Dodge prices Caliber below $14,000.(News)(Dodge car marketing)(Brief Article)

Byline: Mary Connelly

The 2007 Dodge Caliber will be profitable despite a sticker price of less than $14,000, says Judith Wheeler, director of Dodge car marketing.

The Caliber carries a base sticker of $13,985, including shipping. That price is $410 less than the outgoing Dodge Neon, Dodge says.

The new hatchback offers new four-cylinder engines, standard side airbags and optional all-wheel drive and continuously variable transaxle, Dodge says.

Selling the Caliber in global markets and developing derivatives from the vehicle platform creates a profitable business case, Wheeler says.

"It is a world vehicle, and you are talking …