Chrysler And Chery Sign Partnership

As we reported on in September, Chrysler has found a partner for its small-car initiative. DCX and Chinese manufacturer Chery have signed a partnership to build a small car in China; the deal will become official pending DCX board and Chinese government approval. The car will be a Chrysler Group product, although it’s not clear at this point which brand will receive it. Signs point to this being the coming out party for the Dodge Hornet, or something close to it, which debuted at Geneva in 2006.
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chewy - 12/29/2006 3:27:08 PM

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I am not sure

99gs400 - 12/29/2006 3:36:19 PM

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Chrysler = bad
Chery = worst

Chrysler + Chery = disaster

EvoAudi - 12/29/2006 3:57:02 PM

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Chery and Chevy hhhhhhmmmm..(fake beard stroke) seems a bit odd.

EvoAudi - 12/29/2006 9:22:04 PM

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i was refering to the names, it sounds like some asian rip-off.

silverarrow2 - 12/29/2006 4:26:33 PM

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Why not?

Since you are using MB left over parts, why not get together with their copy machine.

07mcs - 12/29/2006 5:45:07 PM

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The car above doesn't look that bad.

lexuslife - 12/29/2006 7:39:47 PM

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what about chrysler + MB?

Agent63 - 12/30/2006 1:09:34 AM

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Chrysler + MB = 300C so it didn't turn out all that bad. It for sure won't turn out as bad as this Chery/Chrysler merger vehicle. It benefits Chery more than Chrysler in this deal in my opinion.

mstangpny07 - 12/30/2006 10:28:19 AM

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I saw a Chery yesterday in Aruba. A "SQR7160 ET" to be exact. I took a picture.
But I'm home now......
Got a lot of catching up to do....

UPshift - 12/30/2006 10:45:18 AM

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Will this affect Chery's U.S. distribution plans? I know Malcolm Bricklin is Chery's main U.S. contact for a sales channel here. I'm sure we'll see Chery or Geely here by 2009.

Think about the future effects too. DCX could help Chery federalize a car and in turn can badge-engineer a ultra-low manufacturing costs car to sell for the econocar market, making a huge profit per vehicle without a large investment.

sold2early - 12/30/2006 8:03:40 PM

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A small, high-volume car made with non-union labor is exactly what Chrysler needs in the U.S.

M53R - 12/31/2006 12:49:02 AM

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yh now we will b seing chery sebrings......

Rupert - 12/31/2006 8:36:56 PM

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chrysler can'r exactly make the sebring worse, so i think a chinese sebring would be good. it would be cheaper at least.

sexi_gay_boi - 12/31/2006 8:42:25 PM

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all i can say is EW EW EW EW EW!!! WHY WHY WHY!!!????!!!

XYZZ - 1/1/2007 3:30:57 AM

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while it lasted, chrysler's tie-up with mitsubishi did wonders for chrysler's line up and bottom line.

this can only help.

XYZZ - 1/7/2007 2:27:49 AM

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keep in mind, gm's amazing success in china is largely due to the cars cranked out of gm's daewoo plant in korea.