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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

More sedan, smaller, entry models bite the dust in Detroit

Two years ago this month, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles essentially threw in the towel on the "automobiles" part of its name. Canceling the compact Dodge Dart and the mid-size Chrysler 200 sedans, the company doubled down on the pickup trucks and utility vehicles that had long been its profit centers.

Fiat Chrysler Prepares For A Mostly SUV Future Because Money

... From the story: Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne eliminated several passenger cars including the Chrysler 200 so that the Italian-American automaker could better tap robust industrywide demand for roomier and more rugged models. The pivot ...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: Profit Up 15%, Debt Still High

... factory shuffling and in part because of the discontinuance of three lower-profit models from a year ago (the Chrysler 200, Dodge Dart, and Jeep Patriot). NAFTA's adjusted-EBIT margin was 8.4%, up 0.5 percentage points from a year ago. Profit in ...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: Profit Up 15%, Debt Still High

... factory shuffling and in part because of the discontinuance of three lower-profit models from a year ago (the Chrysler 200, Dodge Dart, and Jeep Patriot). NAFTA's adjusted-EBIT margin was 8.4%, up 0.5 percentage points from a year ago. Profit in ...

SUVs enjoy summer surge as car workers take unwanted breaks

... and Lincoln MKC crossovers. Fiat Chrysler -- which last year ended production of its Dodge Dart compact car and Chrysler 200 midsize sedan to make room for bigger vehicles -- is adding a week of output at four plants that make Ram pickups or Jeeps. ...

GM, Ford, Fiat Chrysler post April sales declines as cars suffer

... of the Chrysler brand fell 3.3% as excellent sales of the all-new Pacifica minivan offset sharp declines of the Chrysler 200 and 300 cars. The Dodge brand was down 2.6%, and the Fiat brand fell 18%. The Ram truck and van brand enjoyed a 5.3% ...

2017 Chrysler Pacific: A minivan with style

... seats seven to eight people and can tow up to 3,600 pounds. The Pacifica exterior has some resemblance to the Chrysler 200 sedan in terms of its curvy nature, classic grille and accented taillights. The Chrysler Pacifica comes standard with a ...

Marchionne Keeps Fiat Chrysler Rolling With SUV-Heavy Plans

... to 1.24 billion euros, even as shipments dropped 6 percent amid the phase out of the Dodge Dart compact and Chrysler 200 sedan and the ramp-up of the new Jeep Compass SUV. A seasonal increase in net industrial debt was limited to 500 million euros, ...

Fiat Chrysler Profit Rises 34% on Strong SUV Demand

... 6% drop in the number of vehicles sold. The sales drop came as FCA discontinued the lower-margin Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 sedans and reduced its rental-fleet sales, which led to a modest improvement in margins. FCA's adjusted-EBIT margin in North ...

Fiat Chrysler Q1 profit rises on shift to SUV sales; N.A. results flat

... euros. The gains came even as shipments dropped 6 percent amid the phase out of the Dodge Dart compact and Chrysler 200 sedan and the ramp-up of the new Jeep Compass SUV. Adjusted margins in North American ticked up to 7.3 percent from 7.2 percent, ...

Fiat Chrysler Q1 profit increases on Europe rebound, Maserati surge

... euros. The gains came even as shipments dropped 6 percent amid the phase out of the Dodge Dart compact and Chrysler 200 sedan and the ramp-up of the new Jeep Compass SUV. Adjusted margins in North American ticked up to 7.3 percent from 7.2 percent, ...

Chrysler Sebring family expands

... introduced for 2008 and offered an optional hardtop for the first time. All Sebring models were replaced by the Chrysler 200 beginning with the 2011 model year and were based on an existing Fiat platform. The 200 convertible was dropped after the ...

Chrysler Sebring family expands for 2001

... introduced for 2008 and offered an optional hardtop for the first time. All Sebring models were replaced by the Chrysler 200 beginning with the 2011 model year and were based on an existing Fiat platform. The 200 convertible was dropped after the ...

Discounts abound on out-of-fashion sedans; land that deal

... because Americans have gone nuts over SUVs and trucks. As stockpiles of sedans such as the Chevrolet Malibu and Chrysler 200 stretch across car lots, automakers are forced to offer big discounts to move them. There are a few steps to finding the ...

SUVs, pickups in style - so go bargain for a sedan

For more than a year, sales of cars have been tanking because Americans have gone nuts over SUVs and trucks. As stockpiles of sedans such as the Chevrolet Malibu and Chrysler 200 stretch across car lots, automakers are forced to offer big discounts to move them.

Discounts abound on out-of-fashion sedans; land that deal

For more than a year, sales of cars have been tanking because Americans have gone nuts over SUVs and trucks. As stockpiles of sedans such as the Chevrolet Malibu and Chrysler 200 stretch across car lots, automakers are forced to offer big discounts to move them.

Discounts abound on out-of-fashion sedans

... because Americans have gone nuts over SUVs and trucks. As stockpiles of sedans such as the Chevrolet Malibu and Chrysler 200 stretch across car lots, automakers are forced to offer big discounts to move them. There are a few steps to finding the ...