Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Chrysler dealers praise new, upgraded models, CEO

As said here many times before, the Routan is the Town & Country Chrysler should have built all along.

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Chrysler Group LLC's product renewal starts now, in a game of catch-up that coincides with the slow rebound of the industry.


Perhaps the biggest area of upgrades is in the passenger compartments, where hard plastic and cheap-looking interiors will be replaced by softer, higher-quality materials, visually appealing instrument panels and gauges, more-comfortable seats and steering wheels with integrated controls.

The Chrysler Minivan Assembly PlantImage via WikipediaUpdated minivans also were shown Tuesday. The interior of the Town & Country is "so much better," said Hall. Some of the credit goes to the fact the Windsor, Ontario, plant also makes the VW Routan, and Chrysler "saw what VW was using and how to do it." The Dodge Grand Caravan was referred to as the "man van" to distinguish the two.
"I think the design changes will put the minivans back ahead of the competition," said Ken Lewenza, president of the Canadian Auto Workers. "For the last four or five years, we cheaped out. No more cheap plastic."
2009 Volkswagen Routan photographed in College...Image via Wikipedia
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