Just looking at the Jan sales figures. Fiat Chrysler is the only "Domestic" that had increased sales. They were up 8% while GM was down 12% and Ford down 7%. Totyota and Honda didn't do so well either. Then look at the stock market.
I hope I'm wrong, but I fear that their quality and reliability will get them yet again. I'm expecting that this recent sales jump will sadly end up an ugly depreciation experience for the new owners, but I'm rooting for me to be wrong because through the 50's and 60's Chrysler was indeed an exciting innovator in design and drivetrains. I'd like to see them back and strong again.
They lost their vitality in the 1970s, and on top of that made a lot of ill-conceived, energy-draining mergers with some automotive corpses overseas. Iacocca tried to breathe some life into Chrysler but he soon became yet another loose cannon on deck, like most of the CEOs from the Big 3 in the 1980s.
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Just looking at the Jan sales figures. Fiat Chrysler is the only "Domestic" that had increased sales. They were up 8% while GM was down 12% and Ford down 7%. Totyota and Honda didn't do so well either. Then look at the stock market.
Ha, the commentator notes that Bob's voice is shot. Compared to what?
Fiat Chrysler's sales were up in January, unlike most others. January's icy blast felt in Ford, GM showrooms; Fiat Chrysler sales up (Detroit Free Press)
Chrysler now has some competent engineers so we should see some great cars.
For some reason that dude makes me think of the vice principal from "Welcome Back Kotter".
I could sell millions of those things on eBay with a rap like that!
Here is a video that makes you wonder why Chrysler did not do much better. They were innovators in the 1960s.
I hope I'm wrong, but I fear that their quality and reliability will get them yet again. I'm expecting that this recent sales jump will sadly end up an ugly depreciation experience for the new owners, but I'm rooting for me to be wrong because through the 50's and 60's Chrysler was indeed an exciting innovator in design and drivetrains. I'd like to see them back and strong again.
They lost their vitality in the 1970s, and on top of that made a lot of ill-conceived, energy-draining mergers with some automotive corpses overseas. Iacocca tried to breathe some life into Chrysler but he soon became yet another loose cannon on deck, like most of the CEOs from the Big 3 in the 1980s.