Chrysler could be joining Holden and Ford on the 2013 V8 Supercar grid after team boss Garry Rogers confirmed he's in talks with the American manufacturer.
Rogers, who runs two Holden Commodores in the championship through his Fujitsu Racing outfit, says he's negotiating with Chrysler to race its new 300c sedan from next year.
"We have had discussions with Chrysler," Rogers told the V8X Magazine website.
"Are they going anywhere? I'd like to think they are.
"They seem to have done their homework on the category and us and their knowledge is good.
"We have had another discussion in the last week and that was quite productive.
"We haven't got anything up yet but I am hoping we can."
The news comes after an earlier report this month revealing Chrysler's interest in the championship.
The president and chief executive of Chrysler's street and race technology (SRT) arm Ralph Gilles said at the Detroit Auto Show that the V8 Supercars is on the company's radar ahead of the next generation 300c's launch in Australia in June.
Rogers has run Holden cars since debuting in the championship in 1996 but could be the first of several team owners to court new manufacturers ahead of V8's new 'Car of the Future' technical regulations, which come into force in 2013.
The championship hopes those regulations will entice new manufacturers to the category, potentially injecting new revenue streams to teams and offering a more competitive field.
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Source: AAP
