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26-764: The first vehicle rolled out of Sterling Heights Assembly on August 25, 1986. In late 1988, production of the Mexican market version called the Chrysler Shadow began at Toluca Car Assembly . The Shadow/Sundance was also sold in Europe from 1988 to 1991 as the Chrysler ES . Production ended on March 9, 1994, with the Shadow/Sundance being replaced by the Dodge / Plymouth Neon . The Shadow/Sundance employed

52-468: A body-colored grille & trim, as well as other equipment. Although the Sundance was criticized by some as being a poor choice to bear the "Duster" name, the car offered very good performance and decent handling at a low cost (only about $ 2,000 more than a base Sundance), which was said to be part of the reason why Chrysler used the "Duster" name, as those were the qualities the original car offered. For

78-423: A car its size at the time. Features varied over the years, but some features included: power windows, power adjustable mirrors, power door locks, power adjustable driver seat, cruise control, tilt steering wheel, variable intermittent delay windshield wipers, overhead console with map lights and compass/temperature display, upgraded "highline" instrument cluster with tachometer, "light package" that added lighting in

104-471: A crosshair design and Plymouth an "egg crate" design. They also had different tail lamps. In its final year, the Shadow featured the new Dodge ram's head emblem on the hood, replacing the corporate pentastar. In the original lineup, the three-door only Shadow ES was the sportiest model, only available with the turbocharged engine and with wider rims and tires than other models. Upon launch, the Shadow/Sundance

130-535: A high-end loudspeaker company, founded in Seattle in 1991. Genesis' original flagship system, the 1.2, retailed for US$ 235,000, and is basically an updated Infinity IRS system. Since the departure of Nudell, Infinity speaker designs have taken a more mass market-oriented approach. The efficient SM (Studio Monitor) series incorporated a polycell tweeter and graphite-impregnated midrange/woofers. While not as elaborate or high end as previous Infinity efforts, they filled

156-480: A manual passenger seatbelt, and 1994 Shadows/Sundances could not legally be imported across the US-Canada border in either direction until they reached the requisite age. At the time, the Shadow/Sundance was the lowest-priced car on the market with a standard driver-side airbag , which had been made standard on all US-market domestic Chrysler Corporation cars in 1990, giving them a remarkable crash test rating for

182-781: A new paint shop at the plant in June 2011. This came after an announcement of an 850 million dollar investment in October 2010. When the Chrysler 200 was discontinued in December 2016, FCA announced that the Sterling Heights facility would receive a $ 1.49 billion investment to retool so it can build the next-generation Ram 1500 pickup, which will be transferred from the Warren Truck Assembly so that it can build

208-624: A range of audio applications, including multichannel surround sound home theatre packages, in-wall home speakers, and marine applications. Other products include powered subwoofers and car audio amplifiers. Infinity products are installed as an option on Hyundai and Kia vehicles, some Mitsubishi vehicles from the 1990s to 2006, and many Chrysler vehicles. Founded in 1968 by Arnie Nudell, John Ulrick and Cary Christie, Infinity has produced home and mobile audio products by employing innovative materials such as neodymium magnets, mylar diaphragms, and polypropylene cones. The company's first product

234-674: A sales slump and never produced any vehicles at the plant. In 1983, the plant was sold to Chrysler to produce the Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance . After the plant was modernized in 2006, the assembly line and tooling for the outgoing Stratus and Sebring were sold to OAO GAZ and shipped to that company's factory in Nizhny Novgorod in Russia . GAZ continued to produce the Stratus under license there until 2010, marketed as

260-530: A special feature and advertising literature referred to it as "hidden hatchback versatility"; the relatively large storage capacity of these vehicles was a major selling point for the company. The Peugeot 309 which had been developed to replace the European Chrysler Horizon used a similar layout. While mechanically identical, the Sundance and Shadow were differentiated by their front grill, which featured brand consistent designs, Dodge using

286-507: A three-door hatchback , the standard engine was the fuel-injected 2.2-liter version, with an optional turbocharger . For 1989, the 2.2 engine was replaced by the larger 2.5-liter unit. Engines were linked to a standard five-speed manual transmission, with a three-speed automatic available as an extra-cost option. As European sales figures turned out to be very poor, sales of the Chrysler ES ended in mid-1991, meaning that Chrysler abandoned

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312-651: A variant of the K-car platform , the P-body , which was based on a combination of the Dodge Daytona 's suspension (alongside some of its interior styling cues) with a shortened version of the Dodge Lancer 's body. It had originally been intended as a direct replacement for the earlier Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon, but with the economy segment becoming more crowded after the recent introductions of Hyundai (and Yugo) to

338-556: Is a 5,000,000 sq ft (460,000 m ) automotive manufacturing factory in Sterling Heights, Michigan currently operated by Stellantis North America . The factory was opened by Chrysler under its Missile Division in 1953 to produce missiles. The nearby "Sterling Stamping" opened in 1965. The plant was operated by the US Army for a number of years and was purchased by Volkswagen of America in 1980. VW entered

