Sebring, Avenger to get reprieve

While workers at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant rally to save their jobs, Automotive News is reporting the Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger have been given another chance. The Sebring will get a significant facelift for the 2011 model year while a revamped Avenger will appear somewhat sooner as less work is required.

The Sterling Heights plant had been slated for closure at the end of 2010 with the cancellation of the Sebring and Avenger, but AN says the Fiat models intended to replace them won’t be ready for at least two more years, meaning they won’t be available until the 2012 model year at the earliest.