what if chrysler and GM merge ?

renovation · 10-10-2008, 09:36 PM

DETROIT — General Motors is in preliminary talks about a possible merger with Chrysler, a deal that could drastically remake the landscape of the auto industry by reducing the Big Three of Detroit automakers to the Big Two. and it looks like there a 50/50 chance it could happen .
but i personaly think a Ford and Chrysler merger in a better bet .
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/bu...43&oref=slogin

DarkFury · 10-11-2008, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by renovation

but i personaly think a Ford and Chrysler merger in a better bet .

HOW DARE YOU SAY SUCH THINGS!!!!

Go wash your mouth out with gear oil...

LPMiller · 10-11-2008, 07:24 AM

yeah, really Ford and GM would be a better merger. Chrysler is an albatross.

Either way, it's pretty clear the Big 3 won't be the Big 3 for much longer.

DarkFury · 10-11-2008, 10:35 AM

Puts hands over ears and says... "LA LA LA LA LA LA"...

mojo · 10-13-2008, 10:00 AM

woah...ford and gm? that's like dogs and cats sleeping together

then again, we're talking about badass dogs and cats

i actually do like chrysler. albeit i liked them better when there was a plymouth.

johnnymk · 10-14-2008, 08:20 AM

Neither one has anything to offer to the other, except debt.

mojo · 10-14-2008, 10:09 AM

ponies

Jeffbx · 10-15-2008, 06:29 AM

Acquisition I could see working. Merger? Those 2 companies operate pretty differently, and I envision a lot of infighting & bad decisions going on.

renovation · 10-16-2008, 09:49 PM

With G.M. burning through cash and auto sales sinking to historic lows, Mr. Wagoner is pushing hard for a merger with Chrysler — in talks reported in The New York Times a week ago — after testing the waters for a similar deal with the Ford Motor Company.

The fact that Mr. Wagoner is even considering a merger with one of his cross-town rivals illustrates G.M.’s precarious state.

Mr. Wagoner, G.M.’s chief executive since 2000 and the chairman since 2003, has not granted interviews since the Chrysler talks were revealed. But Mr. Wagoner and G.M.’s president, Frederick A. Henderson, are convinced that the automaker is in dire need of the cash, additional revenue and cost savings that a merger could provide, according to several people with knowledge of the talks.

The merger discussions, intended to be private, are gaining momentum as both sides want to reach an agreement within the next two to three weeks, according to people briefed on the discussions.

Financial institutions that hold Chrysler debt, including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, are pressing Cerberus Capital Management, which owns Chrysler, to sell the automaker, these people said.
per the new york times .not sure you get to read this link - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/bu...EXCITE&ei=5043

my question is if there is a merger .will the famed Chrysler Star be above or below the GM tag on cars produced ?

renovation · 10-17-2008, 04:56 PM

local news here is saying that the merger is going to happen and very soon. and if you work for Chrysler your job is the one that will be in Jeopardy!

Jeffbx · 10-20-2008, 10:26 AM

I've heard very similar things - Chrysler will almost certainly take the worst of this:

http://jalopnik.com/5064934/gm+chrys...sler-engineers

10-10-2008, 09:36 PM	#1
renovation Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: by a lake in michigan Posts: 3,680	what if chrysler and GM merge ? DETROIT — General Motors is in preliminary talks about a possible merger with Chrysler, a deal that could drastically remake the landscape of the auto industry by reducing the Big Three of Detroit automakers to the Big Two. and it looks like there a 50/50 chance it could happen . but i personaly think a Ford and Chrysler merger in a better bet . http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/bu...43&oref=slogin __________________ be careful of what you wish for . you may get a ton of junk e-mail ! smile or f-off

10-11-2008, 07:24 AM	#3
LPMiller Chief News Editor & Master of His Domain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,486	yeah, really Ford and GM would be a better merger. Chrysler is an albatross. Either way, it's pretty clear the Big 3 won't be the Big 3 for much longer. __________________ lpmiller Chief News Editor Nobel Prize Nominee Reverend in the Universal Life Church Once Shot A Man For Snoring Too Loud Way Too Lazy To Change His Signature "The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference." - Calvin and Hobbes

10-13-2008, 10:00 AM	#5
mojo Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: about 2 min away Posts: 7,863	woah...ford and gm? that's like dogs and cats sleeping together then again, we're talking about badass dogs and cats i actually do like chrysler. albeit i liked them better when there was a plymouth. __________________ these matches say you're lying

10-16-2008, 09:49 PM	#9
renovation Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: by a lake in michigan Posts: 3,680	With G.M. burning through cash and auto sales sinking to historic lows, Mr. Wagoner is pushing hard for a merger with Chrysler — in talks reported in The New York Times a week ago — after testing the waters for a similar deal with the Ford Motor Company. The fact that Mr. Wagoner is even considering a merger with one of his cross-town rivals illustrates G.M.’s precarious state. Mr. Wagoner, G.M.’s chief executive since 2000 and the chairman since 2003, has not granted interviews since the Chrysler talks were revealed. But Mr. Wagoner and G.M.’s president, Frederick A. Henderson, are convinced that the automaker is in dire need of the cash, additional revenue and cost savings that a merger could provide, according to several people with knowledge of the talks. The merger discussions, intended to be private, are gaining momentum as both sides want to reach an agreement within the next two to three weeks, according to people briefed on the discussions. Financial institutions that hold Chrysler debt, including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, are pressing Cerberus Capital Management, which owns Chrysler, to sell the automaker, these people said. per the new york times .not sure you get to read this link - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/bu...EXCITE&ei=5043 my question is if there is a merger .will the famed Chrysler Star be above or below the GM tag on cars produced ? Last edited by renovation : 10-16-2008 at 09:55 PM.

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10-11-2008, 10:35 AM	#4
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 33,486	Puts hands over ears and says... "LA LA LA LA LA LA"...

10-14-2008, 08:20 AM	#6
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 12,608	Neither one has anything to offer to the other, except debt.

10-14-2008, 10:09 AM	#7
mojo Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: about 2 min away Posts: 7,863	ponies

10-15-2008, 06:29 AM	#8
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 8,542	Acquisition I could see working. Merger? Those 2 companies operate pretty differently, and I envision a lot of infighting & bad decisions going on.

10-17-2008, 04:56 PM	#10
renovation Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: by a lake in michigan Posts: 3,680	local news here is saying that the merger is going to happen and very soon. and if you work for Chrysler your job is the one that will be in Jeopardy!

10-20-2008, 10:26 AM	#11
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 8,542	I've heard very similar things - Chrysler will almost certainly take the worst of this: http://jalopnik.com/5064934/gm+chrys...sler-engineers

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