Report: Chrysler Ends Engine Alliance With Mitsubishi and Hyundai

[Administrator]

In a brief statement, Chrysler has announced that the Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance (GEMA) is now entirely owned by the U.S. automaker, with both former partners, Mitsubishi and Hyundai, having sold their parts of the company.

This may sound like a dull bit of business news, but it could most certainly have a big impact on some of the coolest engines on the planet. Sure, the engines that originated from GEMA have found there way into less exciting vehicles like the Chrysler Sebring, but the same engines have also been the backbone of cars like the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution (pictured above) and Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.oT. The high-powered Caliber SRT4 also used a version of a GEMA engine.

Three basic engines have come out of GEMA with displacements of 1.8, 2.0 and 2.4-liters, many of which were fitted with turbochargers and superchargers to make as much as 300hp.

There is no word if the end of the GEMA partnership could affect future Hyundai and Mitsubishi powertrain developments, but you can be sure the decision had a lot to do with Chrysler's new Fiat ownership.

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[HCCAFan]

Fiat trying to put a decent engine in something of theirs for once?

[hercfe]

i was thinking more like mitsu and hyundai cutting the fat thats holding them down.

[HCCAFan]

Yeah cept they said Chrysler ended it.

[RacerX78]

Yea the factory mostly served as a supplier of Chrysler motors. Chrysler may have it retooled to build fiat motors.

[hercfe]

Quote: Originally Posted by HCCAFan

Yeah cept they said Chrysler ended it.

yeah, i know. and bernie madoff 'said' he wasn't embezzling money... Chrysler is a failing company. fiat will only keep it floating for a few years, just like daimler kept it afloat for a few years, then cut its losses. chrysler/fiat needs to get rid of EVERY jeep except the wrangler. Get rid of EVERY chrysler except the pt, sebring,300HEMI, and the pacifica, and get rid of every dodge that doesn't come standard with a v8, v10, or diesel. Then dump all the money they can into BRAND NEW development. smaller engines, 1.6 and 1.8s to start. fiat can do that easily. the chrysler camp needs to buy off on it. oh yeah, and put the fucking hemi in the wrangler for christs sakes!