not yet - though they are trying to...

 

chrysler is majority owned by cerberus capital, and daimler has a 20% stake in the company... i did a paper on cerberus a few months ago

 

its america, we're known for being bigger and better, which was good back in the hayday but automakeers till dont understand we smaller, cheaper, faster and better on gas. hell audi and BMW are making 420hp from small aluminum 4.2 liter V8 that can rev and get really decetn mileage, een for a V8