Dodge Caliber Reportedly To Be Built in Russia in GAZ/Chrysler Deal

05/09/2008 10:16. MOSCOW — The Dodge Caliber is Chrysler's top-selling vehicle in Russia, and now the compact car may be built there as well. Chrysler and Russia's second largest automaker, GAZ Group, are in talks to use idle capacity at the Gorkovsky Automobile Plant to assemble Calibers, local media are reporting.

The partnership talks, if successful, could open the door for a strategic partnership agreement and enable Chrysler to overcome its weak financial position while strengthening its foothold in one of the world's fastest-growing car markets, analysts said.

"A strategic alliance would allow Chrysler to reduce its reliance on the North America market, while GAZ Group would benefit from an injection of modern automobile production technology and funds," said Marina Irkly, an automobile analyst... // Edmunds.com/Inside Line