The Dodge Hornet concept is the front-runner to be the first car assembled by China’s Chery Automobile company for the U.S. maket, supplier sources and Chery insiders have reportedly said.
The news comes four months after Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda said a then-recent deal with Chery did not not involve the Dodge Hornet. At the time, Chrysler said it had signed a preliminary agreement with Chery for production of a b-segment car for America.
This latest report, published by Automotive News, suggests Chery will build two cars for Chrysler. A production version of the Hornet concept “is fixed, but no final contract has been signed,” says an executive at a European company supplying Chery.
