Chrysler’s SRT operation won’t get the ax

Posted: Mar 06, 2009
Filed under: Chrysler, Dodge, Industry News, Jeep

While General Motors is disbanding its High Performance Vehicle Operations to focus more on mass-produced cars and Ford continues its SVT operations, Chrysler has confirmed that is SRT department will not get the cut.

“SRT is sticking around and we have to make final calls on the lineup,” said Chrysler’s vice president for global product planning, Steve Bartoli. “We are big fans of SRT, what it does for us and our customers.”

Bartoli would not comment on what Chrysler model SRT is currently working on but said that the division “will weather the storm” and “will not sit around and await fate” He said that the department is currently working on a sedan.

2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8:

 

Source: Red Letter Dodge (via Inside Line)

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Comments to “Chrysler’s SRT operation won’t get the ax”

  1. V8 ALEX V8

    06. Mar, 2009

    im all for the performance divisions but if anyone should axe it its chrysler… GMs performance division will be a sad loss but it gives the company a opportunity to strengthen its core and hopefully it will be back in a few years… Ford cutting SVT would be a colossal mistake as much of their RnD goes through SVT … (example is brakes for mustangs generally cycle down from premium levels to regular trim levels whenever there is a refresh of the model lineup… )

  2. Bobmarley

    09. Mar, 2009

    SRT stands for “Hemi and Brembo's”

    …it sucks to see performance lines going down and put on hold but the reasons are obvious

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