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Originally Posted by mikesright
I disagree that GM could not make Zeta work for more volume than the Chrysler LX cars. Zeta is lighter weight and has better handling characteristics, just to start. Zeta is also far more flexible than LX, as you can see in the dramatic differences between G8 and Camaro, vs the Challenger/Charger variants. The only thing that was ever missing was the commitment by GM to produce a line of models to take advantage of the platform.
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I didn't say they couldn't make it work for high volume, I'm saying that Chrysler is already set up for volume sales, and that's exactly what GM needs.
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Originally Posted by mikesright
However, GM would likely keep the LX/LY cars as the R&D money has already been spent on the replacements and upgrades in tooling for those cars, and GM would likely keep the cars on that platform as long as it is viable. LY is also a point of differentiation for Chrysler's brands, so I would not see it going anytime soon in a merger. This is going to take 10+ years to integrate Chrysler into the product plans at GM, if not more.
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Right, that's what I said. GM doesn't have to spend money it doesn't have when Chrysler has what GM needs, and it's paid for, it's popular, it's well known, and it's a good product.