At present, the one car Chrysler sells is the Pacifica. It’s a fairly good minivan for those who ignore the reliability points, particularly since you will get it as a plug-in hybrid, however that’s it. The 300 is useless, and the Voyager doesn’t depend. Nobody is aware of what Chrysler is meant to be anymore, and it felt just like the model was circling the drain even earlier than rumors emerged that Stellantis may attempt to promote a few of its manufacturers. Don’t imagine your eyes, although. Chrysler is completely coming again with new automobiles you simply can’t see but, it tells CNBC.
If Chrysler actually goes to mount a comeback, it’s going to take greater than a redesigned Pacifica to do it. The upcoming Pacifica EV will most likely be fairly cool, nevertheless it offered fewer than 125,000 automobiles this yr, down greater than 80 % in comparison with the 600,000 or in order that it offered again in 2005. However when you can’t essentially put a lot religion in firm statements, somebody’s already tried to purchase Chrysler and been shot down, so it does sound like Stellantis is critical about retaining the minivan-maker round.
Chrysler inheritor Frank Rhodes Jr. tried to place collectively a gaggle of traders to purchase each Chrysler and Dodge from Stellantis, however he was instructed to not waste his time. As Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell defined to CNBC:
I believe he was planting a seed or making a suggestion that if the intention was to not put money into Chrysler or Dodge going ahead, that maybe one other path might be an investor group buying the manufacturers from Stellantis and ensuring that they reside on for the longer term. However I can guarantee you that each manufacturers have a extremely brilliant future within the Stellantis portfolio.
So what does that appear to be within the subsequent a number of years? We most likely gained’t get the electrical Pacifica till 2027 on the earliest, after which what? Apparently, Chrysler’s plans contain each an SUV (stunning!) and a coupe or sedan primarily based on the Halcyon idea. The SUV will most likely be no matter, however a manufacturing model of the Halcyon? Now that’s one thing I might get behind. That automotive seemed good.
Feuell didn’t say how lengthy we’d have to attend for the manufacturing model of the Halcyon, however she did say the SUV could be provided as each a hybrid and an EV and that Chrysler is working to ensure the manufacturing Halcyon is “inexpensive for purchasers,” as nicely. “Chrysler model is right here to remain,” Feuell instructed CNBC. “It’s being nicely invested in. The model isn’t on the desk for elimination, and it has a really brilliant future.”
H/T: Motor1
