However, as a Mercedes owner since 1982, I feel the deal can have nothing but a
positive effect on the quality of the products from Chrysler, including the
Jeeps. I've owned Chrysler and Daimler-Benz products, and there's no
comparison on quality and engineering.
Bill von Zehle
Ridgefield, CT USA
'53 M42
Todd Paisley wrote:
> >>>So what's so special about Jeeps? The Germans went shopping for our
> >>Land Rover factory ages ago... ;-)
> >>
> >>And Rolls-Royce. . . . . . . . .
> >
> >Ok, it took more than 50 years, but now we got you...
>
> Because your manufacturers are incapable of producing viable vehicles?
>
> The Chrysler/Daimler-Benz agreement was a merger with 50/50 control. (The 12
> member board comprises of 6 members from both Chrysler and Daimler.) One
> could make the argument that Chrysler took Daimler over using the logic
> displayed here. (Especially since Daimler was worried that the deal would
> have been considered a takeover by Chrysler by their regulations if less
> than 90 percent of the shareholders of Daimler approved the deal.) I'm glad
> that a U.S. company owns Mercedes now.... ;)
>
> Todd Paisley
>
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