Chrysler , An American Automotive Icon

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was owned by Mercedes ... now Fiat...??????
and many owners had 7 year, 70,000 miles warranty. and was #### into the trash


almost as bad as.. Volvo ... owned by a China company
well Volvo Family was able to keep there museum

Me Again wrote:
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A television program on decades about Walter P Chrysler. How he went from railroads to being vice president of GM in charge of Buick division. Then buying Willies Overland and Maxwell to form Chrysler. Lot of information.

Chuck_thehammer wrote:


almost as bad as.. Volvo ... owned by a China company
well Volvo Family was able to keep there museum

I always wanted a Volvo wagon as a daily driver. It was depressing that Ford couldn't find a better buyer for Volvo than Geely. I guess it was a sign of the economy at the time.

jtallon wrote:

Chuck_thehammer wrote:


almost as bad as.. Volvo ... owned by a China company
well Volvo Family was able to keep there museum

I always wanted a Volvo wagon as a daily driver. It was depressing that Ford couldn't find a better buyer for Volvo than Geely. I guess it was a sign of the economy at the time.

What's the matter with Volvo? Still very good cars as far as I can see. Sometimes these things turn out very well. Jaguar/ Land Rover has never been stronger since they were taken over by Tata. Sometimes Asian companies put more value on these iconic names than westerners.

wilber1 wrote:

What's the matter with Volvo? Still very good cars as far as I can see. Sometimes these things turn out very well. Jaguar/ Land Rover has never been stronger since they were taken over by Tata. Sometimes Asian companies put more value on these iconic names than westerners.

With hindsight, Volvo seems to be holding up well, and they have a lot of new models coming out over the next few years. So the investment is there. Hopefully the new models shine.

It wasn't so clear at the time of the deal, though. The Jaguar deal was still an unknown result, and we were also watching the sale attempts and eventual death of Saab.

I liked the quirky character of Saabs, so it wasn't hard back then to imagine a similar fate for Volvo when the sale to Geely was announced, or maybe a line of Geely cars with Volvo badges.

Sorry for the topic derail. Back to Chrysler.

I always liked Saabs as well. I was seriously considering one not long before GM pulled the pin. Glad I didn't buy it now.

I bet Lee is pizzed what happened to the Chrysler corporation

FishOnOne wrote:
I bet Lee is pizzed what happened to the Chrysler corporation

Definitely just when Daimler owned it!

dodge guy wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
I bet Lee is pizzed what happened to the Chrysler corporation

Definitely just when Daimler owned it!

I would include cerebus since they were lost and didn't know how to manage the company and now with fiat they are no longer an American company