Under the guidance of Chrysler's then-owner Daimler, they, along with GM and BMW partnered for a hybrid development project in a special section of the Auburn Hills Headquarters dubbed "The Hybrid House." Despite the goal of cost savings through common parts, the end result was a transmission loaded with electric motors and wildly different specifications for each maker. The huge development and testing costs were only made worse when the Newark Assembly Plant which built the Durango and Aspen Hybrids had to be closed as part of Chrysler's restructuring after only a few months of very slow production -- thus killing these "Money Pit"-like models.

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