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AUCRZR
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Posted: Oct 30, 2007, 12:27 PM
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Chrysler to dump three slow-sellers Pacifica, PT Cruiser, Magnum expected to get axed as automaker realigns product lineup. Bill Vlasic / The Detroit News
The board of Chrysler LLC is expected to decide today to kill at least three slow-selling models as part of a sweeping strategic realignment of the newly private automaker.
People close to Chrysler said the board, in its initial meeting under new Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli, likely will approve plans to discontinue the Chrysler Pacifica crossover, the Dodge Magnum wagon and the PT Cruiser hatchback.
Scaling back products is expected to be the first of several major initiatives at Chrysler as it takes shape under the ownership of private-equity giant Cerberus Capital Management LP.
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A Chrysler spokesman declined Monday to confirm the board meeting or its agenda.
But people familiar with the situation said that after three months on the job, Nardelli is ready to put his stamp on Chrysler to make it leaner, quicker and more disciplined.
Nardelli said Monday that Chrysler is now "laser-focused" and committed to making decisions "with a bias toward speed."
"It's either a yes or a no, but not a slow maybe," he said during a question-and-answer session at the American Magazine Conference in Boca Raton, Fla.
Since Cerberus bought Chrysler in August, Nardelli and his top executives have been poring over the product portfolio with an eye toward cutting underperforming or overlapping models.
That effort has accelerated since Chrysler hired veteran Toyota Motor Corp. executive James Press last month as its vice chairman and chief product strategist.
The first models to feel the ax will be the Pacifica, Magnum and PT Cruiser, according to people familiar with the situation.
Sales of all three vehicles have tumbled sharply this year. While Chrysler's overall U.S. sales were down 3 percent through September, Pacifica sales have fallen by 30 percent, Magnum by 32 percent, and the PT Cruiser by 27 percent.
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ZoomZoom71
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Posted: Oct 30, 2007, 1:06 PM
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People close to Chrysler said the board, in its initial meeting under new Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli, likely will approve plans to discontinue the Chrysler Pacifica crossover, the Dodge Magnum wagon and the PT Cruiser hatchback.
So, does that imply the PT 'Vert will still be available?
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Thanks for the update AU, very interesting. Teddi
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I guess we all knew it was coming. 
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 Hi Doug from what a few people who work for Chrysler have said the decision to kill the PT was made prior to The company changing hands and that the new owners have never considered changing course no matter what we do.It has been a good run.........God Bless.......Mike
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Hers: 2003 Patriot Blue Woody with Automatic Transmission, Bulldog Signs Eeyore, Cargo area mat, WeatherTec wind deflectors, PT valve stem caps, PT trash can, "BlueHaze" custom dash mat, and chrome tailpipe extension, "Old School" wood shifter knob, wood and chrome door pins, MRK Group interior knob and switch covers, door surrounds, and dome light trim, chrome door surround trim, white eeyore window decals, smoothie hub cap, wood eeyore plaques ....and the Wood goes on
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PTPenguin
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Posted: Oct 30, 2007, 5:56 PM
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I guess if anyone needs any chrome doo dads, nows the time to buy them. Before the aftermarket starts to dry up...
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mikemcl
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Where was this story pulled from?
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mikemcl
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Meaning ...a website? print? where? oh well.
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mikemcl
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Posted: Oct 30, 2007, 7:32 PM
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Prob not...really funny thing is I see the Magnum EVERYWHERE on the road, as well as Pacifica's and PTS! What the heck?
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Well, I thought this was going to happen.
Reistance was futile.
There was really nowhere to go with the PT anyway; design wise. I guess it is better to axe the PT than to make it into the sister to the Dodge Journey.
We will see in 20 years if it comes back, but until then we will be driving classics.
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Here's a design suggestion:
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This was in Newsweek.
The PT Cruiser, on the other hand, could get a reprieve from the new owners. The modern interpretation of a 1930s gangster getaway car long ago ran out of gas—sales are down 26 percent this year. But the latest word inside Chrysler is that the PT will get a new design and be built alongside Dodge's new Journey crossover utility vehicle in Mexico. Apparently, GM's success with the Chevy HHR—a PT clone—has emboldened Chrysler to try to revive its one-time hit.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/40434/page/2
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mikemcl
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Also be sure to note it states that Chrysler is LIKELY to halt these 3 models, one of which is the PT. I'd tell B.Nardelli to go the next step and create a newer model like the gold one someone posted in this thread...
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There was really nowhere to go with the PT anyway; design wise. I guess it is better to axe the PT than to make it into the sister to the Dodge Journey.
I disagree, there are several ways to go with the design. A split front bumper, A t-top, (safety would not be an issue look at the convert), Two door hard top, panel, pick up, convertible with a retracting hard top. The design ideas are there.
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Sales slump or not, it would be idiotic for Chrysler to drop the PT Cruiser, at least the hatchback - I can see them pulling the plug on the convertible, as it doesn't sell in high numbers and they have the Sebring 'vert (not that I'd want to be caught dead in one of the new fugly ones!), but the hatchback, even if it sold less lately, still far outsells the production numbers they used to justify its existence in the first place.
Come on, Cerberus, Chrysler is more at fault than the public for the PT's declining sales, with their failure to to improve the car and in fact their active efforts over its lifespan have resulted in a car less desirable than when it was first unveiled (both in design and content - the 2007 isn't nearly the car the 2001 was); don't compound the mistakes of the former management by dropping a car that is unique int he marketplace (even with the HHR around, and perhaps the fact that the HHR is successful should be an indication that it's not the car, but what hasn't been done to support it).
I find it incomprehensible that Chrysler can assault the public with the eyesore they call "Sebring," that they can bore the public with the Chrysler Aspen, that they can dilute the Jeep brand with the Compass, that they can so thoroughly miss the point of having a good, entry level compact when they unleashed the Caliber, and yet a car that has probably done more for the brand than even the 300, they may toss on the scrap heap.
What has happened to the people with vision? Or even common sense? Dropping the PT Cruiser demonstrates a terrible lack of both.
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nnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nicely stated, bravo. The Pt convertible is an entirely different build. It is not stated that the drop top will be dropped, but I am sure it is a given across the board. Overall I think this is fine, things change we should accept it and move on. Time to get my 05 vert into the garage and be sure to keep her lean and mean.
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One friend has a great saying,"Common Sense sne isn't so common"Kind of sums this up.....Mike
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Hers: 2003 Patriot Blue Woody with Automatic Transmission, Bulldog Signs Eeyore, Cargo area mat, WeatherTec wind deflectors, PT valve stem caps, PT trash can, "BlueHaze" custom dash mat, and chrome tailpipe extension, "Old School" wood shifter knob, wood and chrome door pins, MRK Group interior knob and switch covers, door surrounds, and dome light trim, chrome door surround trim, white eeyore window decals, smoothie hub cap, wood eeyore plaques ....and the Wood goes on
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There was really nowhere to go with the PT anyway; design wise.
Why do people keep saying this. I could give them several ideas for redoing the PT Cruiser. It will be hard for Ford to redo the Mustang but the PT would be easy.
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Here's another article: http://wire.jacksonville.com/...1101/214059724.shtml
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The company announced it will eliminate four auto models through 2008, including the Dodge Magnum wagon, the convertible version of the Chrysler PT Cruiser, the Chrysler Pacifica crossover and the Chrysler Crossfire sports car.
Ugh!! Of course, if it's only the 'Vert version that's getting cut, this now makes them into "collectibles", right? 
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