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Chrysler rolls out SUV after government scolding
Yahoo Finance News ^ | 04/08/09 | Dan Strumpf

Posted on 04/08/2009 6:35:53 AM PDT by Sig Sauer P220

NEW YORK (AP) -- It sounds crazy: Just a week after the White House scolded Chrysler LLC for relying too much on gas guzzlers, the company is heading to a marquee auto show Wednesday to unveil a new SUV. Chrysler insists the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which clocks in at 20 mpg in its two-wheel-drive version and 19 in four-wheel-drive, is a crowd favorite and a crucial part of its lineup.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: automakers; chrysler; fubo; jeep; lemonadestand; suv
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1 posted on 04/08/2009 6:35:53 AM PDT by Sig Sauer P220
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To: Sig Sauer P220

Heaven forbid they should give the people what they want.


2 posted on 04/08/2009 6:37:55 AM PDT by kempster
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To: Sig Sauer P220
NEW YORK (AP) -- It sounds crazy: Just a week after the White House scolded Chrysler LLC for relying too much on gas guzzlers, the company is heading to a marquee auto show Wednesday to unveil a new SUV.

OK why did Chrysler develop this SUV after being scolded by the Dark Lord?

3 posted on 04/08/2009 6:38:54 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy ( As for a future life, every man must judge for himself between conflicting vague probabilities. - D)
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To: kempster

They can rip my Jeep Commander from my cold, dead hands.


4 posted on 04/08/2009 6:39:07 AM PDT by BigBlueJon ("And shepherds we shall be....For Thee, my Lord, for Thee....")
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To: Sig Sauer P220

Oh, God forbid — they might actually SELL it and make some (Oh! The humanity!!!) MONEY!!!


5 posted on 04/08/2009 6:40:11 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Meanwhile, the sheeple graze mindlessly while awaiting slaughter at Hope and Change Ranch)
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To: Sig Sauer P220
Just a week after the White House scolded Chrysler LLC for relying too much on gas guzzlers, the company is heading to a marquee auto show Wednesday to unveil a new SUV

What else is the Jeep unit supposed to produce?

6 posted on 04/08/2009 6:41:01 AM PDT by Poison Pill (Help, I've voted Republican and I can't get up!)
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To: Sig Sauer P220
It takes years for a car to go from a marketing idea to a physical product.

This SUV has been in the works for years.

What are they supposed to do? Throw their investment in the toilet, like the government does?

7 posted on 04/08/2009 6:41:56 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Only after disaster can we be resurrected." -- Tyler Durden)
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To: Sig Sauer P220

Doesn’t sound crazy at all. What sounds crazy is constantly making hybrid econoboxes that hardly anyone wants.


8 posted on 04/08/2009 6:41:58 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: Oztrich Boy

They probably already had it in the pipeline, and it was too late to roll it back by the time the Scolder-in-Chief threw his tantrum. Since it was a done deal anyway, why not bring it out and try to make some money?

H**l, if they keep this up, I might re-consider my vow never to buy Detroit cars again.


9 posted on 04/08/2009 6:42:55 AM PDT by ForeignDude
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To: Oztrich Boy

Development goes long before any of this nonsense came up. Alot longer than the “just think it and it will be so” crowd in DC thinks (see my taglines).


10 posted on 04/08/2009 6:43:21 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: Sig Sauer P220

People give Zero too much credit for power. Tell him to go pound sand then let the public give him grief when he tries his bully tactics.


11 posted on 04/08/2009 6:43:51 AM PDT by CodeToad (Anyone wanting the government to take over medical care should stand in line at the post office)
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To: Sig Sauer P220

Screw DC! I say IN YOUR FACE!


12 posted on 04/08/2009 6:45:07 AM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: Sig Sauer P220

I sure hope somebody keeps the Jeep line alive after Chrysler goes under. I also hope somebody keeps the Chevy truck line afloat also. I’ve go an ‘07 Silverado, a ‘76 CJ5 and a ‘94 Cherokee.


13 posted on 04/08/2009 6:45:08 AM PDT by umgud (I'm really happy I wasn't aborted)
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To: Sig Sauer P220

You can’t get three bulky child-safety seats in a Toyota Camry. Perhaps BO will mandate that no family can have more than two children.
The car companies have been through this before during Carter’s abysmal administration, when they built small cars that no one wanted. Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting a different result.


14 posted on 04/08/2009 6:45:20 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: Sig Sauer P220

“It sounds crazy: Just a week after the White House scolded Chrysler LLC for relying too much on gas guzzlers, the company is heading to a marquee auto show Wednesday to unveil a new SUV.”

No AP! It’s not crazy for a private company to decide the type of product it sells. What is crazy is that the government is “scolding” private companies. And what is scary is that an increasing number of the population believes that this is within the govt’s purview.


15 posted on 04/08/2009 6:46:01 AM PDT by almcbean
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To: Sig Sauer P220

Actually 20 mpg is pretty good for an SUV. Xterras and fancy 4Runners don’t get that.


16 posted on 04/08/2009 6:46:17 AM PDT by Seruzawa (Obamalama lied, the republic died.)
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To: ScottinVA

Jeeps are the most unique line made by Chrysler.

But, admittedly, the Cherokee versions are not unique compared to other SUVs.


17 posted on 04/08/2009 6:46:19 AM PDT by Aroostook25
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To: Sig Sauer P220

The Jeep Grand Cherokee isn’t new. It is a staple of American culture and image. God forbid Big Brother makes America abandon the Jeep.


18 posted on 04/08/2009 6:47:47 AM PDT by mnehring
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I own two Jeeps: A Liberty and a Grand Cherokee Loredo. Both get around 19 mpg...but neither have ever left me stranded despite snowy winters and muddy springs and autumns. I wouldn't be caught dead in a clown car (Smart Car) or small hybrid the gubmint wants me to drive because that's exactly how I would end up if I ever got in a collision with one of the heavy pickups and 18-wheelers the predominate the highways around my Va. hinterland.
19 posted on 04/08/2009 6:48:22 AM PDT by meandog (The only "Bush" sounding surname worth a damn belongs to NASCAR's Kurt&Kyle Busch--not GEORGE!)
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To: kempster

I have this nice big Dodge Ram 1500 with a Hemi engine and 20 Inch Wheels. After I bought it, I put a twin pipe Flowmaster on it. Linex Liner, Fiberglass Bed Cover, Chrome Step Rails, Chrome Bug Shield and Eyebrows, Chrome Wheel Rims and a chrome Brush Guard. I probably get 13 MPG or 14 at best. You couldn’t get me to trade this for any vehicle that gets 35-50 MPG. If I ever sell it, it probably will be to get another later model one or perhaps a Tundra with similar equipment. Who wants to drive around in a tiny little car? It’s kind of like everytime I see someone driving a PT Cruise, I imagine the driver to be a liberal and most likely a card carrying member of the Teachers Union.


20 posted on 04/08/2009 6:48:32 AM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy (tHE)
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