364-603: The Volga Siber . In May 2009 it was announced that the Sterling Heights Assembly plant would close by December 2010, with the adjacent stamping plant to remain open. A decision of the Chrysler board to make the new 200 model allowed it to bring new life into the plant and saved it from being closed. In 2010 Chrysler purchased the plant from Old Carco LLC for USD $ 20 million. The plant will retain its current 1,200 employees. Chrysler broke ground on

390-582: The 1993 model year, the America model was replaced by a better-equipped base model. The Highline would also be dropped for 1993. Production Figures: Between April 1988 and 1991, Chrysler offered the Dodge Shadow in numerous European markets as the Chrysler ES . The ES was based on the Dodge Shadow ES and was relatively the same vehicle, only without the "Shadow" badge. Offered only as

416-447: The Sundance's first year, it was available in a single base model. For 1988, a higher-end RS model was available. The RS model, which stood for Rally Sport, came with standard features that included two-tone paint, fog lights, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. It was also available with a turbocharged 2.5 L inline-four engine , and other amenities like an Infinity sound system , tinted window glass, and dual power mirrors. For 1991,

442-481: The US market, Chrysler chose to make the car a bit more substantial. The P platform, being a cut down version of the regular K platform, was also a bit heavier than the competition. The lineup also had more equipment across the board than expected for the class, at least until the 1991 introduction of the stripped-down America model. While they appeared to have a trunk, it was actually a hatchback . Chrysler considered this

468-523: The all-new, full size Jeep Wagoneer with a planned launch in 2018. Infinity Systems Infinity Systems is an American manufacturer of loudspeakers founded in Los Angeles in 1968 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut . Since 1983, Infinity has been part of Harman International Industries , which became a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics in 2017. Infinity produces packages for

494-604: The base model split into two distinct models: entry-level America and mid-level Highline , in addition to the high-end RS . The stripped-down America had previously been offered for the Plymouth Horizon 's final year in 1990. For 1992, the RS model was dropped, in favor of the revival of the Duster name for a performance version of the Sundance. The Duster featured a 3.0 L V6, special alloy wheels, "Duster" graphics,

520-469: The intercooler, rated at 150 hp (112 kW), was sold to Thrifty as the CSX-T . Rebadged models, mostly from Japanese or Korean manufacturers – Rebadged Chrysler/Plymouth models for external markets Sterling Heights Assembly 42°34′12″N 83°01′52″W  /  42.570°N 83.031°W  / 42.570; -83.031 The Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (abbrevriated SHAP ),

546-677: The principle of electromagnetic induction. The system used samarium–cobalt magnets , allowing for a very low ribbon driver mass-per-unit area. Variants were made, such as the EMIT-R (radial emit), the S-EMIT (super emit) and the L-EMIM (large emim). The IRS (Infinity Reference System) was an ultra-high-end system, selling at US$ 65,000 in the 1980s. It consisted of 72 EMIT tweeters, 24 EMIM midrange drivers, and twelve 12-inch polypropylene woofers in four towers. Nudell left to form Genesis Technologies ,

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572-575: The segment in Europe until the 1995 introduction of the Chrysler Neon . Carroll Shelby Enterprises modified Shadows into several performance-oriented vehicles such as the Shelby CSX , which was equipped with a turbocharged 2.2 L engine producing 174 hp (130 kW). Because of the car's light weight and powerful engine , it was capable of acceleration equal or greater than that of many contemporary muscle and sports cars. A version without

598-471: The trunk, glove box, under-hood mounted light and rear door dome light switches (4 door models), remote trunk release, rear window defroster, Fog lights, mag wheels, Four wheel disc brakes, Infinity sound system, a cassette player, a sunroof, anti-lock brake systems and on turbocharger equipped cars, there was also a vacuum/boost gauge and a message center that monitored four vehicle functions, door ajar, washer fluid level, etc.. Hatchback: Convertible: For

624-641: Was added later, replacing the turbocharged engines. All engines were available with a 5-speed manual transmission , while a 3-speed automatic was optional on the four cylinder equipped cars and a 4-speed automatic transmission was optional on the V6-powered cars. A motorized passenger-side seat belt was added to US-market Shadows/Sundances in 1994, to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208's requirement for passive restraints . These motorized seat belts did not comply with Canada's safety standards; Canadian-market Shadows/Sundances continued to use

650-556: Was offered with a variety of four-cylinder engines, all with displacements of either 2.2 or 2.5 L, some were turbocharged . Naturally aspirated versions were fuel injected , except those sold in Mexico which were carbureted . The engines were tuned for torque rather than horsepower, resulting in horsepower and torque numbers that appear to be reversed from competitors such as the Honda Civic . A Mitsubishi -built 3.0 L V6 engine

676-580: Was the Servo-Static speaker system which, as the. Infinity had an ownership relationship with Eastern Air Devices, later known as EAD. This involved the consumer brand of KLH speakers, and Avid< Perrless drivers, and Kyocera/Cybernet (which produces electronics) In the late 1970s Infinity introduced the EMIT (electromagnetic induction tweeter) and EMIM (electromagnetic induction midrange) drivers. These were flat quasi-ribbons that worked to move air based on

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