Chrysler and Nissan have announced a product-sharing deal that would ostensibly help to bolster each automaker where it is weakest in its North American product range.
Chrysler will be getting a Nissan Versa-based small car, built to Chrysler’s design in Nissan’s Japanese factory, and aimed at competing in North America, Europe, and other global markets. In return Chrysler will begin to build pickup trucks for the Japanese partner, allowing Nissan to discontinue its Titan full-size truck. The Chrysler compact cars will likely be available around 2010, while the Nissan-badged trucks will start to arrive in 2011.
The deal follows an announcement last January that Chrysler would get a Versa-based car to sell in South America. Chrysler co-President Tom LaSorda called the product-sharing arrangement, “critical to the long-term success of Chrysler.” Both companies said in a statement that a dialogue will be kept open for future product-sharing opportunities as well.
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Sounds like a good plan, but I’m not so sure that Nissan should discontinue the Titan. It may not be all that pretty,, and it does have some quality issues, but it is musch better than the humungous Tundra, in my opinion.
but I’m not so sure that Nissan should discontinue the Titan
Chrysler will be building future trucks for Nissan so problem. As far as the new Tundra is concerned, I have the old one and will be replacing it with the new one. 400 lb-ft of torque and a 10k lb towing capacity would give me the option of larger trailers. Not to mention, being able to climb hills without becoming a moving wall to other traffic.
As long as they all have Nissan built powertrains. 
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