GM would axe Chrysler models

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If the GM/Chrysler merger goes ahead - well, less of a merger than GM buying out the collapsing Chrysler, which is amusing enough given the share price and cash hemorrhaging of GM - it is likely they will eliminate essentially all of the pentastar's models. Which would really be too bad, because I like quite a few of them.

The only ones likely to remain are the Dodge Ram, a couple Jeeps including the Wrangler, and the Chrysler minivans, which have always been class leaders in a segment where GM has been the perennial kid in the corner. My guess is the Viper would live on, probably by being sold to Saleen, Rouch, or Shelby.

It would be very sad to see the 300, Charger, and of course, the brand new Challenger go to waste, as Chrysler was the company which brought back (in my opinion) big, bold, brash, and beautiful american cars.

On the other hand, the Sebring, Avenger, Nitro, Caliber, Durango/Aspen, Dakota, PT Cruiser and definitely the Crossfire do not deserve to live.

Wait and see at this point, but it will be a very different automotive landscape in a few years.

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