Chrysler to cut jobs

Maybe theres a chance it will come back to being an american company. Perhaps something in the line of hardley davidson, they've done a great job of regaining their market.
 
Bloody shame as to what's happened to a once great company. But given the shape Ford and GM are in, guess its all the same boat.
 
Not really surprising considering how ugly 99% of the Chrysler fleet is these days. Even the best salesman can't sell ugly. I saw this on the TV and snickered a little at "Dr. Z" possibly wanting to sell. I wonder how many other businesses he's run into the ground?
 
Going into this "meger takeover" Chysler was flush with cash in the bank, less than six months later they were broke, and Daimler was part owner of Mitsubishi. As an employee at Windsor Assembly Plant we haven't seen a good decision made since then. The over build of product was nothing new the problem was not reading the maket and not seeing that you can't sell millions of HEMI's that get 16 miles to the gallon at most in a $4.00 a gallon gas market.And relying on high priced gas guzzling vehicles as you main bread and butter.I'm not saying that there isn't a market for these vehicles, but when you build and rely on them for 75% of your income youmust have your head in the sand "or somewhere else". Even with the proposed 60/40 ratio with the new product they want to build they are still relying on high priced vehicles to pay there way, not the average guy looking for a good reliable daily driver. Time will tell if they got it right but fuel economy and reliability are what's selling.
 
can "we" buy it back? or will it be sold to another gun so they can bury it?

spot on mealso! "Time will tell if they got it right but fuel economy and reliability are what's selling."
My brother is tech at a Toyota/Dodge dealer, he says, "we don't work on the Toyotas" "they come into the body shop, quick lube, and for used car inspection"
 
mealso said:
Going into this "meger takeover" Chysler was flush with cash in the bank, less than six months later they were broke, and Daimler was part owner of Mitsubishi. As an employee at Windsor Assembly Plant we haven't seen a good decision made since then. The over build of product was nothing new the problem was not reading the maket and not seeing that you can't sell millions of HEMI's that get 16 miles to the gallon at most in a $4.00 a gallon gas market.And relying on high priced gas guzzling vehicles as you main bread and butter.I'm not saying that there isn't a market for these vehicles, but when you build and rely on them for 75% of your income youmust have your head in the sand "or somewhere else". Even with the proposed 60/40 ratio with the new product they want to build they are still relying on high priced vehicles to pay there way, not the average guy looking for a good reliable daily driver. Time will tell if they got it right but fuel economy and reliability are what's selling.
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You could say the same for both GM and Ford.
Makes you wonder who's piloting the plane, huh?

Bottom line as I see it is none of the North American manufacturers are building what people are buying.
Pretty simple, but that's me. :)
 
its a sad day when you could care less who goes under any more......its been a long long time since i saw anything i would remotely consider buying from the "3"...the big 3 could all die tomaro and i would not miss them one bit
 
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