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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 12/23/2003 9:18:23 AM
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Dodgegirl19
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Eewww... that's scary... I thought Mistubishi and Chrysler were done...? I wonder why DC is starting up with them again...? 
~Amanda
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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 12/23/2003 10:01:38 AM
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dodgefreak
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again??? Have you looked under the hood of the cars latley??
My Aunt has a 2000 Avenger that has more Jap writing and Mitsu logos than Dodge! Mitsu makes almost all the motors for Dodge/DC cars.
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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 12/23/2003 11:06:32 AM
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Dodgegirl19
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I meant an offical joint-made vehicle, James. Don't be a smart ass, I know more about cars then most girls you know. DC doesn't throw Mistubishi's name around often anymore. That's all I meant. Geez, what a grouch you are today.
~Amanda
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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 12/23/2003 12:58:10 PM
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ViperGTS
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James is a grouch everyday
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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 12/23/2003 1:16:30 PM
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dodgefreak
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Nah....just the week days when I am at work LOL
But I wasnt being a smart ass about it.....well...not trying to be any way. :)
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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 12/23/2003 1:25:38 PM
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Dodgegirl19
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I know...  I still love ya!! 
~Amanda
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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 12/23/2003 2:49:29 PM
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are you guys just finding out about this? hehehe
the talks about the shared truck where out before I saw a spy pic of the new Dakota. I don't know about it though, are they going to share the same power plants, and maybe not offer the Hemi in the Mitsu, if it is even offered in the Dakota. Alls I can say it better be in the Dak or I'm going to be very dissappointed with Dodge.
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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 12/23/2003 2:52:07 PM
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Dodgegirl19
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Ick!! I hate being the last to know! LOL!!! :)
A Hemi Dakota... Hmmmm yea, I agree!!
~Amanda
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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 12/23/2003 4:18:11 PM
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dodgefreak
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yeah...this has been out for a while ;)
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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 12/23/2003 4:39:30 PM
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Mitsubishi Motors, Chrysler Group Leverage Global Alliance to Bring All-New, Mid-Sized Pickup Trucks to North America
New Trucks to Share Technology and Assembly Line
Contact:
Michael Aberlich, Chrysler Group, 248-512-2704
Janis Little, Mitsubishi, 714-372-6429
Auburn Hills, Mich., Dec 16, 2003 -The Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG and Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) announced today their plans to produce mid-sized pickup trucks at the Chrysler Group's Warren (Mich.) Truck Assembly Plant. While the two vehicles will share technology, they will be distinctly different in design to appeal to each brand's customers.
Production will begin later next year on the Dodge Dakota. Mitsubishi Motors, extending its growing product line in the United States and Canada, will re-enter the competitive pickup segment in the 2005 calendar year.
"This project marks another milestone in DaimlerChrysler's alliance strategy," said Eric Ridenour, Executive Vice President - Product Development of the Chrysler Group. "Ultimately, this will allow us both to reduce development, production times and costs while adding to our respective portfolios with distinctly different, high-quality products."
"We are excited to expand our product offering with this new pickup, and at the same time, leverage our alliance with DaimlerChrysler to provide even greater value for our customers," said Finbarr O'Neill, Co-chairman and CEO of MMNA.
Each truck model will showcase a design signature reflective of the individual brand character. Mitsubishi Motors Design Studio in Cypress, Calif., and the Chrysler Design Studio in Auburn Hills, Mich., are each responsible for their unique models. Additional product, production and sales details will be announced later.
The project is one of many alliance projects between DaimlerChrysler AG and Mitsubishi Motors in the areas of research, development, procurement, production, marketing and sales.
Mitsubishi Motors has a rich heritage in the pickup segment. In 2002, the company sold worldwide more than 90,000 units of its L200 Strada pickup, which finished this year's Dakar Rally in fourth position (behind three other Mitsubishi vehicles).
The Chrysler Group, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich., is a unit of DaimlerChrysler, the world's fifth largest automaker. Its brands include Chrysler, Jeep® and Dodge. In 2002, the Chrysler Group sold 2.81 million vehicles worldwide. Now in its 50th year, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund, the Company's philanthropic arm, gave $25 million to charitable organizations last year.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) is responsible for all manufacturing, finance, sales, marketing, research, and development operations of the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Mitsubishi Motors so far sells coupes, convertibles, sedans and sport utility vehicles through a network of nearly 700 dealers throughout North America. For more information, contact the Mitsubishi Motors News Bureau at (888) 560-6672 or visit media.mitsubishicars.com.
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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 12/24/2003 1:07:22 AM
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Unfortunately all the coupes, the few that are still around, are all Mitsubishi with the exception of the Viper and the new Crossfire(not that there was ever an old one). If the Stratus R/T coupes were Chrysler under the hood I would have bought one. 
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Dodge to Build Mitsubishi Truc - 1/8/2004 3:00:31 PM
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dodgefreak
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From another site:
from a report in the Car Connection:
"Expect the Mitsubishi/DaimlerChrysler partnership to result in more rebadged Dodge vehicles going to Mitsubishi's American sales unit in the future. An industry insider not associated with DaimlerChrysler told TheCarConnection Tuesday that Mitsubishi's forthcoming Dodge-based pickup, based on the Sport Truck Concept shown in Detroit, is the first of at least two vehicles Mitsubishi can expect to get in the next few years from its partner in Auburn Hills. In all likelihood, Mitsubishi will get a version of the Dodge Durango, which was redesigned for 2004. That vehicle and others developed by Chrysler could help Mitsubishi pull out of its recent sales dive and resulting financial doldrums thanks to low development and production start-up costs that can come from profit sharing--especially when the platform carries a light truck. Mitsubishi begins selling its first pickup since the '90s in late 2005. It will be built at Chrysler Group's Warren, Mich., plant. DaimlerChrysler holds a 43-percent stake in the Japanese automaker."
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