Hyundais as Dodges?

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> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:31:59 -0500, "Daniel J. Stern"
> > wrote:
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>>On Thu, 25 Nov 2004, Bill 2 wrote:
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>>>>I thought DC now had a large interest in Hyundai, and I remember
>>>>reading some years ago that the next Neon would be on a Hyundai
>>>>platform.
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>>>I heard it was going to be based on a Mitsu. Might end up with a Mitsu
>>>with a Hyundai engine.
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>>Wouldn't be the first time. (Mitsubishi Precis = rebadged Hyundai Excel)
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> Was a time when Hyundai cars were basically built under licence from
> Mitsu. The pony and excel engines and transmissions were exact copies
> of Mitsu Colt and Galant engines.
> They soon had enough of that crap and got their engine designs
> elsewhere. Can't remember where the second generation engines came
> from, but it was a european company. Currrently Hyundai/Kia are
> designing their own engines, as is Daewoo (now GM owned).


The Hyundai "Beta" engine was an in-house design. May have had some
euro influence, but vast majority of the engineering was Hyundai.

Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
> "Bill 2" > writes:
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>>>So... the next Neon won't be a Hyundai after all? That would be
>>>*excellent* news.
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>>Why? Not like Mitsu is any better.
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> "I was jumping to conclusions, and one of them jumped back" as Al
> Stewart once wrote. The one I was jumping to was that this meant the
> next Neon would be a real live American car. You're right, it's much
> more likely to be a Mitsu.

Most likely to be built in Bellvidere, Ill., so 80% sure it will be an
"American" car, but will have some Mits and Hyundai engineering and
parts content as far as the design goes.

Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
> "Bill 2" > writes:
>
>
>>>So... the next Neon won't be a Hyundai after all? That would be
>>>*excellent* news.
>>
>>Why? Not like Mitsu is any better.
>
>
> "I was jumping to conclusions, and one of them jumped back" as Al
> Stewart once wrote. The one I was jumping to was that this meant the
> next Neon would be a real live American car. You're right, it's much
> more likely to be a Mitsu.

Most likely to be built in Bellvidere, Ill., so 80% sure it will be an
"American" car, but will have some Mits and Hyundai engineering and
parts content as far as the design goes.