Chery to build small car for Chrysler

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Chrysler is looking into using Chery Automobile to assemble a small car for the international non-US market. The car will be sold under the Dodge or Chrysler brand. This could allow Chrysler and Dodge to enter third-world markets like South East Asia, which are not big fans of Chrysler’s big cars with huge fuel-guzzling engines.

Daimler Chrysler already has an existing partnership with a Chinese company, Beijing Automotive Industry Corp. The joint venture assembles SUVs for Daimler Chrysler and recently the Mercedes Benz E-Class. But the JV company lacks experience and skills to manufacture small cars, which Chery has.

Chrysler could be seeking to produce the Dodge Hornet concept, a small B-segment vehicle smaller than Dodge’s smallest car, the Dodge Neon. The Dodge Hornet Concept was shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2006.

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  • i'm run (Member) on May 06, 2006 at 6:46 am

    Hurm… with the high price of petrol at this time… I don't think it's worth it at all… Just waste money..

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  • NeedGoodCar (Member) on May 06, 2006 at 6:47 am

    wah, just look at the design, who's idea is it?

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  • DAN (Member) on May 06, 2006 at 7:22 am

    the car look turf n whit a good branded name.

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  • shaun (Member) on May 06, 2006 at 7:25 am

    South East Asia = "Third-world" Market ???

    Well it's not like Americans build good cars anyway. So they can keep their dinosaur consuming pieces of crap.

    Don't believe me? Google "Chrysler Imperial"

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  • Joe Ooi (Member) on May 06, 2006 at 7:56 am

    So, third world country, future target is if crocs import it into Malaysia with selling price similar to Jazz, Yaris or Swift in the range of RM 100K! Funny and crazy

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  • mystvearn (Member) on May 06, 2006 at 3:40 pm

    Maybe cherry made that chevy ciplak car – so Chrysler are interested with them?

    That small car

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  • ingolstadt (Member) on May 06, 2006 at 5:33 pm

    the car above is good looking. its designed in US. "Made in China" will be something worth sought after a few years to come. Whilst "Made in Malaysia" continued to degrade.

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  • sam (Member) on May 07, 2006 at 1:19 am

    come on and have a look~

    http://www.motortrend.com/auto_shows/coverage/gen…

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  • swarty (Member) on May 07, 2006 at 6:36 am

    really funky CAR!! wow.. Sam, its really cool site :)

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  • torch_love_evo (Member) on May 11, 2006 at 2:07 am

    it looks like perodua myvi enlarged………….

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