Original: On October 13 , 2008 , Chrysler announced that the shutdown of the Newark Assembly facility producing the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen would be moved up to the end of 2008 , effectively ending production of the Durango and Durango Hybrid for the 2009 model year .
Simplified: The Durango is manufactured by DaimlerChrysler , Chrysler LLC and Chrysler Group from 2010 to now . The Durango was discontinued because Crysler closed down their Newark Assembly facility which manufactured the Durango .