BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnership"
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BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnership" - 4/14/2008 3:23:20 PM
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03neonRT
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...sorry "OEM Exchange" lol.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/14/breaking-chrysler-and-nissan-announce-major-supply-agreements/
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RE: BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnershi... - 4/15/2008 11:16:14 AM
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DETROIT -- Under an expanded product sharing alliance announced today, Chrysler LLC will become Nissan's pickup truck manufacturer, while Nissan will make subcompacts for Chrysler.
The agreement means Nissan will discontinue making its Titan pickup when Chrysler starts making Nissan-badged trucks in 2011.
In exchange, Chrysler will get a Nissan-based small car, built at Nissan's Oppama, Japan, factory to Chrysler's own design starting in 2010. The new car is destined for North America, Europe and other global markets.
The Nissan-based small car will be built on a new Nissan platform to an already-completed Chrysler design, according to Chrysler co-President Tom LaSorda. He declined to say whether the design would be based on the Dodge Hornet concept car.
LaSorda said the deal will have no impact on its ongoing venture with Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile Co. The two companies continue to work jointly on products for North America and other markets, he said.
"At some point we believe we need more than one small car," for North America, LaSorda said. "We would be counting on Chery to provide that."
The Nissan-based small car will be built on a new platform.
Chrysler will make the Nissan pickup for Nissan at its Saltillo, Mexico, factory. To make room for the Nissan product, Chrysler will shift Dodge Ram production to its St. Louis North and Warren, Mich., truck plants. LaSorda said heavy duty production would likely be shifted to St. Louis North, while light duty production could easily be shifted to Warren. The Chrysler-built Nissan pickup will go on sale in North America in 2011.
In January, the two companies announced Nissan would supply Chrysler with a Versa-based sedan for sale in South America starting next year.
"Forging the right tactical partnerships is critical to the long-term success of Chrysler," said LaSorda in a prepared statement.
The companies said they "have also agreed to maintain an open dialogue to explore further product-sharing opportunities," according to a Chrysler press release.
LaSorda declined to discuss financial details of the agreement except to say that Chrysler would pay Nissan for vehicles the latter builds and vice versa.
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RE: BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnershi... - 4/15/2008 4:28:33 PM
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you might laugh now...but its a good deal....I have been waiting for a strong RWD compact car for a while now. Chrysler design and nissan refinement. I hope its what i have been waiting for
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RE: BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnershi... - 4/15/2008 5:04:41 PM
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My head hurts...
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RE: BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnershi... - 4/15/2008 8:51:38 PM
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Judging by what Chrysler has been doing with small cars lately this is a good thing. Don't know why they're sticking with Chery too though... wouldn't catch me buying that crap 
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RE: BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnershi... - 4/16/2008 5:44:23 AM
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We all said the same thing about Kia less than a decade ago, and now look how reliable and accepted they are. Shoot, with the warranty they have, you're covered even if they do break. I'd give the Chery/Chrysler car a shot, just not right away, like any new model.
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RE: BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnershi... - 4/16/2008 9:21:31 AM
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Most of Kia's stuff still seems rather cheap and crappy, Hyundai's been the biggest surprise to me.
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RE: BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnershi... - 4/16/2008 3:08:56 PM
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Dont forget saturn, they used to suck... wait, they still do.
Nevermind. :D
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RE: BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnershi... - 4/16/2008 9:31:34 PM
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yeah this worked so well with the mitsu raider. So lets do it again!
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RE: BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnershi... - 4/16/2008 9:37:12 PM
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Funny you guys think small Nissan cars are good. I got news for you, I rented a Sentra for a while between the Neon and Stratus and that car was CRAP.
Nissan talks more about next-gen Titan and small car for Chrysler
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We just got off the phone with Frédérique Le Grèves, Nissan's VP of Corporate Communications, and had a chance to ask her some more questions about the Japanese automaker's recently announced partnership with Chrysler LLC. The partnership involves Chrysler building a full-size truck for Nissan at its Saltillo, Mexico plant and Nissan building a small car for Chrysler at its Oppama plant in Japan. While Le Grèves wasn't able to offer many specific details because the car won't arrive until 2010 and the truck a year later in 2011, she did shed some light on a few things.
For one, when asked about what engines the next-gen Titan (we're not sure if Nissan will rename the truck) would use, Le Grèves remarked that partnering with Chrysler would allow Nissan to offer more options to its customers. Thus, the Titan may be powered by not only the company's venerable VK56 V8, but also a selection of engines from Chrysler. She indicated that the partnership would at least give Nissan the opportunity to expand the features, options and configurations it currently offers in the Titan. We also asked how unique the next-gen Titan's design would be compared to the Ram, and were assured it would be 100% recognizable as a Nissan. Based on that, we're expecting more differentiation that we got with Volkswagen's version of Chrysler's minivans, the Routan.
As for the small car, since most of the decisions involving its development will be made by Chrysler, there wasn't too much news from Nissan on it. Since all official commentary on the small car has not specified whether it will be front-wheel-drive or not, we asked if there were at least the possibility that it could be rear-wheel-drive. Being that the Oppama plant currently builds a number of front-wheel-drive vehicles like the Cube, March, Tiida/Versa and Note, one would expect Chrysler's small car to fall in line and be front-wheel-drive as well, but no one's been able to confirm this small point yet.
It appears that we all have to wait for each automaker to get further along on their development of these vehicles before we get any more solid details than this.
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RE: BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnershi... - 4/17/2008 3:21:47 AM
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I've always been a firm believer in the saying that cheap is cheap for a reason and I believe that this applies in the automotive world just as much as anywhere else if not a little more. Kias, Hyundais, and Saturns are cheap for a reason. They are throwaway cars, nothing more, nothing less.
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RE: BREAKING: Chrysler and Nissan form "Partnershi... - 4/17/2008 2:33:06 PM
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Most of Kia's stuff still seems rather cheap and crappy, Hyundai's been the biggest surprise to me.
The local Kia dealer in town actually has a buy one get one deal on the Kia Spectra or the buy a (Kia Minivan?) and get a Spectra free...so yeah, you know they must be good.
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