CHRYSLER'S Composite Concept Vehicle (CCV) could revolutionise the way cars and trucks are made and result in dramatic improvements for consumers.

Before now, it has been possible to have a lightweight car made of expensive, exotic, space-age materials or alternatively have an affordable car, but you couldn't have both. With this breakthrough lightweight car, Chrysler offer better fuel economy and reduced emissions. Best of all, you can make an environmental contribution without paying a premium.

The CCV could save you a lot of money too, achieving 50 miles per gallon.

Producing the car is also cheaper, being built in one third the hours of the comparable Chrysler Neon. The plant needed to make this car is one-tenth the size and cost one-third the amount to build. A steel stamping plant and paint shop are also eliminated. The surface of the car is not painted, because the colour is added to the plastic body material before it is moulded. The simplicity of the design was inspired by a toy car.

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