Dodge to sell rebadged Fiat Cronos small sedan - Report

16/12/2017 - 11:30 Dodge small sedan, Dodge Sagar Parikh

Last year, Dodge introduced the all-new Dodge Neon, a rebadged Fiat Tipo sedan. Now, according to a report from Auto Esporte, the company is planning to sell its own version of the Fiat Cronos.

Fiat Cronos front three quarters — The new Dodge small sedan will slot below the Dodge Neon.

The Fiat Cronos is a new small sedan that was unveiled towards the end of last month. Its Dodge-branded version could feature the signature cross-hair upper grille with the brand’s logo in the bottom-left corner. It may not have any more differences other than that and some more swaps of the brands’ badges elsewhere.

The Fiat Cronos is underpinned by the new MP-S (Modular Platform Sedan) platform. Fiat has developed the new platform exclusively for this model. It will sell the Cronos with 1.3-litre FireFly and 1.8-litre E.TorQ Evo engines. Dodge will offer its version exclusively with the 1.8-litre E.TorQ Evo engine coupled to a 6-speed automatic transmission, as per the report.

Fiat Cronos rear three quarters — Dodge will offer its version exclusively with the 1.8-litre E.TorQ Evo engine and a 6-speed automatic transmission.

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The Fiat Cronos’ production at the Cordoba plant in Argentina will commence this month. Its market launch (in Brazil) will take place in Q1 2018. Its Dodge-badged version could go on sale by 2019. It’s unknown which markets will receive this cross-badged model. Like the Neon, Dodge could offer it in Mexico and the Middle East.

[Source: Auto Esporte]