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Future Chrysler, Alfa Romeo and Fiat product plans revealed?

According to automotive consulting firm IHS Global Insight, the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep lineups are going to look drastically different over the next few years under Fiat control. No surprises there, but the report goes on the forecast which current Chrysler vehicles will be dropped and which ones will be transferred to new platforms. We've already heard that the next Alfa Romeo 169 sedan will be built atop Chrysler's LX platform in Ontario, Canada and that the Fiat 500 will be built ASAP in Toluca, Mexico, but that's only the beginning. ... Read more →

Despite Fiat deal, Chrysler will still get small cars from Nissan Jeremy Korzeniewski

Fiat's tentative global alliance with Chrysler should have the desired effect of bolstering the American automaker's nonexistent small car line and give Fiat access to a nationwide network of ...

Chrysler and Chery quit talking about small car Chris Tutor

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 ...

New Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300 confirmed for 2010 Jeremy Korzeniewski

Ending speculation about what new products Chrysler will be rolling out in 2010 is none other than Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli. Now confirmed are redesigned full-size sedans in the form of a new ...

More evidence Nissan will build the Dodge Hornet Chris Shunk

Click above for high-res gallery of the Dodge Hornet concept The Dodge Hornet was one of the best-looking concepts that Chrysler has produced the past few years, and thanks to a partnership with ...

Confirmed: Chrysler still working on compact Hornet 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view high-res gallery of the Dodge Hornet Concept It's been so long since we've heard anything new regarding the Dodge Hornet concept from way back in 2006 that you could be forgiven for assuming it was dead on arrival. Not so, according to Thomas Hausch, ChryCo's veep for ...

Chrysler says talk of breakup with Chery "Absurd" 2 years ago on Autoblog

Inside Line is reporting that Chery will not be building the Dodge Hornet or Demon after all. They deducted this from a report in the Wall Street Journal published on Monday that quotes Simon Elliott, president and CEO of Chrysler Group China Sales Ltd. as saying that his company really wants to ...

Dodge Hornet gets the green light 2 years ago on Autoblog

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 2006 Geneva show, had a supercharged 4-cylinder with 170 hp, and got to 60 in 6.7 seconds. Autocar ...

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 ...

Dodge's mini car to be Chery A1? 2 years ago on Autoblog

China Car Times says that Chinese Web site Autohome is reporting Dodge will re-badge Chery's A1 mini car for sale around the world. According to China Car Times, the A1 is a QQ3 renamed for export. The new name is supposedly intended to avoid any further confrontation with General Motors' lawyers ...

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 ...

Chrysler may ship entire transmission line to China 2 years ago on Autoblog

So if you order everything necessary to produce transmissions, do you get free shipping? China's Chery may find out if negotiations to buy one of Chrysler's Indiana facilities lines are successful. Autoweek is reporting that Chrysler may sell Chery one of its Kokomo, Ind. automatic ...

The buzz is wrong: LaSorda says no Hornet from China 2 years ago on Autoblog

Despite early assumptions, it looks like the Dodge Hornet has been swatted down for now. The news comes out of a talk Chrysler's media-only Firehouse blog recently had with Chrysler Group President and CEO Tom LaSorda. Q – Will this car mean the death of the Hornet, the muscular small car ...

Western Europe will be first to get small Dodge 3 years ago on Autoblog

It's been almost two months since we last talked about Dodge's rumored partnership with Chery. So we thought we'd bring you an update. It now looks like Western Europe is being tabbed as one of the key markets for this small Dodge when it launches. Chery Automobile of China is still the most likely ...

Dodge-badged small car from China appears imminent 3 years ago on Autoblog

Word out of Detroit today has Chrysler almost ready to sign and seal a deal with Chinese automaker Chery Automobile. We just talked about this a few days ago, but it looks like it's actually going to happen any time now. DaimlerChrysler had previously told us that it really needed a partner if it ...

Chrysler continues to seek partner for B-car production, China still in the mix 3 years ago on Autoblog

DaimlerChrysler has been looking for a partner to produce subcompact cars, like the Dodge Hornet concept the company unveiled in Geneva last year, and according to Chrysler Group CEO Tom LaSorda, a Chinese company may be the lucky recipient of the business. Speaking at an Automotive Press ...

Chrysler taking its time selecting small car partner 3 years ago on Autoblog

DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group seems to be in no hurry to select a development partner for the new subcompact car the company wants to add to its lineup. According to a Reuters report, Chrysler Chief Operating Officer Eric Ridenour said Thursday that the automaker would name a partner "by the end ...

Dodge Hornet buzzes for partners; narrows it down to three 3 years ago on Autoblog

DaimlerChrysler is on the lookout for companies to serve as a joint partner in making the Dodge Hornet, a sub-compact vehicle to be priced below the $13,995 sticker price of the Dodge Caliber. At this point, it looks like three automakers are on the short list -- Volkswagen and two others. Chrysler ...

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 ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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