Chrysler plans a novel approach for the redesigned Sebring convertible. It will offer two models: one with a retractable hard top and one with a soft-cloth top, say dealer and supplier sources.
In taking the two-pronged approach, Chrysler will go to German supplier Wilhelm Karmann GmbH to supply both the soft and hard tops for the Sebring. Longtime supplier Dura Convertible Systems Inc. declined to bid for the next-generation Sebring.
The Sebring convertible, which arrives in 2007 as a 2008 model, is an important vehicle for Chrysler.
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