Get Ready For More Chrysler and Dodge Minivans

The Chrysler Group has recently announced that the all-new 2008 Chrysler Town & Country as well as the Dodge Grand Caravan minivans both introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit are going to be produced at the DaimlerChrysler’s Windsor Ontario Assembly Plant and St. Louis South Assembly Plant in Fenton, Mo.

The main objective of the Chrysler Group is to produce several vehicles under same roof and in the process save millions of investment dollars while hastening the availability of the vehicles to the market equipped with the same high quality Chrysler parts that meets the quality levels set by the automaker.

According to Frank Ewasyshyn, Executive Vice President, Manufacturing, Chrysler Group, "These are very important products for the Chrysler Group as we remain committed to the minivan market and maintain our leadership position. Our focus on flexible manufacturing and new investments, adding state-of-the art technology to plant operations, will help us ensure we can meet those demands and build almost anything, anywhere, with improving speed and quality."

Visiting DaimlerChrysler’s Windsor and St. Louis Assembly Plants

The Windsor Assembly plant is presently housing the production for Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans with the Stow ‘n Go® seating and storage system, together with the Chrysler Pacifica, has enough resources to accommodate the production of two different vehicle platforms. The Chrysler Group has invested $508 million to its Windsor Assembly to provide it with a state-of-the art paint facility which is capable of accommodating the dimensions of at least eleven different body styles. The Windsor Assembly plant is scheduled to operate on the first quarter of 2007. This plant was built in 1928 and at present considered to be one of Chrysler’s largest assembly plants with 4.01 million square feet. The plant is currently employing 4800 people.

The St. Louis South Assembly Plant is another big plant of Chrysler. The automaker invested $1 billion for this plant. Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan minivans (south), and Dodge Ram (1500 and 2500) Standard and Quad Cab Pickup (North) are the vehicles produced in this plant. The St. Louis Plant was constructed in 1959 and has a total area of 2.64 million square feet and the third assembly plant of Chrysler that implements a fully robotic body shop. This gives the St Louis plant the capability of manufacturing multiple types of vehicles on one line. Chrysler’s St. Louis Assembly plant has 3,200 employees presently.

Chrysler Group is expecting to make the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country available to US market in the fall of 2007.

By Correy Putton.

Know the Chrysler Parts

One of the automobile manufacturers of the West is the company called Chrysler. This American automaker, which was established in 1925, is continuously developing and innovating products and services not only for the North American market, but also for its overseas customers as well. The engineering prowess of this automobile company truly shines in its cars which boasts of well-functioning Chrysler parts.

Before buying a Chrysler vehicle, whether it is a car or a sports utility vehicle, it is important to know what are the parts that make it worthy of all the money being cashed out. These factors will also provide the future customer the knowledge of the vehicle's capabilities. A Chrysler vehicle takes pride in several automotive parts starting from its exterior and into the most intricate interior Chrysler parts.

Safety of a Chrysler vehicle has to be checked. From the millions of deaths every year caused by road accidents, it is only a must that safety features of the vehicles are all tight and secured. Chrysler owners and future users are lucky that the vehicles are equipped with the top of the line safety features starting from the the seat belts. A rear center three-point seat belt is installed inside the vehicle. These trusty belts are tasked to hold occupants securely in place during impacts, which can be a frontal or sides collision. These Chrysler parts have the constant force retraction which gives off controlled manner to decrease belt impact. With that, passengers will have less pain experience because of the belts during accidents. The Chrysler also has the advanced front multi-sage air bags and supplemental front and rear side-curtain air bags for extra protection. Road visibility can also define life and death for passengers, thus this vehicle has been geared with rain sensing wipers and high-intensity discharge (HID) headlights.

Moving over to the interior Chrysler parts, this vehicle is fully equipped with the quality parts to achieve optimum performance starting from its engine. This wonder automobile can be geared with either a mighty 2.6-liter V6 engine that equals to 190-horsepower or a 6.1-liter engine that guarantees a 425-horsepower. To carry out the vehicle's powerful internal engine combustion, advanced suspension mounting system is made available. This type of suspension will dramatically reduced road noise and achieve a smoother ride. This five-speed automatic vehicle has the all-wheel-drive (AWD) system which offers maximum driver control. Better acceleration is also guaranteed by the AWD system.

These are just some of the most prized Chrysler parts that owners and future users can boast about. Having been geared with the best auto parts, the Chrysler is sure to perform and exceed the user's expectations.

By Christopher H Thompson.