D-C might become just D and C.
02-14-2007, 10:26 PM
#21
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Re: D-C might become just D and C.
I wonder what is the smallest size a viable car company in the current
US market is? Would an independent Jeep be able to survive on it's own?
Somehow I doubt it, and if it DID it would really have to be a privately
held company, otherwise someone would swallow it up.
For Jeep to be a successful company all on it's own I think it would
either need someone or a small group of people with very deep pockets.
Hmm, wonder what Bill Gates drives?
Jeff DeWitt
Clap Trap wrote:
> Wouldn't it be great if Jeep broke off and became its own entity again?
> Maybe then we could dump the libby, IFS, and get a small Jeep again.
>
> Wishful thinking I know. Sigh...
US market is? Would an independent Jeep be able to survive on it's own?
Somehow I doubt it, and if it DID it would really have to be a privately
held company, otherwise someone would swallow it up.
For Jeep to be a successful company all on it's own I think it would
either need someone or a small group of people with very deep pockets.
Hmm, wonder what Bill Gates drives?
Jeff DeWitt
Clap Trap wrote:
> Wouldn't it be great if Jeep broke off and became its own entity again?
> Maybe then we could dump the libby, IFS, and get a small Jeep again.
>
> Wishful thinking I know. Sigh...
02-14-2007, 11:02 PM
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Re: D-C might become just D and C.
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Hmm, wonder what Bill Gates drives?
>
> Jeff DeWitt
I'd guess Mercedes.
Imagine Jeep by Microsoft! I shudder at the thought...you'd have to reboot
the ECM every other day.
02-14-2007, 11:02 PM
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"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hmm, wonder what Bill Gates drives?
>
> Jeff DeWitt
I'd guess Mercedes.
Imagine Jeep by Microsoft! I shudder at the thought...you'd have to reboot
the ECM every other day.
02-14-2007, 11:02 PM
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"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Hmm, wonder what Bill Gates drives?
>
> Jeff DeWitt
I'd guess Mercedes.
Imagine Jeep by Microsoft! I shudder at the thought...you'd have to reboot
the ECM every other day.
02-14-2007, 11:02 PM
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"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Hmm, wonder what Bill Gates drives?
>
> Jeff DeWitt
I'd guess Mercedes.
Imagine Jeep by Microsoft! I shudder at the thought...you'd have to reboot
the ECM every other day.
02-14-2007, 11:04 PM
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Re: D-C might become just D and C.
I wouldn't mind if Ford buys Jeep, then they can use the JK platform for a
real return of the SWB Bronco...
But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too. Neither one of them is in the
financial position to buy Chrysler, so I take these reports with a liberal
grain of salt.
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
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>I ran across this...
>
> Report: GM in talks to buy Chrysler
>
> Dale Jewett | | Automotive News / February 14, 2007 - 4:39 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> DaimlerChrysler is reportedly talking with General Motors about the
> possibility of GM's buying the Chrysler group, according to the German
> magazine Manager Magazin.
>
> The magazine cited company sources as saying the talks were in full
> swing but still at an early stage.
>
> The report came today as DaimlerChrysler AG said it was open to all
> options for the Chrysler group. Chrysler today unveiled a restructuring
> plan
> as it posted a $1.47 billion loss for 2006. That plan calls for cutting
> 13,000 jobs in the United States and Canada by 2009.
>
> DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche declined to comment on the
> report.
>
> "I cannot and will not go into any further details," Zetsche told
> reporters in Detroit, where he announced the automaker's 2006 results.
>
> A GM spokeswoman also declined to comment on the report.
>
> DaimlerChrysler has retained JPMorgan Chase & Co. to consider
> options
> for the Chrysler group, the Detroit News reported this afternoon.
>
> In a report on its Web site, the newspaper quoted unidentified
> company
> sources as saying the automaker had hired the investment bank.
>
> No mention of Jeep...
real return of the SWB Bronco...
But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too. Neither one of them is in the
financial position to buy Chrysler, so I take these reports with a liberal
grain of salt.
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:45d3d21a$0$28166$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>I ran across this...
