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Chrysler and Chery quit talking about small car

Well, crap. For all of us who were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Chinese-built Dodge Demon or the Chinese-built Dodge Hornet or the Chrysler-badged, Chinese-built Chery A1, fugetaboutit. It's officially not happening. Mike Manley, Chrysler's executive vice president of international sales and marketing, tells The Detroit News that talks between the two companies have officially ended. Manley cites economic troubles in both the U.S. and China as the main reason the two have decided to go their separate ways. While Chrysler CEO Robert ... Read more →

Chrysler wants to bring up to 9 new vehicles by 2010 Chris Shunk

There has been a lot of talk recently about whether Chrysler has the right products in the pipeline to compete in this brutally competitive automotive market. Company chairman Jim Press told a group ...

Chinese-made, Dodge-badged cars coming to Mexico next year Chris Shunk

After years of talk, Chery is finally entering the North American market later this year, but the small car will be badged as a Dodge, and it'll be sold exclusively in Mexico. The decidedly ...

Chrysler and Chery's lovechild not ready for export, yet Chris Shunk

If you've been waiting on pins and needles for a small Chrysler that's due to be built in China by Chery, you're going to have to twiddle your thumbs a little longer. Though we've been hearing about ...

Dodge Hornet gets the green light Jonathon Ramsey

The Dodge Hornet is about to be officially a go. Dodge's Euro B-segment entrant will be produced with Chinese automaker Chery, and won't have a Chrysler-branded counterpart. The show car, from the ...

Chrysler and Chery resume discussions; Hornet confirmed 2 years ago on Autoblog

Chery officials say the pause in their discussion with Chrysler was so the Chinese company could get a better idea of the American's future. Now that Cerberus has taken over, Chery sees the coming years filled with puppy dogs and lollipops. And in their giddiness, someone at Chery leaked a few ...

Buzz is back: Chery to build Hornet after all? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Yes, we know, it wasn't that long ago we reported Chrysler Group President Tom LaSorda saying Chery would not build the Hornet show car, but rather supply one of its own models for sales as a Dodge-branded small car in the Chrysler Group's product portfolio. Now Autoweek is reporting that Chrysler ...

RR of the Day: What's up, Doc? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Though I and my generation weren't raised during Hudson's heyday, we can thank Pixar and Disney for picking up and dusting off the automaker's most famous model – the Hornet. The Hudson Hornet is experiencing a revival right now thanks to the animated film CARS that featured a Hornet named ...

Dodge sub-compact won't share VW platform 3 years ago on Autoblog

Despite rumors that have been floating around since the debut of the Hornet concept in Geneva this year, Volkswagen will not be providing Dodge with a platform to produce a B-segment vehicle. According to an article that's due for publication this Monday in the German magazine Automobilwoche, VW's ...

Chrysler considering Chinese partner for supermini 3 years ago on Autoblog

When Dodge entered the UK market in June of this year, they knew that producing a sub-compact vehicle for European consumption had to part of an overall brand strategy. Vehicles like the Charger and upcoming Challenger weren't going to be viable contenders in the European marketplace, so Dodge has ...

Dodge being closely watched in the UK 3 years ago on Autoblog

Chrysler Group's boss, Joe Eberhardt, issued an ultimatum regarding the automaker's future in the UK. If Dodge products do not succeed at a high level by 2009, they will pull out of the UK market entirely. Dodge is counting on two specific models to guarantee success across the pond. The first is ...

Geneva Motor Show: Dodge Hornet concept world premiere 3 years ago on Autoblog

Dodge says that its Hornet B-segment concept car is "an ideal combination of American fun and European function." Straight from the Scion shoebox design school, Alberto reports that, in person, the Hornet is just too big to carry it off. On the MINI the box look works, on the Scion it's ...






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