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For most die-hard automotive nuts, you all know that for decades its been imports Vs domestics, well thats why I titled this article that way, Chrysler And Nissan just made quite a deal with each other!!!

I Found this article and I just had to post it!

“Following the announcement this past January that Nissan would be supplying Chrysler with a new car based of the Versa’s platform, the two automakers announced today that more exchange is on the horizon, including a new small car for Chrysler and a Dodge-based pickup for Nissan.

The unnamed small car will be built by Nissan in Japan utilizing a Chrysler design and will be sold in North America, Europe and other markets in 2010. On the other side of the spectrum, Chrysler will build a full-size pick-up for Nissan that will share design cues with the rest of the Nissan line and be built at Chrysler’s Saltillo Assembly Plant in Mexico. Sales of the pick-up will begin in North America in 2011.

The move is part of an effort by both automakers to utilize each other’s global manufacturing facilities and finally gets Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s CEO, the American automaker partnership he’s been looking for since last year.

We’re hoping on a conference call with Nissan to see if either automaker releases more information, but in the meantime check Chrysler’s press release after the jump.

UPDATE: No word on whether or not the new Nissan pick-up will use Chrysler’s hybrid drivetrain. Nissan spokespeople are not calling this a partnership, rather an “OEM exchange” and nothing more.
UPDATE 2: The Nissan pick-up will be a full-size light truck.
UPDATE 3: The Chrysler small car will be on a Nissan-developed platform and will be covered in Chrysler-designed sheetmetal. The platform will not be based of the Versa. Nissan reps couldn’t answer any questions about whether or not the small car will share any design cues from the Dodge Hornet concept.
UPDATE 4: We’re going to hop onto the the Chrysler conference in a bit and will update this post with information as it happens. Check back in about 30 minutes for more.
UPDATE 5: Chrysler and Chery are still working together. Chery has Chrysler drivetrain people working with them now. Chery-developed B-segment model is still in the offing, but no idea when it could come to the U.S.
UPDATE 6: Chrysler’s design team just wrapped up styling of the small car, so it’s doubtful that it will share many cues with the Hornet concept. Too bad, since the Hornet was well received. LaSorda says, “it’s a beautiful design.

PRESS RELEASE

Chrysler LLC and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. issued the following press release on Monday:

AUBURN HILLS, Mich / TOKYO (April 14, 2008) – Chrysler LLC and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced two new agreements for the supply of products between both companies. In January, Nissan agreed to supply Chrysler with a new car based on the Nissan Versa sedan for limited distribution in South America on an Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM) basis in 2009.

This new OEM exchange benefits both companies through range extension and the utilization of global manufacturing capacity. Highlights of the new agreement:

Nissan will manufacture an all-new, fuel-efficient small car based on a unique Chrysler concept and design. This new segment entry for Chrysler will be sold in North America, Europe and other global markets in 2010, and manufactured at Nissan’s Oppama Plant in Japan.

Chrysler will manufacture a full-size pickup for Nissan. Based on a Nissan unique design, this truck will be manufactured at Chrysler’s Saltillo (Mexico) Assembly Plant. In order to accommodate this product, Chrysler will shift volume from Mexico to its U.S.-based assembly plants that produce pickup trucks. Sales of the pickup in North America will start in 2011.

This latest OEM supply agreement extends a long standing product exchange relationship between the two corporations, with Nissan affiliate JATCO already supplying Chrysler with transmissions since 2004.

“Forging the right tactical partnerships is critical to the long-term success of Chrysler,” said Tom LaSorda, Chrysler LLC President and Vice Chairman. “It also builds on the Company’s inherent strengths, including the ability to respond rapidly and creatively to emerging opportunities.”

“In January, we said we would continue to look for additional OEM opportunities with Chrysler,” said Carlos Tavares, Executive Vice President, Nissan Motor Company. “This latest agreement builds on Nissan’s proven track record to deliver win-win product exchanges with multiple manufacturers around the world,” continued Tavares.
Since the signing of the first OEM agreement in January, the two companies have also agreed to maintain an open dialogue to explore further product-sharing opportunities.”

If you like, see this article found here at autoblog.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this could get interesting… With this breaking news, you are once again, IN THE KNOW!! I am VizX, your automotive guy letting you all know whats good!

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Well here it is again, Chrysler whom is owned by Cerberus Capital Management, will most likely say goodbye to the Jeep Commander SUV, which was introduced in 2005 after sales on this model crashed tremendously.

