Chrysler employees get better deals buying from dealerships

In addition to that, its workforce in North America is facing the proposition of layoffs and numerous plant closings. One can only guess that selling Dodge Calibers to the rental market is not managing to pay the bills.

But adding insult to injury is the fact that people working for the company are being offered an employee discount on most models that makes the vehicles more expensive than the public is paying after incentives. Not that most employees are probably planning a new car purchase what with their jobs being in jeopardy and all.

Courtesy of Kicking Tires, here is a list of the incentives being offered to the public on all Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles. Only the Viper and Wrangler are currently not being offered with money off right from the start. As always, one can always be sure that with incentives this deep, dealers will be willing to bargain even further.

2008 Chrysler 300
$2,000-$2,500 off the base 300 models, while the 300C is offering $3,000 to $4,000 cash back. SRT8 models are not included. Back in 2006, the SRT8s were included, but the sale price had between
$2,174 and $3,828 off for the SRT8.

2008 Chrysler Aspen
$3,000 cash back.

2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser
The sedan has $1,500-$3,000 cash back, while the recently discontinued convertible has just $1,000 cash back.

2008 Chrysler Pacifica
Another discontinued model sees major cash back. The five-passenger version is seeing $2,000-$4,000 cash back, with $2,000 regional cash back offered in some areas. The six-passenger version has $2,500 to $4,500 cash back, with $2,000 regional cash back in some areas. In 2006 it had $2,576 off.

2008 Chrysler Sebring
The sedan is getting just $500-$1,000 off. The convertible, however, is seeing $2,500 off.

2008 Town & Country
The redesigned minivan gets $1,500 off across trim levels.
Dodge

2008 Dodge Avenger
The redesigned sedan gets $1,000-$2,000 cash back with an additional $1,000 in certain regions.

2008 Dodge Caliber
$1,000-$2,000 cash back on the affordable hatchback.

2008 Dodge Charger
$2,000-$2,500 on the base or SXT and $3,000-$3,500 on the R/T.  

2008 Dodge Dakota
The crew and extended cabs have $2,000-$2,500 cash back.

2008 Durango
$2,500-$3,000 cash back on the truck-based SUV. Nowhere near the $6,000 plus in 2006.

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan
$1,500 on all trim levels.

2008 Dodge Magnum
$2,000-$4,000 on the SE and SXT trims and $3,000-$5,000 on the R/T. Both have an additional $2,000 in regional cash back in some areas.

2008 Dodge Nitro
Surprisingly, the Dodge Nitro, which had soft sales last month, has only $750 cash back.

2008 Dodge Ram 1500
$5,500 for regular, quad and mega cab configurations.
Jeep

2008 Jeep Commander
One of the models being killed off after this year gets $3,500 off, which isn’t close to the $4,868 offered in 2006.

2008 Jeep Compass and Patriot
The small hatchbacks are selling well and only have $500 cash back.  

2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee
$3,500-$4,000 cash back, with an additional $500 in some areas. That’s just $300 shy of the 2006 discounts. The diesel Grand Cherokee is also getting $1,500-$2,000 cash back.  

2008 Jeep Liberty
Sales were down on the redesigned model, which is similar to the Dodge Nitro. Buyers can get $1,500-$2,000 off the Jeep version.  
 
My take? Can you say “Fire Sale” at Chrysler?