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No more new Dodges will be sold in the UK after the Journey was deleted from price lists

Dodge has been axed from the UK.

Company insiders confirmed that no more Dodge models would be sold in the country after the unloved Journey MPV was quietly deleted from price lists.

Dodge’s other UK models – Caliber and Nitro – have both been axed in the UK in recent months following poor sales.

Dodge’s parent firm Chrysler is being restructured across Europe under new owner Fiat. This move is expected to see Lancia models launched in the UK and Europe with Chrysler badges to make use of the existing dealer sales and servicing network.

Dodge will still have a presence in some European markets but will retreat to a niche role in most, or a complete withdrawal as in the UK. It is not yet known whether the all-new 2012 Viper will be available in the UK; it’s most likely to be available as an unofficial import or officially through Chrysler dealerships.

Mark Tisshaw

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Mark is a journalist with more than a decade of top-level experience in the automotive industry. He first joined Autocar in 2009, having previously worked in local newspapers. He has held several roles at Autocar, including news editor, deputy editor, digital editor and his current position of editor, one he has held since 2017.

From this position he oversees all of Autocar’s content across the print magazine, autocar.co.uk website, social media, video, and podcast channels, as well as our recent launch, Autocar Business. Mark regularly interviews the very top global executives in the automotive industry, telling their stories and holding them to account, meeting them at shows and events around the world.

Mark is a Car of the Year juror, a prestigious annual award that Autocar is one of the main sponsors of. He has made media appearances on the likes of the BBC, and contributed to titles including What Car?Move Electric and Pistonheads, and has written a column for The Sun.

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mantaray 29 September 2010

Re: Dodge axed from the UK

thebaldgit wrote:
plug ugly boxy designs

Boxy? Ok, current models are, but then so are many other manufacturers....

Chrysler Neon

MrTrilby 28 September 2010

Re: Dodge axed from the UK

We hired a Dodge Challenger with the 5.7 Hemi whilst on holiday. The best bit about it was the Mercedes derived chassis. Glad to give it back to be honest. A Prius has more feel through the steering. Shame, because it could be a fantastic car if they spent 10 minutes fine tuning it a bit.

thebaldgit 28 September 2010

Re: Dodge axed from the UK

Dodge leaving the British market, good riddance to bad rubbish plug ugly boxy designs that are planly pointless in this marketplace.