You don’t lose billions of dollars without putting a lot of thought behind it. Chrysler seemed to have had a solid plan in effect over the last few years that consist of manufacturing overlapping body doubles. Bob Nardelli is getting out one of his old Home Depot hammers to take another swing at the production line. The most likely candidates to enter the Cerberus crusher will come out of these twofers. Who shall live and who shall die?

One new crossover seems to already be DOA. The mysterious code named JZ49, Chrysler brand’s proposed version of the forthcoming Dodge Journey crossover may have already been cut. I guess the camouflage is really a body bag.

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Today’s huge news from Autoblog is going to set the traditional print media types running for cover. Automotive Super Blog Autoblog relaunched yesterday with a polished new look and the promise of more big news. Autoblog along with corporate partner Dodge are offering up a brand new Dodge Nitro R/T to one lucky reader! All I can say is WOW! This takes automotive blogging to a whole new level.

The samsung pda now comes with a universal remote control and you can surf through the tv listing on the internet in order to make a purchase online. printer are also available on online stores. Whenever you go on mexico cruises, the home theatre of Mexico is probably the best thing you’ll enjoy there.

Remember the first Dakota? It was one of the first mid size pickups, maybe even the first. Much larger than the little offerings from Japan, but much smaller than the full size trucks of it’s domestic cousins. It was a great truck for the small contractor who wasn’t carrying a huge load or towing much more than a utility trailer. The new 2008 Dakota has been revealed and it certainly exceeds anything those old trucks could do. It even beats most of the basic half tons from the eighties too. This thing has a tow rating of a whopping 7,050 pounds, all the while carrying the whole family in four door comfort. It looks great too.

Get all the details from Dodge and tons of photos after the break.
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Whe Honda brought out the Element a few years ago, the idea of a flat floor cargo area really excited us here in The Garage. Then they dropped the ball by making it only a 4 passenger vehicle. With a family of 5, that would leave the choice as to which kid gets strapped to the roof. Not gonna be very popular. Now, the folks at DC are rolling out the 2007 Dodge Nitro. Talk about hitting the nail on the head. Five passenger, tons of storage space and all the modern tech stuff we would expect these days. Let’s take an SXT, with the 6 speed manual and all wheel drive. Could be a plan.

Press release and more pics after the break

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