>
> Report: GM in talks to buy Chrysler
>
> Dale Jewett | | Automotive News / February 14, 2007 - 4:39 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> DaimlerChrysler is reportedly talking with General Motors about the
> possibility of GM's buying the Chrysler group, according to the German
> magazine Manager Magazin.
>
> The magazine cited company sources as saying the talks were in full
> swing but still at an early stage.
>
> The report came today as DaimlerChrysler AG said it was open to all
> options for the Chrysler group. Chrysler today unveiled a restructuring
> plan
> as it posted a $1.47 billion loss for 2006. That plan calls for cutting
> 13,000 jobs in the United States and Canada by 2009.
>
> DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche declined to comment on the
> report.
>
> "I cannot and will not go into any further details," Zetsche told
> reporters in Detroit, where he announced the automaker's 2006 results.
>
> A GM spokeswoman also declined to comment on the report.
>
> DaimlerChrysler has retained JPMorgan Chase & Co. to consider
> options
> for the Chrysler group, the Detroit News reported this afternoon.
>
> In a report on its Web site, the newspaper quoted unidentified
> company
> sources as saying the automaker had hired the investment bank.
>
> No mention of Jeep...
02-14-2007, 11:04 PM
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Re: D-C might become just D and C.
I wouldn't mind if Ford buys Jeep, then they can use the JK platform for a
real return of the SWB Bronco...
But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too. Neither one of them is in the
financial position to buy Chrysler, so I take these reports with a liberal
grain of salt.
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:45d3d21a$0$28166$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>I ran across this...
>
> Report: GM in talks to buy Chrysler
>
> Dale Jewett | | Automotive News / February 14, 2007 - 4:39 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> DaimlerChrysler is reportedly talking with General Motors about the
> possibility of GM's buying the Chrysler group, according to the German
> magazine Manager Magazin.
>
> The magazine cited company sources as saying the talks were in full
> swing but still at an early stage.
>
> The report came today as DaimlerChrysler AG said it was open to all
> options for the Chrysler group. Chrysler today unveiled a restructuring
> plan
> as it posted a $1.47 billion loss for 2006. That plan calls for cutting
> 13,000 jobs in the United States and Canada by 2009.
>
> DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche declined to comment on the
> report.
>
> "I cannot and will not go into any further details," Zetsche told
> reporters in Detroit, where he announced the automaker's 2006 results.
>
> A GM spokeswoman also declined to comment on the report.
>
> DaimlerChrysler has retained JPMorgan Chase & Co. to consider
> options
> for the Chrysler group, the Detroit News reported this afternoon.
>
> In a report on its Web site, the newspaper quoted unidentified
> company
> sources as saying the automaker had hired the investment bank.
>
> No mention of Jeep...
real return of the SWB Bronco...
But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too. Neither one of them is in the
financial position to buy Chrysler, so I take these reports with a liberal
grain of salt.
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:45d3d21a$0$28166$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>I ran across this...
>
> Report: GM in talks to buy Chrysler
>
> Dale Jewett | | Automotive News / February 14, 2007 - 4:39 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> DaimlerChrysler is reportedly talking with General Motors about the
> possibility of GM's buying the Chrysler group, according to the German
> magazine Manager Magazin.
>
> The magazine cited company sources as saying the talks were in full
> swing but still at an early stage.
>
> The report came today as DaimlerChrysler AG said it was open to all
> options for the Chrysler group. Chrysler today unveiled a restructuring
> plan
> as it posted a $1.47 billion loss for 2006. That plan calls for cutting
> 13,000 jobs in the United States and Canada by 2009.
>
> DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche declined to comment on the
> report.
>
> "I cannot and will not go into any further details," Zetsche told
> reporters in Detroit, where he announced the automaker's 2006 results.
>
> A GM spokeswoman also declined to comment on the report.
>
> DaimlerChrysler has retained JPMorgan Chase & Co. to consider
> options
> for the Chrysler group, the Detroit News reported this afternoon.
>
> In a report on its Web site, the newspaper quoted unidentified
> company
> sources as saying the automaker had hired the investment bank.
>
> No mention of Jeep...
02-14-2007, 11:04 PM
#28
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Re: D-C might become just D and C.
I wouldn't mind if Ford buys Jeep, then they can use the JK platform for a
real return of the SWB Bronco...
But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too. Neither one of them is in the
financial position to buy Chrysler, so I take these reports with a liberal
grain of salt.
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:45d3d21a$0$28166$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>I ran across this...
>
> Report: GM in talks to buy Chrysler
>
> Dale Jewett | | Automotive News / February 14, 2007 - 4:39 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> DaimlerChrysler is reportedly talking with General Motors about the
> possibility of GM's buying the Chrysler group, according to the German
> magazine Manager Magazin.
>
> The magazine cited company sources as saying the talks were in full
> swing but still at an early stage.
>
> The report came today as DaimlerChrysler AG said it was open to all
> options for the Chrysler group. Chrysler today unveiled a restructuring
> plan
> as it posted a $1.47 billion loss for 2006. That plan calls for cutting
> 13,000 jobs in the United States and Canada by 2009.
>
> DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche declined to comment on the
> report.
>
> "I cannot and will not go into any further details," Zetsche told
> reporters in Detroit, where he announced the automaker's 2006 results.
>
> A GM spokeswoman also declined to comment on the report.
>
> DaimlerChrysler has retained JPMorgan Chase & Co. to consider
> options
> for the Chrysler group, the Detroit News reported this afternoon.
>
> In a report on its Web site, the newspaper quoted unidentified
> company
> sources as saying the automaker had hired the investment bank.
>
> No mention of Jeep...
real return of the SWB Bronco...
But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too. Neither one of them is in the
financial position to buy Chrysler, so I take these reports with a liberal
grain of salt.
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:45d3d21a$0$28166$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>I ran across this...
>
> Report: GM in talks to buy Chrysler
>
> Dale Jewett | | Automotive News / February 14, 2007 - 4:39 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> DaimlerChrysler is reportedly talking with General Motors about the
> possibility of GM's buying the Chrysler group, according to the German
> magazine Manager Magazin.
>
> The magazine cited company sources as saying the talks were in full
> swing but still at an early stage.
>
> The report came today as DaimlerChrysler AG said it was open to all
> options for the Chrysler group. Chrysler today unveiled a restructuring
> plan
> as it posted a $1.47 billion loss for 2006. That plan calls for cutting
> 13,000 jobs in the United States and Canada by 2009.
>
> DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche declined to comment on the
> report.
>
> "I cannot and will not go into any further details," Zetsche told
> reporters in Detroit, where he announced the automaker's 2006 results.
>
> A GM spokeswoman also declined to comment on the report.
>
> DaimlerChrysler has retained JPMorgan Chase & Co. to consider
> options
> for the Chrysler group, the Detroit News reported this afternoon.
>
> In a report on its Web site, the newspaper quoted unidentified
> company
> sources as saying the automaker had hired the investment bank.
>
> No mention of Jeep...
02-14-2007, 11:04 PM
#29
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Re: D-C might become just D and C.
I wouldn't mind if Ford buys Jeep, then they can use the JK platform for a
real return of the SWB Bronco...
But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too. Neither one of them is in the
financial position to buy Chrysler, so I take these reports with a liberal
grain of salt.
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:45d3d21a$0$28166$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>I ran across this...
>
> Report: GM in talks to buy Chrysler
>
> Dale Jewett | | Automotive News / February 14, 2007 - 4:39 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> DaimlerChrysler is reportedly talking with General Motors about the
> possibility of GM's buying the Chrysler group, according to the German
> magazine Manager Magazin.
>
> The magazine cited company sources as saying the talks were in full
> swing but still at an early stage.
>
> The report came today as DaimlerChrysler AG said it was open to all
> options for the Chrysler group. Chrysler today unveiled a restructuring
> plan
> as it posted a $1.47 billion loss for 2006. That plan calls for cutting
> 13,000 jobs in the United States and Canada by 2009.
>
> DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche declined to comment on the
> report.
