During last week's conference call on Chrysler's quarterly financials and the structure of the newly merged Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, CEO Sergio Marchionne said that Fiat Chrysler managers were considering whether or not to build a third pickup truck assembly plant to cope with high demand for Ram light and heavy duty trucks. Marchionne had earlier vowed to never build another assembly plant in North America and in the conference call he reiterated his preference to run existing pickup plants in Warren, Mich., and Saltillo, Mexico, "flat-out."
Marchionne said he believes Chrysler can increase pickup truck production by 15-20% without requiring an additional factory, placing the odds of building a new plant "under 50 percent."
Sales of Ram pickups, which were redesigned for 2013, out performed the market last year. Ram pickups were Chrysler's best selling vehicle, up 21% in 2013 to 355,673, compared to the pickup market in general, which was up 17% over 2012 figures.
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