Fiat to cut most Chrysler's models

Marchionne’s 5-year product plan gets early reveal, Fiat to cut most Chrysler’s models

Posted: Oct 27, 2009

Filed under: Alfa Romeo, Breaking, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Industry News, Jeep

2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Chrysler Group LLC’s new CEO, Sergio Marchionne, is scheduled to reveal his 5-year business and product plan to the media and analysts on November 4. However, The Wall Street Journal today released most of what Marchionne has will talk about next week.

According to the report, the plan relies heavily on vehicles from Fiat SpA, especially Alfa Romeo models, while dropping most of Chrysler’s original models. The report also said that Fiat and Chrysler are working on several new vehicles with Fiat technology for the U.S., including.

The folks at KickingTires have put together a nice list which you can check out after the jump. We’ll have full details from Chrysler next week.

Chrysler

PT Cruiser – Dead
Sebring – Dead
Town and Country
300: Redesign in 2011
Fiat 500: 2011

Dodge

Caliber – Dead
Nitro – Dead
Avenger – Dead
Grand Caravan – Dead
Charger: Redesign in 2011
Challenger
Journey
Ram trucks

Jeep

Commander – Dead
Compass – Dead
Patriot – Dead
Wrangler
Grand Cherokee: Redesign in 2010

Alfa Romeo

MiTo
Milano (replacing 147)
Unknown Mid-Size Sedan

- By: Omar Rana

Source: WSJ (via KickingTires)

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BIOUA

Between all of the brands they will be full line.
I like this plan!

They can't redesign the survivors fast enough! It will be nice to see Chrysler products with nice interiors again.

BigFTHunterHJS42

i am actually really angry at this... they are killing so many great models just so fiat can have an ego boost by seeing people driving their cars around U.S. streets... i mean come on they are going to kill the grand caravan and the sebring? what is that gonna do? there gonna leave all the brands with like 2 cars each? they might as well pull a gm and kill the brands completely if they will be doing that.

DadzBoyz

What's the strategy? Chrysler is a premium brand plus a minivan? I can buy the 500, but as a Fiat, maybe Alpha. Chrysler 300 is big sedan --> Chrysler 500 is little micro hatch? So a bigger Chrysler would be the Chrysler 100 and a Smart size would be the Chrysler 800? Seems to lack a definition.

Dodge is a sports brand.?. It just lacks an entry in the largest segment of the automotive industry (Accord, Altima, Camry, Malibu)? By the way also lacks an entry in the small car segment (Civic, Cobalt, etc.)?

Jeep I can buy. Just needs a three row crossover/SUV. The company lacks one of any validity. Journey doesn't count. That's like cramming a third row in..... a Caliber.

Alfa. Competes with??????? No volume to compete with VW or Toyota. To expensive to compete with Honda or Subaru. Not a BMW or Mercedes competitor. Is Alpha a low volume niche?

Don't get me wrong. The cars they're cutting stink. Just don't see the post cut plan.

aelalaily

Agreed, most cuts are appropriate. What's the point of having both Town and Country and Grand Caravan. And I have to say, the rest weren't good cars to begin with.