Production of the the worst selling Jeep will most likely end in mid-2009. The Commander would be the 5th vehicle canceled by Cerberus in its attempt to bring life back into the automaker, which was purchased in August for….(insert Dr. evil voice here) “$7.4 billion dollars!!”. Hehe, sorry, I couldn’t resist. Chrysler has 11 SUVs, with six Jeeps in that line,and they are dumping the SUV’s that compete with each other for the same customers. I myself don’t think its a great idea to wipe them out totally, i think its a little thing called Variety, and I think its a good thing, but then who am I?

Chrysler whom is the 3rd largest U.S. automaker, chose to put the commander out to pasture rather than redesign it after the lovely gas prices caused a 43% decline in its sales this year. The large Jeep, which has 3 rows of seats can actually, comfortably seat 7 people!! For a jeep, that is huge, and with all that it averages about 17MPG with their 4.7L V-8 engine.

Now this vehicle was introduced just in ‘05 and its cancellation is coming in ‘09, talk about a short life span for a vehicle! “Mainstream models generally are allowed to make it at least through one full product cycle, or the seven or eight years between significant redesigns” said Tom Libby, a Troy, Michigan-based analyst with J.D. Power & Associates.

I guess some things work and some just don’t, thats the way the automotive market is I guess, I mean the Chevrolet Suburban for example, its been selling since 1936! Thats 72 years!!! Toyota also, they brought out their Land Cruiser back in 1954, is now in it’s 7th generation!

Sales of the Commander hit a high ‘06, which was its first complete year on the market, but unfortunately sales started dropped 29% in ‘07.

The automaker also announced that in November, that they were also going to put out to pasture the other following vehicles: Dodge Magnum(introduced in ‘05), Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible(introduced in ‘05), Chrysler Pacifica(introduced in ‘04) and Chrysler Crossfire(introduced in ‘03).

Well as we can see Cerberus is going to make a lot of changes all across the board, what is to be canceled next?? Seriously? I just hope that vehicles other established models like Wrangler, or Ram don’t fall under the chopping block with Cerberus thanks to the gas prices we have in this day and age. We Need To Find an Alternative for Fuel! But I think we all knew that already huh.

Well Ladies and Gents that’s all I have for you on this late edition of The Automotive Corner, What do you think about them Canceling the Commander? Think its a good idea as it seems or is it to early and they should give it another 2 or 3 years to see if a turn around occurs? Your comments are important to us at flytoyz, Drop us a line on something you seen that you liked or if you have something you think we should see, please let us know by clicking on the submissions button near the top right of this page, we would love to hear from you!

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24/7 Wall St.’s Take on Dodge
“Dodge is part of the Chrysler company which was recently bought out by private equity firm Cerberus. Chrysler management has already said that the company has too many brands and too many dealers. Dodge vehicles will probably be re-branded as Chrysler and Dodge will go the way of the Dodo.” – Source

So what does this leave for the JEEP brand? I personally cannot see a Chrysler Ram on the road, or a Chrysler Challenger due to the fact that these models are synonymous with the Dodge name!! They Think Chrysler has alot of brands? Maybe they should look to their competitors like General Motors(13 including euro) or Ford Motor Company(6 global).

“According to Jalopnik, Chrysler was planning to cut more models in addition to the PT Cruiser Convertible, Pacifica, Crossfire and Magnum. Jalopnik is reporting that, according to several of its sources, the decision has already been made that the Dodge Viper SRT10 will be CANCELLED. The decision was reportedly made after Cerberus took control of Chrysler and was not part of the automaker’s future product plans prior to its split with Daimler.

While the current 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 just received an update for 2008 that includes a new version of its iconic V10 engine capable of producing 600 horsepower and a track ready ACR model, it was only ever meant to be on the market for another two years until the fully redesigned next-gen Viper bowed. Since that’s reportedly not going to happen, the Viper will reportedly be sold as is through the 2011 model year.

The Viper has never been a cheap car to build, being assembled by hand at the automaker’s Connor Avenue Assembly Plant. The obvious argument for killing the halo car is that money spent on developing the next-generation Viper could go towards better interiors and more appealing designs for bread and butter models, the sales of which keep the lights on at the company’s Auburn Hills, MI headquarters. The Viper, however, has always been more than just a halo car for Chrysler, it’s been a symbol of what the company can do when it’s firing on all cylinders. If this report is true, to see it canceled indicates just how lean these times really are for Chrysler under its new management.” – Source

I myself think they need to make less vipers,maybe like 300 a year and thats it, make it a hot commodity for people to have and not kill it off completely. Cerberus, I really hope you know what your doing to what currently is an a Great All American brand!

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2008-2011 Dodge Viper SRT10

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