Is it fair to say that a new car being added to the plant takes away from production levels for the three existing models, and since we already know that the Patriot will be gone soon, seems reasonable it might be the one to suffer the production reduction
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2...-on-small-car-from-fiat/?mod=google_news_blog
"For now, the Belvidere plant is churning out about one prototype car a week, a worker at the plant said. Engineers from parts suppliers and plant team leaders typically walk alongside the vehicle as it progresses down the line to learn how to build it and to determine the delivery of parts, they said.
Hardly any of the car’s parts are shared with existing models made there—the Dodge Caliber and Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot sport-utility vehicles.
The car, whose name has yet been disclosed, is to be unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January and arrive in U.S. showrooms sometime in the first half of next year, a Chrysler spokesman said."
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2...-on-small-car-from-fiat/?mod=google_news_blog
"For now, the Belvidere plant is churning out about one prototype car a week, a worker at the plant said. Engineers from parts suppliers and plant team leaders typically walk alongside the vehicle as it progresses down the line to learn how to build it and to determine the delivery of parts, they said.
Hardly any of the car’s parts are shared with existing models made there—the Dodge Caliber and Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot sport-utility vehicles.
The car, whose name has yet been disclosed, is to be unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January and arrive in U.S. showrooms sometime in the first half of next year, a Chrysler spokesman said."