Starting next fall, the Toledo Jeep Assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio will no longer be a Jeep-only facility. DaimlerChrysler announced yesterday that the all-new 2007 Dodge Nitro will roll off the same line as the Jeep Liberty.
This is not surprising news seeing how they are sister cars, but rather just a confirmation of something we've assumed for quite some time.
Here's a snippet from the official DaimlerChrysler press release:
At the California International Auto Show today, the Chrysler Group confirmed production of the Dodge Nitro mid-size SUV for the 2007 model year. Nitro will be the first mid-size SUV for Dodge, completing the brand’s current lineup of cars, minivans, trucks, commercial vehicles and a full-size SUV.
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XJGuy | Posted: 2006/1/12 21:11 Updated: 2006/1/12 21:11 |
Just can't stay away ![]() ![]() Joined: 2006/1/7 From: Posts: 110 |
![]() RUBICON you might be right but DC might want to put out the new liberty sooner so that the sales do not drop
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RUBICON | Posted: 2005/10/6 22:35 Updated: 2005/10/6 22:35 |
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![]() I am guessing that the Nitro would be based off the next generation Liberty, not the current KJ. The next generation Liberty is due in the next two years so I doubt DCX would introduce a vehicle on an architecture that has a year of life left in it.
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GregB | Posted: 2005/10/6 17:32 Updated: 2005/10/6 17:32 |
Quite a regular ![]() ![]() Joined: 2005/7/16 From: Central IL Posts: 70 |
![]() Got a link to the press release?
Anyone know if this is simply baised on the KJ platform? I know the concept was, but I've heard rumors that the Nitro will be on a newer platform that the redesined 2008/2009 KJ would be built on the newer Nitro platform. Rumor also has it that TK will have IFS! By the way, I completely made up one of these rumors. Bet I've scared/upset a few of you ![]() |
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