FCA's 5-Year Plan: The new Models

As we mentioned earlier, the 5-year plan presentation is ongoing at FCA. Here are some of the best information tidbits we could gather:

Chrysler

• Chrysler will become a mainstream brand, concentrating on regular vehicles (cars and crossovers, mostly).
• A new compact, the Chrysler 100, should arrive in 2016.
• A new Town & Country will be unveiled, featuring a hybrid (PHEV) version.
• The Chrysler minivan will also become the only one in the lineup, since the Grand Caravan will be dropped. More affordable versions of the Town & Country will be offered.
• A new midsize crossover is set for 2018.
• A bigger, fullsize PHEV crossover will also be launched, arriving somewhere in 2017.
• The Chrysler 300 will be redesigned for 2018.

Jeep

• Jeep's business plan is simple: Become number one in worldwide SUV sales. Ambitious!
• As we already knew, the Renegade is coming for 2014.
• The Patriot and Compass soldier on until 2016, at which point they will be replaced by a new compact SUV.
• The Wrangler is set to be refreshed in 2017.
• The Cherokee remains with us as is until a minor refresh in 2016.
• Being Jeep's best-seller, the Grand Cherokee will have a new look in 2017.
• For 2018, The brand will revive the Grand Wagoneer moniker. It will be a Luxury full-size SUV, possibly going up against the Germans' biggest SUVs.

Dodge

• Dodge will finally become a performance brand, sacrificing sales volume for quality, high-powered offerings. That means no more Avengers, and no more Grand Caravan.
• A small sub-compact car will hit dealerships in 2018. It will be smaller than the Dart (Dodge Omni, anyone?).
• The Dart stays with us until the new-version is shown, sometime in 2016.
• A high-performance, SRT version of the Dart is finally official! Coming out in 2016, it will feature a turbocharged engine, and will make use of an all-wheel drive system. This could be a worthy competitor to the Subaru WRX.
• The Journey will be updated in 2016, and it will boast an SRT version (turbocharged and AWD).
• The Charger and Challenger SRT will be equipped with a new 6.2 L supercharged HEMI.
• The Viper is now back into Dodge's lineup.