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Chicago Tribune transportation briefs Column.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, October, 2004

By Jim Mateja and Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 10--AUTO:

--The 2005 Pontiac G6 sedan will have a limited run. Pontiac will stop building '05s in March and convert to '06 versions in April. So, Pontiac expects to sell only about 45,000 '05 models, says Gary Steilen, assistant brand manager for G6. For the '06 model year it expects to produce about 150,000 G6s but has capacity to build 200,000 or more, Steilen says.

--The 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee will offer an optional dynamic handling system late in the '05 model year that's similar to roll stability control. Mike Actavitti, director of Jeep Brand Global Marketing for Chrysler Group, says the system is designed to keep the body on a level plane...

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