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| Charles Deutsch |
 Oct 21 2003, 10:15 AM
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So far, the whole DaimlerChrysler thing hasn't been working out too well http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...mlerchrysler_dc . I, personally, never understood why a premium, German, luxury automaker would buy the company that brought us the K-car. IMO, Mercedes should dump Chrysler the same way BMW dumped money-bleeding Rover.
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| jnp914 |
Oct 21 2003, 12:01 PM
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One of the factors that made Chrysler attractive to Mercedes was the same thing that made AMC attractive to Chrysler: JEEP.
Jeep was a huge cash cow for Chrysler. One of the first things the Naz..... uhhhh Mercedes management accomplished was the looting of Chrysler's cash reserves. A huge chunk of which was from Jeep. Now, Jeep is being cheapened by Chrysler. The hardcore capability is being slowly leached out, replaced by the likes of the Liberty. Yeesh. I am on my 9th Jeep product (YJs, TJs, XJs) and the Liberty reeks of RAV 4. But it is a money maker for Mercedes, and it costs less to make. Expect to see whatever remains of Chrysler less Jeep spun off to someone like Hyundai. |
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Charles Deutsch NPC: Should Daimler dump Chrysler? Oct 21 2003, 10:15 AM
jonwatts I hear they're bringing back the K-car.
Mott... Oct 21 2003, 10:29 AM Charles Deutsch http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2003-1...-merc... Oct 21 2003, 10:51 AM kdfoust I think Mercedes' slide started when they drop... Oct 21 2003, 11:01 AM Charles Deutsch I blame Andy for Germany's decline. :lol: Oct 21 2003, 11:03 AM Mueller QUOTE
Charles Deutsch You're right - it was a marvelous piece of, um... Oct 21 2003, 11:14 AM SirAndy <... Oct 21 2003, 02:59 PM redshift MB has already lost their former fame, around here... Oct 21 2003, 03:02 PM SirAndy ... Oct 21 2003, 03:05 PM Elliot Cannon Hi,
My wife drives an E320 station wagon... Oct 21 2003, 03:53 PM Lawrence My father retired, while working as a consultant t... Oct 21 2003, 07:37 PM
krk Hm. Well, I actually find mergers/acquisitions int... Oct 21 2003, 08:23 PM |
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