The next Dodge Journey will be produced in Italy and not in Mexico
- The Dodge Journey (named Fiat Freemont in Europe) is the FCA C-segment SUV.
It competes with the other C-segment SUVs such as the Ford Escape in the United States or Renault Kadjar in Europe.
It competes with the other C-segment SUVs such as the Ford Escape in the United States or Renault Kadjar in Europe.
- Launched in 2008 under the Dodge brand (for the US market) and in 2011 under the Fiat brand (for the European market), this model, driven by the worldwide success of the SUVs, behaved well until 2015, when it reached a production peak (just over 200,000 vehicles produced). The year 2016, however, marked a sharp decline of the model.
- The model should be replaced in 2018.
- FCA decided to produce this new model (still a C-segment one) not anymore in Mexico but in Europe, in one of the Italian plants of the group, probably Mirafiori which is currently idle.
- FCA hopes to surf on the success of the Fiat 500X (SUV segment B) and renew the same performance with the future Journey which will be available today under both Dodge and Fiat brands. As the Jeep Renegade, the Journey will be exported from Italy to North America, which will consolidate the volume of production in Italy.
FCA could indeed produce 200,000 units a year of the new model, of which 85% should be exported to North America.
FCA could indeed produce 200,000 units a year of the new model, of which 85% should be exported to North America.
- Future Journey future could share the platform of Alfa-Romeo Giulietta.
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