Filed under: Car Buying, Chrysler, LLC., Dodge
Show them the money: Chrysler raises '08 prices by 2%
It's hard to think of a way to make the Chrysler Sebring or Jeep Compass even less attractive, but a 2% price increase is a good start. It's not like Chrysler has control over the price of commodities, which is part of what's driving the increase that begins June 16th. Dealers will have to cough up extra cash the next time they replenish their inventories, but whatever's already on the lot will be unaffected. Chrysler's Stuart Schorr contends that the price bump brings Chrysler in line with its competitors. Unfortunately, Chrysler's product lags even the domestic competition, so price parity for a lesser vehicle is hard to swallow. If anything, the poor schmo who looks at the horrid interior materials in a Patriot and still buys the darn thing deserves something besides a handshake from an adversarial salesperson.
[Source: Automotive News - sub req]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
William 5:10PM (6/15/2008)
And a sea of Rams, Durangos and Aspens are sitting collecting dust at my local Dodge dealer
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SPG 9:24PM (6/15/2008)
Shhh, don't tell anyone about those Durango's collecting dust. I've been using them as storage sheds for a month now.
Michael 5:11PM (6/15/2008)
Cool beans.
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Don 5:34PM (6/15/2008)
why dont they just cut the incentives instead of raising prices
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carlbolt 8:30PM (6/15/2008)
No, they raise the price and give more incentives, then they'll feel better.
FSM 5:56PM (6/15/2008)
There is nothing that I like better than a piece of sh*t ugly ass car that is undependable...
make it more expensive and I am in love
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Duncan 6:07PM (6/15/2008)
What the hell are you talking about?
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Chris 6:21PM (6/15/2008)
Why is every one of your posts about that show? Do you work for NBC and think that spamming AB will make more people watch it?
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Torrent 6:46PM (6/15/2008)
Wow, Chrysler mist think it's opposite year or something like that...
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Brent 8:02PM (6/15/2008)
Have you seen steel prices? Other car makers are sure to follow.
iQuack 8:13PM (6/15/2008)
Is anybody other than rental car companies buying Chrysler cars? The Jeep has been Chrysler's best nameplate but Jeeps are now considered gas hogs. Same with the Chrysler 300.
This unfortunate company has little to offer. I guess Chrysler dealers are staying alive from used car sales and repair work.
I'd bet that the Cerberus guys wished they'd never heard of Chrysler while the Mercedes folks are happy as pigs in sh*t!
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Thedevil 10:27PM (6/15/2008)
I hope all goes well for Chrysler.look at that jeep,it's already smiling.
those cheeks are so cute,i just wanna pinch em.
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Noidor 10:30PM (6/15/2008)
Blue horseshoe loves Anacot Steel...
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Edmund Dantes 7:55AM (6/16/2008)
It was Endicott Steel
Reader 1:42AM (6/16/2008)
Wow, NBC pays people to advertise on Blogs? That's pretty lame.
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Rick 10:16AM (6/16/2008)
Their designs and less than effecient engines have already forced them into a corner. A price hike will only force customers from even caring. Isuzu! Wait up! Chrysler is lonely over here!
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mroverlord 10:26AM (6/16/2008)
That's odd, because even Autoblog remarked that they were pleasently surprised at the mileage they got with their 08 Dakota 4.7L.
Speaking of, Dodges 4.7L V8 makes as much power as Fords "big" 5.4L v8. What's wrong with THAT picture?
ambientFLIER 10:58AM (6/16/2008)
I don't like the F150 5.4, but I believe it makes a good amount more torque and at lower rpm than the Dodge 4.7. Something like 365lb-ft versus 320.
Soul Shinobi 1:40PM (6/16/2008)
You'd think they would have saved some money by refusing to pay suppliers on time:
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ttac-called-it-chrysler-stiffs-their-suppliers/
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AKJeeper 5:54PM (6/16/2008)
As a former Chrysler fan, I am a bit sad to see the type of crap the company has put out lately.
In some way, I really hope Cerebus can turn the company around and start producing appealing, quality vehicles...but in another way, I'd almost just want to see Chrysler die. With a 2% price increase, and seemingly no changes to their (crummy) vehicles, it surely seems like Chrysler will do just that in the near future.
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