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greenrail · 10-11-2008, 11:44 AM

Actually, maybe not a bad Idea.

GM would get the rear drive chassis under the (Charger,Challenger, 300C) which it is sorely lacking and had to kill of because of cash crunch.

GM would get Jeep and could kill off the overblown Gas Hog SUV's (i.e. H2, Commander, etc.) and replace with SUV's people may actually buy. (Lambda Based perhaps?)

As said in some of the other postings, getting the Daimler technologies to push into the overall merged product lines.

Another reason to dump underperforming brand names (i.e. Pontiac, GMC, and Saturn).

Many possibilities here.

Also, the idea of being able to dump GMAC completely during this crunch may not be too bad either.

Obviously some very long lived brands would end up falling by the wayside. But, that is the very nature of progress.

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greenrail 2.4 Liter SIDI ECOTEC Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Illinois Drives: 1998 Camaro SS Convertible Posts: 164	Re: Breaking: GM and CHRYSLER Hold Preliminary Merger Talks Actually, maybe not a bad Idea. GM would get the rear drive chassis under the (Charger,Challenger, 300C) which it is sorely lacking and had to kill of because of cash crunch. GM would get Jeep and could kill off the overblown Gas Hog SUV's (i.e. H2, Commander, etc.) and replace with SUV's people may actually buy. (Lambda Based perhaps?) As said in some of the other postings, getting the Daimler technologies to push into the overall merged product lines. Another reason to dump underperforming brand names (i.e. Pontiac, GMC, and Saturn). Many possibilities here. Also, the idea of being able to dump GMAC completely during this crunch may not be too bad either. Obviously some very long lived brands would end up falling by the wayside. But, that is the very nature of progress.