Posted on 05/30/2018 2:53:18 PM PDT by tcrlaf
Swirling rumors suggest that one of America's oldest remaining automakers could be on the chopping block.
Sergio Marchionne will hold an investor's meeting in Italy on Friday, June 1, in Balocco, Italy, where the CEO will possibly kill one the corporation's most historic brands. FCA specialist Larry P. Vellequette of Automotive News reports that "a source told a European colleague" that Marchionne would declare the end of the Chrysler brand in the speech to investors.
In addition, Marchionne could detail plans to pull Fiat out of the United States and China, according to Automotive News. The brand would re-focus on building vehicles for Europe, Brazil, and emerging markets.
FCA's big strategic pivot would free up money to invest even more into Jeep, which is already the corporation's most profitable division. Among the new products reportedly on the way, there would be an even smaller SUV below the Renegade and the luxurious Grand Wagoneer for challenging the upper end of the segment.
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I was in a parts place some time back getting some miscellaneous electric stuff for my Willys.
Somehow, jeep came up. The guy at the counter told me someone is always working jeep electrical systems.
Some things never change.
Jeep and electrical quality never went in the same sentence.
Nope, not even close.
1) Consumer Reports is written by homos.
2) Irono-ronically, the Wranglers in all their iterations have a pretty hight resale value, especially the straight six which was a solid, and easy to work on motor.
3) Full disclosure: I still own a couple, but I drive a Toyota truck for daily duty. I'm nostalgic, but no a complete retard.
200 as well. It’s pretty forgettable.
Mercury was Ford.
Chevy was GM.
Wasn’t DeSoto a Chrysler brand?
LOL, I had to look that one up.
Seen the new Wrangler?
Jeep already died.
And its a damn good looking car.My wife bought a 2018 gt convertible(red) and that thing just gets better looking all the time and talk about fast.Ford has a winner with that car.
Yep, DeSoto was a Chrysler division.
I saw a program one time about famous automotive advertising campaigns - "See the USA in your Chevrolet", "Ford has a better idea", etc. At one point, they interviewed one of the guys involved in the ad campaign for the Cordoba. He admitted that none of them had any idea what "fine Corinthian leather" was, as opposed to any other kind of leather. They just made it up because it made the car sound more luxurious.
Chrysler has gone to "L".
;)
The PT Cruiser was the only car introduced during Mercedes brief interlude with Chrysler. They enforced strict quality control and it was a decent little car. The fit and finish was good as well—slamming a door would break your ear drums. We drove one for 300k without any major issues.
I own the old Jeep Cherokee and still have it. I swear it still has the engine light on and driven it a further 8 years with that light on. Amazing.
Sure thing, just as soon as premium gasoline drops back down to 22 cents per gallon...
Put deadpool in charge of Chrysler
In case y’all didn’t notice, that’s an Imperial. I.e., Chrysler.
Not that DeSoto didn’t have its similar models.
Pppfffft.
I would. Definitely.
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