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Papa's Dodge is please to announce the start of production of the Dodge Dart. Located in New Britain, CT just south of Hartford and north of New Haven Papa's is the #1 Volume Dodge Dealer in CT.

The start of production of the new Dodge Dart is a very big deal for Chrysler Group. But not too big for CEO Sergio Marchionne to joke about it.

Speaking to reporters at the Geneva auto show on Tuesday, Marchionne said that the start of production was being pushed back from April 1 to April 2 "to avoid being jinxed" by April Fool's Day.

But as Papa's Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram owner Dom Papa  points out, April 2 was always the scheduled launch date for production. April 1 this year is a Sunday.

"Can't we make a joke in America?" Papa said Wednesday when asked about the Fiat and Chrysler boss' quote. Numerous news reports on Wednesday failed to note that Marchionne was joking.

The Dodge Dart is a much anticipated model, the kind of competitive, fuel-efficient small car that Chrysler hasn't manufactured for decades. While the name harks back to a model last offered in the '70's, the car's engineering is shared with Italian automaker Fiat Group, Chrysler's majority owner of which Marchionne is also CEO.

With gas prices rising steadily and approaching $4 a gallon nationally, Papa's, which sells more cars in Hartford then any other Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram new or Certified Used Car dealer is excited about offering the 2013 Dodge Dart to economy minded buyers. The sticker price on the Dodge Dart will be in the $15,000 range.

Due to the threat of Hurricane Irene Dream Cruise and Dream Ride 2011 has been postponed. The decision needed to be made early because we have such a large amount of local Police, State Police, Fire, EMS and other emergency personnel who needed to be made available to their departments. Please read the letters from Dom Papa and Mike Bozzuto.

 

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