not that it matters anymore but why was plymouth discontinued?

Question

wasnt the prowler doing pretty good selling?

Answer 1

In 1998 it was decided that after 2000 Plymouth would no longer exist. The SRT was still in development at that point and wasn't even thought as a production car.

The reason why Plymouth was discontinued was mainly because the line-up of vehicles was the same exact line-up as Dodge and most of Chrysler's cars. DCx took a look at all branches and it was decided that Plymouth's sales were not as good as Dodge or Chrysler so it was decided to merge Dodge and Plymouth. Dodge took many of the models from Plymouth they did not make and those that they did stayed the same but Plymouth as a name and a company disappeared.

Answer 2

The Prowler was around until 2002, after Plymouth was discontinued. It was sold as the Chrysler Prowler until discontinued. Other than the Prowler, the Plymouth was nothing more than the lower end of the Dodge line, The products were nearly identical, save for a few minor trim pieces. Daimler Chrysler dumped the Plymouth brand name to simply save on production and advertising costs. It was just as easy to sell the product as a Dodge.

Answer 3

well, people really didnt connect with the plymouth name. they saw dodge and chrysler as good companies, but plymouth was pretty weak except for the neon and the prowler. all in all they sold the same cars, but dodge and chrysler made them better and people pretty much ignored plymouth. the prowler was also more of a fantasy car, and its sales alone couldnt keep any major company afloat forever. thats like ford depending on the GT for its sales goals, which would never happen since again, its more of a fantasy car and its sales numbers in a year arent high enough to even pay the ceo's salary for a 6 month period. it was more economically sound for the company to discontinue plymouth.

Answer 4

I'm guessing financial reasons. Plymouth has all-ways been Dodge's little sister with only a few exceptions. Though government and city/state contracts did keep the mark alive, Plymouth never was a big money maker for Chrysler. They were the "every-man's" car. I hated to see them go.

Answer 5

i really dont know why plymoth died out. but i do know that after it did chrysler took over the prowler for a year or two.

Answer 6

Prowler was a chrysler and plymoth was just rebaged dogdes so it really was just taking up space.

Answer 7

Lack of car sales and to much overlap with dodge and Chrysler cars.

Answer 8

NOT TO SOUND DISRESPECTFUL BUT WITH WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE HAVING, I WOULD SAY THAT DISCONTINUING PLYMOUTH COULD BE THE FIRST THING THAT THEY HAVE DONE RIGHT SINCE THEIR FALL OUT IN 1993 AND I WOULD HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM OUT AND CORRECT ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAVE.

I AM AN AUTO REPAIR TECHNICIAN FOR OVER 35 YEARS AND HAVE SEEN A LOT OF JUNK OVER THE YEARS.

Answer 9

It's market withered-away in the face of competition from abroad.
If that's wrong ... I apologize.

Answer 10

Junk