Comments on: Out of the frying pan http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2008/08/21/out-of-the-frying-pan/ Chrysler, car, and other discussions by Allpar contributors Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: squat http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2008/08/21/out-of-the-frying-pan/comment-page-1/#comment-76567 squat Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:51:17 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/?p=378#comment-76567 Very true Dave. Seems like they couldn't get rid of chrysler fast enough. I hope the other automakers file Diamler's actions under the 'do not follow' category when dealing with your own business units. Very true Dave. Seems like they couldn’t get rid of chrysler fast enough. I hope the other automakers file Diamler’s actions under the ‘do not follow’ category when dealing with your own business units.

]]> By: DaveAdmin http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2008/08/21/out-of-the-frying-pan/comment-page-1/#comment-76566 DaveAdmin Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:57:35 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/?p=378#comment-76566 Daimler even bad-mouthed Chrysler while trying to sell it, though that might have been to scare off "the wrong investors" (those who wouldn't play ball by keeping Daimler's overpriced parts and shared-platform stuff) -- keeping in mind that their doing that is JUST MY SPECULATION. Kerkorian would probably have been the best, overall... I don't love him but he wouldn't have inflicted Campi and that like on us. Daimler even bad-mouthed Chrysler while trying to sell it, though that might have been to scare off “the wrong investors” (those who wouldn’t play ball by keeping Daimler’s overpriced parts and shared-platform stuff) — keeping in mind that their doing that is JUST MY SPECULATION.

Kerkorian would probably have been the best, overall… I don’t love him but he wouldn’t have inflicted Campi and that like on us.

]]> By: squat http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2008/08/21/out-of-the-frying-pan/comment-page-1/#comment-76565 squat Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:59:25 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/?p=378#comment-76565 I have to agree Dave. It seemed that Daimler took every opportunity to bad mouth Chrysler like a red headed step child. I don't know if this was a defense mechanism to assert superiority (Chrysler did pretty much bail out mercedes when Diamler bought Chrysler) or if they just generally didn't like the way american's did things. Either way, under cerberus I've only ever heard positive things about chrysler. Though if I wanted to sell off an asset I'd say nice things about it too :) I have to agree Dave. It seemed that Daimler took every opportunity to bad mouth Chrysler like a red headed step child. I don’t know if this was a defense mechanism to assert superiority (Chrysler did pretty much bail out mercedes when Diamler bought Chrysler) or if they just generally didn’t like the way american’s did things. Either way, under cerberus I’ve only ever heard positive things about chrysler. Though if I wanted to sell off an asset I’d say nice things about it too :)

]]> By: DaveAdmin http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2008/08/21/out-of-the-frying-pan/comment-page-1/#comment-76562 DaveAdmin Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:15:21 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/?p=378#comment-76562 Good thing a lot of that is over now. That said, when every action is accompanied by "Only Private Equity Could Do This," when Chrysler moved just as fast (if not faster) in the 1990s... I mean, they invoke the "unique" properties of "private" ownership (if you can call it that -- it's not quite what Ayn Rand had in mind, I suspect) for things like selling a factory, which I recall lots of corporations doing... We're certainly better off than under Schrempp; but sometimes, with Campi and Nardelli's very mixed signals, I'm not so sure we're better off than under Zetsche. On the lighter side, the new owners NEVER bad-mouth Chrysler. Ever. That's certainly a bonus. Good thing a lot of that is over now. That said, when every action is accompanied by “Only Private Equity Could Do This,” when Chrysler moved just as fast (if not faster) in the 1990s… I mean, they invoke the “unique” properties of “private” ownership (if you can call it that — it’s not quite what Ayn Rand had in mind, I suspect) for things like selling a factory, which I recall lots of corporations doing…

We’re certainly better off than under Schrempp; but sometimes, with Campi and Nardelli’s very mixed signals, I’m not so sure we’re better off than under Zetsche. On the lighter side, the new owners NEVER bad-mouth Chrysler. Ever. That’s certainly a bonus.

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