Today Fiat Chrysler Automobiles released the details of its five year business plan, which includes several changes for the Fiat, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati brands.
Today Fiat Chrysler Automobiles released the details of its five year business plan, which includes several changes for the Fiat, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati brands.
Chrysler: Within the next five years the Chrysler brand will double its number of nameplates from three to six with the release of the compact Chrysler 100 sedan, and two new crossovers. The all-new Chrysler Town & Country minivan is going to arrive in 2016 and will also offer a plug-in hybrid version. Also a refreshed Chrysler 300 is going to arrive later this year, with an all-new 300 scheduled to arrive by 2018. By 2018 the Chrysler brand is aiming to sell 800,000 vehicles a year, which is up from approximately 350,000 today.
Dodge: Dodge is actually going to see two of its models disappear, with the Avenger already gone and the Dodge Grand Caravan minivan about to disappear as well. An all-new Dart is going to arrive in 2016, which will get a turbocharged SRT version. The Dodge Journey crossover will also be new for 2016 and an SRT version will also debut a year later. Lastly a new subcompact will join the Dodge lineup in 2018 that will be offered in sedan and hatchback versions. Chrysler has also decided to kill the SRT standalone brand, which means that the Viper will once again wear a Dodge badge.
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Jeep: Jeep has been one of the shinning brands in the Fiat Chrysler brand lineup and over the next five years the brand hopes to sell about 1.9 million vehicles by producing vehicles outside the U.S. for the first time ever. By 2018 Jeeps will be built in six countries. A new Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee are slated for 2017 and the Grand Wagoneer will return by 2018.
Ram: Ram’s light-duty pickups are scheduled for an update for 2015, with a major update planned for 2017. The Heavy Duty pickups will get an update for 2018.
Alfa Romeo: Late next year a new midsize model is scheduled and seven more vehicles will arrive between 2016 and 2018. Alfa Romeo hopes to sell 400,000 vehicles a year by 2018, which is up from around 70k units last year. Alfa Romeo is also working on a new rear and all-wheel-drive platform that will be used by C and E segment vehicles.
Fiat: The Fiat 500X crossover is slated to arrive later this year and a new “specialty” model is in the works and will arrive next year.
Maserati: 2014 is the final year for the GranTurismo and a new one will not arrive until 2018. That means that Maserati will have to make due with only the Ghibli and Quattroporte sedans until the Levante SUV arrives in 2015. A production of the Alfieri concept will arrive in 2016 and a convertible version is slated for 2017.
