6,750 Eminem Fans Can't Be Wrong: Chrysler Is Up 31 Percent

by Jack Baruth

Published: April 1st, 2011

6 750 eminem fans can t be wrong chrysler is up 31 percent

Doesn’t anybody read the Detroit News? I can think of 6,750 people who don’t. They are the people, rental agencies, or hopeless confused aliens trying, albeit incompetently, to fit into human society who took home a new Chrysler 200 in March. This kind of volume won’t worry Toyota, but a full year of this volume would pay back the likely development costs for the car and then some.

This 200-centric news is part of a pretty solid month for Chrysler overall. The platform mate Avenger rang the register for 5,954 units, while the brand as a whole sold over 121,000 cars and trucks. The full press release is here, but no matter how you look at it, this is good news for the Mopar crew. Let’s see what a few months of restricted Accord and Camry production does for them…

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Mr. Spacely on Apr 01, 2011

Yeah, I almost feel like we need a backlash-to-the-backlash regarding the 200. I test drove a V6 Limited last week and it was good. Not great, but good. More impressive, though, was the interior, which I find to be class-leading. Downsides: Size (cramped), roofline (ugly), durability (unknown). At the very, very least, though, it looks really sweet from the front and the back, especially when compared to Toyotas and the quickly aging Fusion. I'd love to see ChryCo release that MOPAR Super S concept with a new tranny. Now *that* would be an interesting family sedan.

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- PrincipalDan on Apr 01, 2011
  
  How bout an Avenger with the new V6 and 6 speed manual, that would get my attention.
  
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- Geozinger on Apr 01, 2011
  
  Some of the Pontiac G6 GXPs came with the 3.6 V6 and a six speed manual. Since Dodge is rapidly taking Pontiac's place, why not a Pentastar powered Avenger with a nice six speed manual, too?
  
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- PrincipalDan on Apr 01, 2011
  
  Pssssssss... really rare was a few G6s built with a 3.9V6 and a six-speed manual. I've seen one in the wild.
  
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- Ptschett on Apr 01, 2011
  
  Allpar had two different backlashes last week. I was at the Twin Cities Auto Show a few weeks ago, and if I was judging just on the interior I'd pick the 200 or Avenger over most of their competition, and I'd test-drive the Koreans before I bothered with an Accord or Camry.
  
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Eldard on Apr 01, 2011

Yay! Viva Italia! And Libya, I guess...

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Acd on Apr 01, 2011

Jack, Did you notice that Mr. Journalistic Integrity's first review since returning to Print Journalism and after realizing what a sweet gig he had and that there were plenty of people giving good car reviews without union wages & benefits was the 2011 Dodge Journey, cousin to the Chrysler 200 that gave him so much trouble a few weeks ago? This time he actually liked the Journey. Go figure. The Wobble lives!

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- CJinSD on Apr 01, 2011
  
  The sickening thing is just how many people want to be lied to. If only there had never been honest journalists. We could all still be blissfully buying new Oldmobiles and Pontiacs every two years to replace the rusted out and used up ones broken down in our driveways with such low trade in values that they aren't worth having towed. UAW! UAW!
  
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- Pgcooldad on Apr 02, 2011
  
  The UAW never had any control over RUST. It didn't then and doesn't now. Management decides if vehicles will have rust protection. By the way, UAW built Ford vehicles are doing pretty good these days, why? Good Management.
  
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- Jack Baruth on Apr 02, 2011
  
  I'd have a hard time liking the Journey more than the 200, but what do I know? Not much.
  
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Subifreak on Apr 02, 2011

Ah, Chrysler is living the dream!!! And what a useless statistic to boot....

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