Dealers anxious as Chrysler stays mum on car plan

Taxpayer money, around $15 billion

tough year for the auto industry has turned into an especially trying one for Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler dealers. Sales are down almost 40 percent versus 27 percent for the industry.

Dealers are impatient for details about Marchionne's five-year game plan -- to be announced on Nov. 4. Many say calls to headquarters have gone unreturned or they're told to wait as the CEO tries to keep his plans secret until next month.

only vague assurances of seeing a redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee in the spring and a new Chrysler 300 large sedan sometime next year

Clunkers windfall all but bypassed Chrysler because it lacked enough fuel-efficient models on lots to meet demand

The automaker stopped building 2009 Calibers and won't ship 2010 models with improved interiors until November.

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