Toluca Car Assembly

Toluca Car Assembly is a 220 acre cite web| title = Chrysler Opens Mexico Supplier Park | publisher = Wards Automotive |url=http://wardsauto.com/ar/chrysler_mexico_supplier/] Chrysler automobile factory in Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico. It opened in 1968. Toluca Stamping is located nearby.

DaimlerChrysler announced a US$1 billion investmentcite web| title = Chrysler Opens Mexico Supplier Park | publisher = Wards Automotive |url=http://wardsauto.com/ar/chrysler_mexico_supplier/] in the plant in March 2006 designed around creating a sophisticated flexible manufacturing system (FMS) that allows simultanious production of vehicles of differing platforms. [cite web| title = The Journey Begins in Toluca, Mexico, for All-new Dodge Crossover | publisher = Allpar, LLC| url =http://www.allpar.com/SUVs/dodge/journey.html] . The plant currently assembles the distinctly different Chrysler PT Cruiser and the Dodge Journey.

The newly expanded Chrysler Park adjoins the plant and represents a joint venture of eight outside suppliers, including TRW, Magna Intier, IPO, Seglo, HBPO, Android, Brose and Gestamp cite web| title = Chrysler Opens Mexico Supplier Park | publisher = Wards Automotive |url=http://wardsauto.com/ar/chrysler_mexico_supplier/] .

Toluca Assembly produced 1,000,000 PT Cruisers as of March 8, 2006.

[http://www.tagzania.com/item/71611 Aerial View of Toluca Car Assembly]

Products

* 1981-1989 Dodge Aries
* 1981-1989 Plymouth Reliant
* 1987-1994 Dodge Shadow
* 1987-1994 Plymouth Sundance
* 1989-1995 Dodge Spirit
* 1989-1995 Plymouth Acclaim
* 1995-2000 Dodge Stratus
* 1996-2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
* 2000-2005 Dodge Neon
* 2000-2001 Plymouth Neon
* 2001-present Chrysler PT Cruiser
* 2009-present Dodge Journey

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