Dodge Neon or Chrysler Neon
 

Hello all,

My girlfriend recently bought a used "rebuilt" 2001 Chrysler Neon ES.

I checked out Wikipedia to find some more info and according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysle...#Trim_levels_2 the ES trim is only on the Dodge Neon.

Also, the engine is a 2.0L 16 Valve SOHC, but I assume they have the same engine in both.

So I guess what I'm wondering is, what's the difference between a 2001 Dodge Neon and a 2001 Chrysler Neon?

Dodge, Chrysler & Plymouth Neons are the exact same thing, just different name.

the only difference ive seen is in the badges, such as the steering wheel and front emblem under the hood on the trim peice between the headlights, and the Chrysler Neon is mainly in canada, and the the speedos in KPH, if you you wand to be sure about breakdown the VIN,

and to add , the taillights will be amber on the top half vs all red,

you were right about chrysler in canada but we dont have amber in our taillights. only cars for europe have to have this.

and the equivalent to the Dodge neon ES would be the chrysler neon LX

You are correct! For instance, i am in Cape Town still driving a Chrysler neon 2004, and i bought via eBay/Amazon, Dogde neon's 2005 engine mounts and gasket from the US. Now i need a replacement key for my Chrysler neon and i saw, and think the Dodge's neon Y160 -PT key will be an appropriate or correct uncut, chipped key to go for. But the seller on Amazon disagrees with me on this.

Also here....South African based Daimler Chrysler till 2005, produced strong Chrysler neons (which i still own) and later owned by our local Jeep/Dodge till 2017.