DODGE. DODGE in MEXICO

DaimlerChrysler de Mexico, Lago Alberto No 320, Box 53-901,

2199 Chrysler Center, Mexico DF 11320, Mexico

tel. + 525/7291000, fax + 525/7291386, http://www.dodge.com.mx

Models produced in Mexico: Ram 1500 pick-up (Regular Cab, Quad Cab, Mega Cab), Ram 2500/3500 pick-up (Regular Cab, Quad Cab, Mega Cab).

Production volume w Mexico in 2003 - 171,067 pick-ups.

The Automex company started the assembly of Dodge and De Soto vehicles in Mexico in 1938, and shor­tly thereafter of Chrysler cars. In 1971 Chrysler took over Automex and changed its name to Chrysler de Mexico, and in 1999 - to DaimlerChrysler de Mexico. The Neon model was manufactured here in 1994-99, the Stratus in 1995-2000, and since 1995 - the Ram pick-ups. Since September 2001 a brand new generation of these cars has been available (3.7-liter 215 hp V6; 4.7-liter 235 hp V8; 4.7- liter 345 hp V8 engines), also as a 5-seat Quad Cab. In 2002 the Ram 2500/3500 with a 5.7-liter 345 hp V8 engine or the Cummins 5.9-liter 325 hp turbo diesel versions were introduced. The original Ram Charger SUV was produced here in the years 1985-2001 in two consecutive generations. Since the end of 2003, un-der the Dodge trademark, the following Hindu Hyundai models have been sold in Mexico: the Atos (=San-tro with a 1.4-liter 55 hp engine) and the Verna (=Accent with 1.5-liter 90 hp or 1.6-liter 104 hp plants).