a Chery done up as a Chrysler but the Nissan based Hornet is a hot looking little car...much better than the Versa it's built off of.
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General Schvantzkopf wrote in news:zM2dnc-Vl7zr-wnVnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:
IMO they should have a close look at the Nissan Rogue. Very similar mechanicals as the Compass, but is has a great body. I slight tune up to the Compass body could make it acceptable to me- if it doesn't look like a dam truck.
As for the Chinese Chery, they can go you know where!
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