Chrysler hints at future model lineup

[SVT666]

Chrysler hints at future model lineup with Fiat 500 cameo
 


Chrysler?s press conference at the 2009 New York Auto Show centered around the company?s all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, but the Michigan automaker managed to sneak in some details about what the future Chrysler will look like.

En route to the 2011 Grand Cherokee?s unveiling, Chrysler co-president Jim Press arrived in a Fiat 500, indicating an alliance with the Italian automaker might be further along than first thought. Press said no deal had been struck with Fiat as of yet, but assured the audience Chrysler is working around the clock to secure the alliance. Press even joked that the 500 is about ?the size of a HEMI engine.?

[Laconian]

If/when the Fiat deal falls through they are going to look even stupider.

[2o6]

Why would it fall through?


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I think the Fiat Linea has some Chrysler DNA in it already. (In terms of Styling)

[Laconian]

Given Chrysler's poisoned relationships with suppliers and consumers, debt load, lackluster portfolio, government debts, and bad management, a better question would be... why would it not fall through?

They're grasping at straws now. I bet Fiat is going to release a statement contradicting all of this tomorrow, just like they did when Chrysler erroneously claimed that Fiat was willing to pay back their debt to the government.

[cozmik]

Fiat seems pretty serious about the tie up. It apparently is the least expensive way for them to get back into the US market. From that standpoint, it makes sense. They instantly will have production facilities in North America available and a distribution and dealer network.

[Speed_Racer]

Hmm...Fiat + Hemi = ?

[the Teuton]

Hmm...Fiat + Hemi = ?

What will happen first:  A new ShoStar or a Hemi500?