Affordable cars disappearing from American landscape

... as it transitions to a lineup heavy on crossovers and SUVs. FCA decided in 2016 to axe the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 cars. Price will be a bigger hurdle for buyers who want to stick with one of the domestic brands. Many compact crossovers are ...

Will FCA's dividend come at the expense of investments?

... 2020. In the United States, Chrysler and Dodge suffered from the market's shift from sedans. Production of the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart was terminated; the Chrysler 100 and its Dodge sibling were canceled from plans. Also canceled were two ...

Toyota pins Corolla hopes on multicultural buyers

... straight year. It has been a tough stretch that has seen car nameplates such as the Ford Taurus, Fusion and Chrysler 200 get discontinued. While much of the market has swung to the booming crossover segment, not all consumers have backed away from ...

Let GM's Mark Reuss focus on product

... crossover that is not even class-competitive. For FCA to kill the Dodge Dart after just four years and the Chrysler 200 after just three was a multibillion-dollar boondoggle that shouldn't have happened. Sure, car sales are tough now, but it didn't ...

Maserati names FCA dealer network head as new North America chief

... will continue to hold his previous position alongside his new appointment. Notably, he helped launch the 2015 Chrysler 200 and led the Chrysler brand itself. Before former CEO Sergio Marchionne's untimely passing , he announced Maserati would get a ...

FCA picks Gardner to lead Maserati in North America

... and will remain in the position. He previously served as head of the Chrysler brand, and helped launch the 2015 Chrysler 200. Gardner will be part of team of regional leaders reporting to Leloup. Among them is Alberto Pantanelli, newly named interim ...

Time to re-engineer the job of product development chief

... XT4, a mess of a small crossover that is not even class competitive. For FCA to kill the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 after just three years each was a multibillion dollar boondoggle that should have never happened. Sure, car sales are tough now, but ...

10 Disappearing Sedans

... the fact that GM closed the Australian factory where it was built last year. (Image source: Chevrolet) The Chrysler 200 was a five-seat sedan said to be "inspired by iconic American design" principles. Its claim to fame was that it combined elegance ...

Sergio Marchionne's intellect and daring reshaped the auto industry

... International Auto Show January 16, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Vice President Joe Biden looks over 2015 Chrysler 200 C with Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne during the 2014 North American Auto Show held at Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich., on ...

Is The Chrysler Brand About To Get Axed? FCA Says No But Things Aren't Great There

... applications include Chrysler Atlantic trademarks from December 2017, as well as ones for the Chrysler 300 and Chrysler 200 from January. And you can breathe a sigh of relief, as there were no "Jeep Pacifica" applications in there. Thank goodness. ...

Is Chrysler about to be whacked?

... hybrid variant . Plans change, and the consumer shift away from sedans stuck an early fork in the future of the Chrysler 200 , a planned compact sedan that was to be the Chrysler 100 and any plan to invest further in the 300 sedan. But those swings ...

BLOG: Is Sergio plotting to have a starved Chrysler whacked? Looks like it to me

... hybrid variant. Plans change, and the consumer shift away from sedans stuck an early fork in the future of the Chrysler 200, a planned compact sedan that was to be the Chrysler 100 and any plan to invest further in the 300 sedan. But those swings in ...

Will higher gas prices hurt SUV sales? Analyst is sounding alarm

... plant that makes the Chevy Cruze sedan. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles had previously jettisoned the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 to focus more on SUVs. GM officials and CEO Mary Barra, have, however, said that passenger cars remain an important piece of ...

FCA looks to retool Italian plans for upscale models

... in Italy. It's a strategy FCA has executed successfully in the United States. Recall, the automaker dropped the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart sedans two years and retooled the plants to build more popular, more profitable SUVs and pickup trucks. ...

The death of the small car? Automakers pivot toward trucks and SUVs

... Automobiles announced all the way back in 2016 that it would kill off car models like the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200, switching production lines to make SUVs and trucks instead. "These vehicles are cars that weren't making money," Gentile ...

Mercedes Gains, Lincoln Lags in Midst of - Breathtaking' Shift to SUVs

... by a 21 percent jump in deliveries of its X3 crossover. earlier by ending production of its Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 sedans. While no luxury brands have announced such a sweeping strategic move, the trends in the premium auto market are just as ...

Ford phasing out sedans in North America

... which Mr. Shanks described as "trucks and most utilities." FCA U.S. L.L.C. already has stopped building the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart sedans, and General Motors Co. is planning eliminate a production shift at its Chevrolet Cruze plant in Ohio, ...

American sedans are vanishing

... and trucks. Fiat Chrysler already dropped out of some of its key sedan segments, such as the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200, more than a year ago. And General Motors has pulled back on the production of car models such as the Chevy Cruze and Impala, ...

2018 Chrysler 300: Everything you need to know, from style to tech

... tech, as well as style options ranging from blacked-out windows to full-on chrome . With the demise of the Chrysler 200 sedan, the 300 is one of only two Chrysler models for 2018 - the other is the Pacifica minivan. The two share styling ...

Lexus tops 2018 dependability rankings, FCA struggles: J.D. Power

... nd," FCA U.S said in a statement. "The Chrysler Brand's ranking is primarily attributed to a launch year of the Chrysler 200, which is no longer in production."