I thought I heard somewhere that they were looking to outsource their R&D for hybrids...
I'll do some research...
But I too agree chrysler is in some serious trouble, especially with the way GM is making cars these days.
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I thought I heard somewhere that they were looking to outsource their R&D for hybrids...
I'll do some research...
But I too agree chrysler is in some serious trouble, especially with the way GM is making cars these days.
I'm not hear to BASH Chrysler (much) I know a number of people I know who work for them and are at risk of loosing their jobs, and they make some pretty sweet cars, and its part of this country really so I hope they don't go down in flames, but there is alot that could have done differently.
IMO, they need to improve their product quality and offer important safety equipment like side and side curtain airbags as standard -- instead of Nav systems (see latest Jeep commercials), which are only included on the top trim levels anyways.
I don't have anything against Chrysler, but their products are weak compared to other automakers. I like Chrysler's interior design, but the quality is junk. Molded interior panels have frays and wide gaps straight from the factory floor. Squeaks, rattles and vibrations plague a lot of their products, too. It's sad, really.
I don't have anything against Chrysler, but their products are weak compared to other automakers. I like Chrysler's interior design, but the quality is junk. Molded interior panels have frays and wide gaps straight from the factory floor. Squeaks, rattles and vibrations plague a lot of their products, too. It's sad, really.
I noticed a commercial recently for the charger advertising a 'free upgrade' like that jeep with the navi commercial, but its a 'free upgrade to the 3.5l V-6'
I had NO idea that the base charger came standard with the 2.7 V-6 until I saw that!!!!!! Is that even enough torque to reach 60mph in a car that big?
What the Big 3 need to do is make all their engines direct-injection. Though in know that would cost a lot of money to do, but its a great start to getting better gas mileage. If you can better control the spray, how it sprays and where it sprays, then you can use less fuel. I think it might also mean the end of the pushrod motor, DOD and variable valve timing can only go so far on the cam-in-blocks. Though if you can convert them to Direct-Injection, more power to Chrysler and Chevy.
I hate to see any Make go under but companies might want to scale down. Get rid of the copies.
Ford: Ditch Mercury or Lincoln (why buy a over pirced fusion or taurus? Lincoln should be like cadillac and have distinct vehicles and chassis with some shared components), Sell Volvo, Jag and Land Rover
GM: Sell Saab, Get rid of Buick, Saturn, Daewoo and GMC
Do we really need Aura's AND Malibus? Or Sables AND Taurus? Get rid of the dead weight and copies that put Plymouth and Oldsmobile under.
Just my opinion, i'm no financial expert. I just like putting my 2cents in.
I hate to see any Make go under but companies might want to scale down. Get rid of the copies.
Ford: Ditch Mercury or Lincoln (why buy a over pirced fusion or taurus? Lincoln should be like cadillac and have distinct vehicles and chassis with some shared components), Sell Volvo, Jag and Land Rover
GM: Sell Saab, Get rid of Buick, Saturn, Daewoo and GMC
Do we really need Aura's AND Malibus? Or Sables AND Taurus? Get rid of the dead weight and copies that put Plymouth and Oldsmobile under.
Just my opinion, i'm no financial expert. I just like putting my 2cents in.
Take no offense to this, just informing you:
Ford is planning on getting rid of Mercury, Sales suck, and the time has come
They are keeping lincoln, they need their luxor branch
There are talks about selling Volvo, but there are also MORE talks of merging platforms further *S80 is already IIRC a taurus platform, S40 is a Mazda3/Focus, the S60 IIRC is a Fusion/Mazda6 and they plan to Drop the XC90 because its the only vehicle on that platform* so why dump Volvo? The S80 is just a glorified Taurus and no one can tell so can sell it for twice the price and offer a V-8 and say its safe?
And Jag and Landrover WERE sold, they now belong to Tata.
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/20/report-tata-motors-confirmed-to-buy-jaguar-land-rover/
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the technology has been there for a while, some that are ready for production mode, they just wont implement them till they are required to do so.
Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango hybrids will be available in 2009.
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2007/06/aspen-hybrid.html
I'm sure they do (They have to), I just find it odd that I've never heard about it in any auto news or anything ever.
They were supposed to Drop the Aspen a year ago, it should have never even been built let alone a hybrid.
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LAND ROVER has been making a profit for years, Jag is always loosing money
You guys are talking about Land Rover and Jag a few posts up, like I said, Ford sucks.
No offense again, but Mitsu and chrysler still share a large number of motors an platforms, the raider is just a dakota, the 3.8 in the Mitsu was origonally in the Dakota as well IIRC, the 2.4 in the Calibure, patriot, compass etc, as well as the new Lancer and eclipse was a 'co development'
Ford's D3 platform is slightly different from Volvo's original P2. For example, D3 features steel suspension arms, rather than aluminum, and other material cost-saving measures. Ford's current D3 vehicles are built at the Chicago Assembly plant in Chicago, Illinois.
Past vehicles to use this platform include the following:
- 2005–2007 Ford Five Hundred sedan (D258)
- 2005–2007 Ford Freestyle Crossover SUV (D219)
- 2005–2007 Mercury Montego sedan (D333)
- 1999–2006 Volvo S80 (P23)
- 2001–2007 Volvo V70 (P26E)
- 2002–2007 Volvo XC70 (P26L)
- 2001-2008 Volvo S60 (P24)
- 2003– Volvo XC90 (P28)
- 2008- Ford Taurus sedan (D258)
- 2008- Ford Taurus X crossover SUV (D219)
- 2008- Mercury Sable sedan (D333)
- 2009 Lincoln MKS sedan - replacement for Lincoln LS - (D385)
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