▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁financial ▁crisis ▁and ▁the ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁the ▁Ch rys ler ▁Group , ▁the ▁concept ▁was ▁dropped . ▁ ▁Rights ▁to ▁the ▁" Hor net " ▁name ▁passed ▁to ▁Ch rys ler ▁( D odge ' s ▁parent ) ▁with ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁A MC ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Development ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁D odge ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁European ▁market ▁with ▁a ▁B - segment ▁model , ▁and ▁began ▁the ▁European ▁car ▁show ▁circuit ▁displaying ▁the ▁D odge ▁Hor net ▁mini ▁MP V ▁concept . ▁The ▁objective ▁was ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁D odge ▁name plate ▁and ▁produce ▁a ▁mini - s ized ▁vehicle ▁aim ed ▁exclus ively ▁at ▁young ▁urban ▁consum ers ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Di eter ▁Z et sche , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Da im ler Ch rys ler ▁( as ▁the ▁companies ▁were ▁merged ▁at ▁that ▁time ), ▁the ▁autom aker ▁was ▁looking ▁to ▁use ▁an ▁existing ▁small ▁car ▁platform , ▁which ▁might ▁first ▁have ▁been ▁from ▁M its ub ishi ▁and ▁then ▁Volks wagen ' s ▁Pol o ▁was ▁considered . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Hor net ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁product ▁from ▁the ▁co operation ▁between ▁Ch rys ler ▁and ▁N iss an , ▁sharing ▁the ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁N iss an ▁Vers a . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁D odge , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁concept ▁car