Am I way off base here?
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05-09-2009, 06:25 PM
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05-09-2009, 07:13 PM
he doesnt know the details, but from what hes heard around the HQ, the pacifica is one of the models that fiat thinks could do well overseas...along with the nitro, which is another US flop...i guess that we will find out.
i made the comment to him (not thinking of the delicacy of his job) "we plan to buy a ram in the next six months so long as there is still a ram to buy. he laughed and told me that he thinks that chrysler will come out of this "just fine once its all settled down ". he works in product testing and while the plants are closed, his division has been busy testing new engines still...including some fiat motors.
i made the comment to him (not thinking of the delicacy of his job) "we plan to buy a ram in the next six months so long as there is still a ram to buy. he laughed and told me that he thinks that chrysler will come out of this "just fine once its all settled down ". he works in product testing and while the plants are closed, his division has been busy testing new engines still...including some fiat motors.
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05-09-2009, 07:58 PM
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05-10-2009, 08:26 PM
Though I'm not particularly optomistic over the whole Fiat deal, I do think they will be careful in axing too many vehicle too quickly. As Badstrat said, what sells in the U.S. is quite different than what they are used to. I'm guessing (really guessing) that the Challenger, Charger & Ram line up will be carefully reviewed before anything happens.
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05-11-2009, 06:59 PM
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I'm not overly optimistic about the Fiat deal. I don't see why a foreign company buying into a market they've already failed in will know what to do to succeed. Especially when you consider the last foreign company to buy in had some ideas how to work in the U.S. market.
To reply to the initial post...I'd be livid if my truck was on an assembly line while the government gives them billions. That's the type of thing that would make me never want to deal with that company again.
As recently as Sunday I went out to look at a new Ram on the lot, but with the current company climate, have a feeling my 01 is the last Ram I'll ever own.
To reply to the initial post...I'd be livid if my truck was on an assembly line while the government gives them billions. That's the type of thing that would make me never want to deal with that company again.
As recently as Sunday I went out to look at a new Ram on the lot, but with the current company climate, have a feeling my 01 is the last Ram I'll ever own.
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05-25-2009, 10:16 AM
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As some know I had a truck on order. It made the assembly line but did not make it out the door before shutdown. Will the truck ever get completed? No one knows. Could get completed, could get destroyed, but that is not my point of this post.
My point is Chrysler left customer ordered vehciles incomplete, which for all intensive purposes were sold. They then went to our government as asked for billions of dollars.
How does that make you feel? Obviously I am biased as it impacted my new truck, but for those that did not have one on order, does it upset you that Chrysler left money on the table then went limping to the government? Granted, it would not have stopped the inevitable, but they would have been a little better off.
Some numbers... Lets say there are 2000 customer orders (There is probably more than that) and the average MSRP is 30K. That would have been 60 million in sales. Trust me, this is a very low number. I know of several guys waiting on 100+K ACR Vipers.
My point is Chrysler left customer ordered vehciles incomplete, which for all intensive purposes were sold. They then went to our government as asked for billions of dollars.
How does that make you feel? Obviously I am biased as it impacted my new truck, but for those that did not have one on order, does it upset you that Chrysler left money on the table then went limping to the government? Granted, it would not have stopped the inevitable, but they would have been a little better off.
Some numbers... Lets say there are 2000 customer orders (There is probably more than that) and the average MSRP is 30K. That would have been 60 million in sales. Trust me, this is a very low number. I know of several guys waiting on 100+K ACR Vipers.
The real problem is we didn't shut ourselves down. The suppliers did. They will not ship parts during the bankrupcy for fear of not getting paid. Unless you ordered a rambox ram it will most likely be built at warren truck. I would try to find out but I am turning in my buyout papers tom. With only 9 years I don't think I will survive this mess.
Joe
