Originally Posted by sonoronos
Chrysler has to break out a good, cheap b-segment car that can compete with the Chevy Aveo, Nissan Versa, and Honda Fit. Then they have to come out with a decent compact and mid-size sedan. The 300 MUST be redesigned within the next few years, hopefully keeping the same trademark front but completely redesigning the profile and rear (the biggest weaknesses of the car).
An Aveo/Versa/Fit type car will not save Chrysler. The lack of sales volume and small profits ( at best ) on those types of cars won't cut it. However, they do make nice CAFE balancing vehicles that allow you to sell Hemi's and Trucks.
What Chrysler really needs is an Accord/Camry competitor. Or as someone else stated in another post, they need another K-car. As horrible as that sounds to us auto enthusiasts, they need something that will sell well and make some cash. Aveo's and Fits aren't the answer.
Its astounding that they are even wasting 1 cent on the Demon in this proposed Chinese form. That money could be spend on the re-design on the Sebring and 300. Heck, tweeking a Crossfire may have been cheaper than the Demon.