No VW/DCX Small Car Partnership

Reuters reported that DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group has decided against a cooperation deal with German car maker Volkswagen to produce a new sub-compact car, a German magazine said on Saturday.

Read "No Cooperation on New Sub-compact Between Chrysler and VW" @ The Auto Channel

No VW/DCX Small Car Partnership

Reuters reported that DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group has decided against a cooperation deal with German car maker Volkswagen to produce a new sub-compact car, a German magazine said on Saturday.

Read "No Cooperation on New Sub-compact Between Chrysler and VW" @ The Auto Channel

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Wow is VW disparate?

The last time VW and Chrysler partnered up for a small car, we got this:

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I wish the Polo were available here.

I take it this puts that Dodge Hornet in jeopardy?

The last time VW and Chrysler partnered up for a small car, we got this:

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Yeah but the only thing VW on that car was the engine...

Technically, what with Chrysler's long standing partnership with Mitsubishi, they could do something with Mitsubishi. The Three Diamond company did practically engineer the smart forfour for Daimler-Benz.

Also, the new Mitsubishi i (although larger) has its engine and basic layout very similar to the fortwo's.

The Hornet could be based on a new forfour if the model proceeds to a new generation.

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Technically, what with Chrysler's long standing partnership with Mitsubishi, they could do something with Mitsubishi. The Three Diamond company did practically engineer the smart cars for Daimler-Benz.

The Hornet could be based on a new forfour if the model proceeds to a new generation.

No. The Smart ForTwo (the car typically thought of when you mention "Smart" cars) had nothing to do with Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi did most of the engineering work on the ill-fated ForFour, which has been cancelled.

No. The Smart ForTwo (the car typically thought of when you mention "Smart" cars) had nothing to do with Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi did most of the engineering work on the ill-fated ForFour, which has been cancelled.

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Um, don't "No" me.

I wasn't talking about the fortwo at all. Even though the next forfour has been cancelled, if it were still in production around the time the concept (and it is) Chrysler could use that platform.

All that would be needed would be the Federalisation of the architecture. The structure is still technically new enough (and completely new for the U.S., period) that it could be adapted for the Hornet.

Thank you.

Um, don't "No" me.

I wasn't talking about the fortwo at all. Even though the next forfour has been cancelled, if it were still in production around the time the concept (and it is) Chrysler could use that platform.

All that would be needed would be the Federalisation of the architecture. The structure is still technically new enough (and completely new for the U.S., period) that it could be adapted for the Hornet.

Thank you.

Respectfully, you said "Daimler-Benz" who worked on the ForTwo, not the ForFour.

Thank you.

sounds like Germany is out (and has been for a while according to rumors) and China is in (also according to rumors)

Hornet is supposedly on for 09-10 timeframe...