I'll just say the Stratus & Sebring replacement will be FWD, and leave it at that.

You are wrongly assuming that Chrysler was planing (or even able) to churn out 250,000 cars out of Brampton this year.
*1st of all, the plant didn't start production till March
*2nd it spent the next 3-4 months getting up to speed. By September, working at the upper most limit they could, Chrysler made roughly 100,000 LX cars as of September.
*3rd, Chrysler had no intention of having to form a 3rd shift at Brampton. 2 shifts last year produced 200,000 cars.


One lawyer's tactic is to bog down debates to specifics in the hope of not just diverting attention from the original point, but to produce an unrelated error in detail or point to sink the other side, and win the case. This is what you are trying to do here by diverting attention from the fact that Magnum is selling well above expectations by trying to attack it via model mix. It's very clever of you because since the 300 is selling at explosive levels, any level the Magnum sells at you can position it as a failure, despite the fact it's a huge success by any measure.

Just letting you know I'm on to you.

So I'll bring us back to the points that started all this:

1. Magnum is selling well above expectations, and is a sales success. (Fact proven).
2. Charger was not created at the last minute. (Fact proven)
3. Charger is not holding the fort down for some future mystical car Chrysler is planning. (Fact proven)

Everything else brought up beyond this is just diversions.

Thank you for changing your position after I posted my proof.

Nope. Chrysler is getting away from fleet sales on it's cars, just like Ford is doing with their new models.


Wrong again. Chrysler initially planned the Charger to be on a full size platform. That's why it was used on a full size car in 1999 on their concept. I can tell you exactly whare you heard that rumor. When Chrysler made the Airflite concept, a few folks at www.allpar.com speculated that was Chrysler's sneek peek at the Dodge Charger, and this rumor took on a life of it's own & spread. In reality, the Dodge Charger was already done. If it wasn't for taking the spotlight from the Magnum & to a lesser degree the 300, we would have seen the car at last years auto show season.

Once again, you're off the mark and your "slapped" adjective shows a distain for the car, though it seems based on a bewildering array of misconceptions.

Minimal investment??
You can take the entire front clip off a 300 and put it on a Magnum, and no one will notice the difference. Ditto the doors. Meanwhile, the Charger has it's own body design. It's panels are unique to the car.
Ordinary car??
It's a rear drive sedan with an optional engine packing 390 lbs/ft of torque with Mercedes based or sourced components. There's nothing ordinary about it.
Make more money than selling Magnum Sedans??
Yes, because the car won't simply look like a Chrysler 300 with a Dodge Magnum nose.

 

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Okay, I'm a little confused.

The so-called midsize LX is purely speculative at this point then?

I haven't kept up with the fortunes of the Airflite, and what it means to Chrysler. There doesn't seem to be a lot of room between the Sebring and the 300 -- at least with respect to size. On the other hand, one might expect demand for RWD V6 and V8 cars that are smaller than a 300 -- at least a coupe.

 

1. A "midsized" LX is on the way. Keep in mind that a "midsized" would only be about 6 inches shorter than the 300.

2. It's fair to that there won't be a 300 convertible, at least not as we know the 300, but there might be a Daimler-Chrysler convertible based on the LX platform.

 

Theres some severe ownage going on here from guionM folks.

And we're learning more little stuff about the Charger's coming along from it too!

I still believe that the Charger name should've been on a two door coupe, but I'm sure a 6.1 Hemi Charger is gonna rock.