Chrysler Group joins stampede into China market

SHANGHAI, China - - Chrysler Group's Dodge nameplate will join Chevrolet and other American brands being sold in China later this year.

DaimlerChrysler A-G announced today that its Chrysler affiliate in China is preparing a dealership network to sell Dodge cars. The company says it also plans to launch another Chrysler vehicle and three new Jeep models in China in 2007.The German-American automaker did NOT say where the Dodge vehicles would be made or which models would be sold.Imports of Chrysler P-T Cruisers began earlier this month, and the Chrysler 300-C is made at the company's joint venture with Beijing Automotive.China last year became the world's second-largest vehicle market after the U-S.