D-C's Current Management is Hellbent on...
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D-C's Current Management is Hellbent on...
...diluting the Mercedes brand as evidenced by the following excerpt from an article appearing on page 2 of the September 9, 2002, issue of "AutoWeek" about Chrysler's upcoming new model, the Crossfire, that will begin production in January 2003 in Germany and be built entirely by Karmann:
'Crossfire in the Crosshairs'
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"The resemblance [of the Chrysler Crossfire] to Mercedes is no coincidence: Crossfire borrows nearly 40 percent of its parts from Chrysler's German partner, including a 215-hp 3.2 liter V6 linked to a six speed manual or five-speed automatic transmission."
My first prediction, ladies and gentlemen, is that this is the crack in a door that D-C management will open wider to Chrysler in the immediate future in order to jack-up short-term profits (and their bonuses) at D-C. My second prediction is that within three years we'll be seeing Mercedes re-skinned as Chryslers and vice versa. (The very thought of THAT makes me want to puke.) And my third prediction is: if/when Cadillac and/or Lincoln get their styling acts together, within 7-10 years they will blow D-C out of the water.
'Crossfire in the Crosshairs'
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"The resemblance [of the Chrysler Crossfire] to Mercedes is no coincidence: Crossfire borrows nearly 40 percent of its parts from Chrysler's German partner, including a 215-hp 3.2 liter V6 linked to a six speed manual or five-speed automatic transmission."
My first prediction, ladies and gentlemen, is that this is the crack in a door that D-C management will open wider to Chrysler in the immediate future in order to jack-up short-term profits (and their bonuses) at D-C. My second prediction is that within three years we'll be seeing Mercedes re-skinned as Chryslers and vice versa. (The very thought of THAT makes me want to puke.) And my third prediction is: if/when Cadillac and/or Lincoln get their styling acts together, within 7-10 years they will blow D-C out of the water.
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I don't think that by using MB parts in a Chrysler that they are necessarily "diluting" the MB brand. I think by doing so, they may be strengthening the Chrysler brand. Now if they were using Chrysler parts in MBs, that would be different.
Ford is using Ford parts in the production of the Jaguar. I feel that this dilutes the Jaguar image.
I hope that you are wrong about MBs relabeled as Chrysler, for that would hurt some of the exclusivity of having a MB. However, it would not surprise me if this did indeed happen. It seems to work for the japanese brands.
Ford is using Ford parts in the production of the Jaguar. I feel that this dilutes the Jaguar image.
I hope that you are wrong about MBs relabeled as Chrysler, for that would hurt some of the exclusivity of having a MB. However, it would not surprise me if this did indeed happen. It seems to work for the japanese brands.
