• Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:43 AM

Chrysler will unveil a product lineup in a six-hour presentation to analysts and media on Nov. 4 that will eliminate a number of well-known Chrysler nameplates over the next couple of years and bring in several Fiat models to the U.S. market, Kate Linebaugh and Neal E. Boudette report.

Fiat's sporty Alfa Romeo will return in 2012, according to people briefed on the plans, and the 500 will also be part of the mix. Chrysler will phase out many current models, including a number of Dodges, such as the Grand Caravan minivan, and several Jeeps. Fiat and Chrysler also are working on several new vehicles with Fiat technology for the U.S.

Industry watchers wonder if CEO Sergio Marchionne will be able to keep the company afloat until 2012, when the bulk of the revised lineup hits showrooms. "The biggest issue this company has is getting through the next few years," says IHS Global Insight analyst Rebecca Lindland. "They are going to have a hard time maintaining market share let alone increasing it."

A slideshow of some of the arriving and departing Chrysler vehicles can be viewed here.

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