>
> "I cannot and will not go into any further details," Zetsche told
> reporters in Detroit, where he announced the automaker's 2006 results.
>
> A GM spokeswoman also declined to comment on the report.
>
> DaimlerChrysler has retained JPMorgan Chase & Co. to consider
> options
> for the Chrysler group, the Detroit News reported this afternoon.
>
> In a report on its Web site, the newspaper quoted unidentified
> company
> sources as saying the automaker had hired the investment bank.
>
> No mention of Jeep...
real return of the SWB Bronco...
But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too. Neither one of them is in the
financial position to buy Chrysler, so I take these reports with a liberal
grain of salt.
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:45d3d21a$0$28166$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>I ran across this...
>
> Report: GM in talks to buy Chrysler
>
> Dale Jewett | | Automotive News / February 14, 2007 - 4:39 pm
>
>
>
>
>
> DaimlerChrysler is reportedly talking with General Motors about the
> possibility of GM's buying the Chrysler group, according to the German
> magazine Manager Magazin.
>
> The magazine cited company sources as saying the talks were in full
> swing but still at an early stage.
>
> The report came today as DaimlerChrysler AG said it was open to all
> options for the Chrysler group. Chrysler today unveiled a restructuring
> plan
> as it posted a $1.47 billion loss for 2006. That plan calls for cutting
> 13,000 jobs in the United States and Canada by 2009.
>
> DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche declined to comment on the
> report.
>
> "I cannot and will not go into any further details," Zetsche told
> reporters in Detroit, where he announced the automaker's 2006 results.
>
> A GM spokeswoman also declined to comment on the report.
>
> DaimlerChrysler has retained JPMorgan Chase & Co. to consider
> options
> for the Chrysler group, the Detroit News reported this afternoon.
>
> In a report on its Web site, the newspaper quoted unidentified
> company
> sources as saying the automaker had hired the investment bank.
>
> No mention of Jeep...
02-15-2007, 05:32 AM
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Re: D-C might become just D and C
ABC this morning said GM is look into acquiring Chrysler and combining
their design facilities.
Coasty
"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...kmg&refer=home
>
> Selected highlights:
>
> <q> DaimlerChrysler AG may sell or seek partners for its unprofitable
> Chrysler division, abandoning its vision of building a successful carmaker
> that sold luxury Mercedes-Benz sedans as well as Dodge pickup trucks.</q>
>
> <q>``We want to ensure that the core of Daimler can be protected from a
> possible financial downwards spiral at Chrysler,'</q>
>
> <q> Renault and Nissan may be a possible partner for Chrysler, </q>
>
> <q> Former Chief Executive Schrempp was heckled at most of the annual
> meetings by investors who demanded he sell the division.</q>
>
> <q> DaimlerChrysler is in talks with General Motors to sell Chrysler to
> the world's largest carmaker, Manager Magazine reported, citing
> unidentified company sources. The talks are at ``an early stage,'' it
> said. </q>
>
>
>
> --
> "We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
> that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
> Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.
>
their design facilities.
Coasty
"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.NEB.4.64.0702141652560.2921@panix2.panix .com...
>
>
> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...kmg&refer=home
>
> Selected highlights:
>
> <q> DaimlerChrysler AG may sell or seek partners for its unprofitable
> Chrysler division, abandoning its vision of building a successful carmaker
> that sold luxury Mercedes-Benz sedans as well as Dodge pickup trucks.</q>
>
> <q>``We want to ensure that the core of Daimler can be protected from a
> possible financial downwards spiral at Chrysler,'</q>
>
> <q> Renault and Nissan may be a possible partner for Chrysler, </q>
>
> <q> Former Chief Executive Schrempp was heckled at most of the annual
> meetings by investors who demanded he sell the division.</q>
>
> <q> DaimlerChrysler is in talks with General Motors to sell Chrysler to
> the world's largest carmaker, Manager Magazine reported, citing
> unidentified company sources. The talks are at ``an early stage,'' it
> said. </q>
>
>
>
> --
> "We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
> that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
> Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.
>