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• Chrysler and Nissan consider sharing mid-size car

  Filed under: Sedans/Saloons , Chrysler, LLC. , Nissan Lending further credence to earlier rumors of platform sharing between Chrysler and Nissan, The Wall Street Journal reports that Chrysler is in talks to base its next mid-size sedan on the next-gen Altima platform. Chrysler's "Project D" focuses on finding or designing a suitable replacement for the current Sebring and Dodge Avenger, models which have fallen on their faces with consumers. Other rumors point to Fiat being the chosen platform-supplier. After all is said and done, Chrysler could have a line-up which consists of a small car from Chinese automaker Chery, another small car from Nissan, a mid-size sedan from Nissan and a line of full-size sedans, pickups and SUVs of its own design. While Chrysler's main goal is to become profitable once again, there is certainly some danger in becoming a re-brander of cars from other companies, especially in the hotly-contested mid-size sedan market. [Source: The Wall Street... Posted Aug 06 2008, 11:58 PM by Autoblog Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Nissan, Chrysler, dodge avenger, DodgeAvenger, ChryslerSebring, Chrysler Sebring, chrysler nissan, ChryslerNissan, nissan altima, NissanAltima, ChryslerNissanDeal, chrysler nissan deal, project d, ProjectD, Chrysler, LLC.