The DaimlerChrysler Supervisory Board today finally signed off on the limited partnership between the Chrysler Group and Chery to develop small vehicles. Under the agreement, Chery would build vehicles to be distributed under the Chrysler brands, primarily in North America and Western Europe. While DaimlerChrysler’s press release says “the Chrysler brands,” we assume it is […]

Chrysler is considering having Chery Automobile build a new Chrysler-designed vehicle, not a car based on a Chery design, due to quality concerns. Back in December, Chrysler and Chery announced plans for Chery to build a new small car in China for worldwide export. Originally, Chrysler was considering a Chery model and not a car […]

When Chrysler first confirmed that it was seeking a partner to build a small B-segment car for the United States, consensus was that the vehicle would be a production version of the well received Dodge Hornet concept that was unveiled at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. Following the news of the preliminary agreement between Chrysler […]

Tom LaSorda, CEO Chrysler Group has signed a preliminary agreement with China’s Chery Automobile to build a small car the U.S. automaker, according to Automotive News. The two companies have long been rumored to be in talks about a compact car collaboration.
Chrysler spokesman Jason Vines didn’t confirm the brand that would sell the new car, […]

Malcolm Bricklin has dropped his plan to bring Chery-produced cars to North America. Bricklin and his Visionary Vehicles company had planned to import up to 250,000 cars to North America. Bricklin originally was planning a U.S. launch of Chery Automobiles in January 2007, but had since pushed the launch back several times to late 2008 […]

Chrysler group is close to deciding on a partner to develop and build a new entry-level small car that would be positioned below the Dodge Caliber. CEO Tom LaSorda said today that Chinese automaker Chery is the leading candidate. He also said that the new car will be launched in western Europe, Mexico and Canada, […]