Hi, Guest
02-18-2007, 03:55 AM
My dad and I were talking about all things automotive last night, something we do a lot, and we started talking about Daimler-Chrysler. We talked about despite Dodge doing well with the Chargers and Magnums, Nitro and the new trucks, DC is still in a LOT of trouble. Perhaps moreso than GM or Ford.
Apparently Chrysler announced to some major US newspapers that they were going to go ahead with 13,000 more employee layoffs/buyouts. On top of that, they have also formally admitted that top brass execs for Chrysler are in talks/negotiations with GM execs AGAIN. What does this mean? It means that GM and Chrysler might actually contemplate merging together into a partner company, or one large company, if in the event Daimler Mercedes-Benz decides to pull the cash cow plug out of Chrysler (which they might do, as they have had a LOT of quality control issues, recalls, and not-so stellar sales over the last few years with their OWN products, possibly as a result of the partnership with Chrysler).
It would seem that maybe the Big "6" as they call it now, might eventually become the big "3" again, but this time, with asian automakers making up those 3, if things keep going as they are. Maybe Ford might be the only domestic brand that can survive on it's own, if they can get their turn around to pick up more momentum.
L8tz
Apparently Chrysler announced to some major US newspapers that they were going to go ahead with 13,000 more employee layoffs/buyouts. On top of that, they have also formally admitted that top brass execs for Chrysler are in talks/negotiations with GM execs AGAIN. What does this mean? It means that GM and Chrysler might actually contemplate merging together into a partner company, or one large company, if in the event Daimler Mercedes-Benz decides to pull the cash cow plug out of Chrysler (which they might do, as they have had a LOT of quality control issues, recalls, and not-so stellar sales over the last few years with their OWN products, possibly as a result of the partnership with Chrysler).
It would seem that maybe the Big "6" as they call it now, might eventually become the big "3" again, but this time, with asian automakers making up those 3, if things keep going as they are. Maybe Ford might be the only domestic brand that can survive on it's own, if they can get their turn around to pick up more momentum.
L8tz
Bleeding Ford Blue again...