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srd275 · 10-12-2008, 07:02 AM

I have one word for GM on this "Merger".

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. Chrysler doesn't offer GM products that GM doesn't already have (with the exception of a mini van that GM moved away from).

2. Chrysler has a dealer network way larger than GM.

3. GMAC is going to be selling off its toxic debt to the federal goverment soon. Gm needs something outside of cars over the long term.

4. GM would have to kill other brands that would make the killing of Oldsmobile seem cheap, but would no doubt alienate customers who like GMC or Pontiac. (I have had a Dodge Pickup a few years ago, frankly I prefer my wifes Yukon by a wide margin).

5. Chrysler has same debt problems with unions and pensions that GM does. GM does not need the liablity.

6. By doing this you will sink both companies into bankrupcty, and not just one Chrysler.

Chrysler is not going to make it. It is sinking. If Gm tries to save it it will sink too.

Chrysler needs to merge with someone else. A foreign base firm that can bring to it products that it doesing have. That will be tough in this economy.

10-12-2008, 07:02 AM	#14 (permalink)
srd275 1.4 Liter Turbocharged ECOTEC Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 89	Re: GM + Chrysler: What it may look like post-merger I have one word for GM on this "Merger". NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1. Chrysler doesn't offer GM products that GM doesn't already have (with the exception of a mini van that GM moved away from). 2. Chrysler has a dealer network way larger than GM. 3. GMAC is going to be selling off its toxic debt to the federal goverment soon. Gm needs something outside of cars over the long term. 4. GM would have to kill other brands that would make the killing of Oldsmobile seem cheap, but would no doubt alienate customers who like GMC or Pontiac. (I have had a Dodge Pickup a few years ago, frankly I prefer my wifes Yukon by a wide margin). 5. Chrysler has same debt problems with unions and pensions that GM does. GM does not need the liablity. 6. By doing this you will sink both companies into bankrupcty, and not just one Chrysler. Chrysler is not going to make it. It is sinking. If Gm tries to save it it will sink too. Chrysler needs to merge with someone else. A foreign base firm that can bring to it products that it doesing have. That will be tough in this economy. Last edited by srd275 : 10-12-2008 at 07:13 AM.