CHRYSLER HAS BIG PLANS FOR ALL-PLASTIC CAR.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Chrysler Corp. plans to showcase one of the industry's first all-plastic cars as its fuel-efficient vehicle of the future.

The company would like to use the design of its Composite Concept Vehicle to develop a car that meets the standards for an ideal low-emissions vehicle.

That car, a family sedan based on the Dodge Intrepid platform, would have plastic body panels with only limited metal underneath.

Under the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, carmakers have agreed to create a …