It doesn't Look good for Chrysler

An article today on the MSNBC site just made me laugh.

HOUSTON - The stalwart. The bargain-hunter. The skeptic.
As Chrysler dealers across America try to sell vehicles with the auto manufacturer in bankruptcy, they're meeting different types of customers: loyalists who aren't fazed by the troubles, those simply seeking the best deal in a bad economy, and some who are
willing to look, but aren't sold on the company's prospects...
Chrysler, the nation's third-largest automaker behind General Motors and Ford, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday after months of surviving on government loans. The company hopes to emerge in as little as 30 days, allied with Italian automaker Fiat to build leaner, cleaner cars....
For some, a good deal on a new car trumped the possibility that Chrysler may not survive. Rebecca Jeffries wasn't even looking to buy when she went for an oil change Friday at Day's Baum Boulevard Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep in Pittsburgh The 66-year-old computer-company clerk has always loved the looks of Chrysler's Crossfire convertible, but the $40,000-plus tab was out of her price range. Not these days. When a sales representative made her a deal for $27,900...
Not everyone is so optimistic, and that's not surprising given the state of the automotive industry. Overall U.S. auto sales fell 34
percent in April from a year earlier, and Chrysler had the worst showing among Detroit's Big Three, down 48 percent...
Chrysler's roughly 3,200 dealers are trying to remain upbeat and talk the company line, but uncertainty lingers. For one thing, not everyone is going to keep their franchises and details on how the reorganized company will look have yet to emerge. (MSNBC)

Its about damn time they forced these crappy run companies into bankruptcy. Only problem is nobody wants a Damn Chrysler. I find it funny that the article mentions Chrysler Loyalist. Maybe I live in the wrong part of the country to understand that, but I have never met a person that will only buy a Chrysler. if that was the case there choice would be. The 300, Sebring, Sebring Convertible, and the Town & Country. Not many nice choices. I have met people that will only purchase Fords, Chevrolet's, or Dodges but not Chrysler. No i am not considering Dodge a Chrysler. Different plant, different logo, a subsidiary but otherwise independent. In fact the only reason Chrysler hasn't gone down the drain years ago is due to the Jeep and Dodge loyalist who I imagine if you asked them would not buy a Chrysler.
The Rebbeca Jefferies story is hilarious that the vehicle she wanted and bought is no longer made by Chrysler, and has a Mercedes Benz engine in it instead of the shitty Chrysler motor. One of the successes out of the failed Daimler-Chrysler partnership that ended a couple years ago after Daimler realized that Chrysler added nothing to the partnership. Why is there a need for 3,200 Dealerships, what is the purpose. No wonder why cars cost so much, it is to cover the cost of having to many dealerships. That's approx. 65 dealerships per state, not including Alaska because I assume there might be 2 dealerships up there. Outside of other large states California and Texas, where can 65 dealerships fit? Hopefully that is part of the bankruptcy, the world could always use less car salesman. To any Salesman I offended......GOOD. Your success is contingent on lying to people.

Wish Farewell to Chrysler

"It's like...an open book test...writing an essay where each automaker's allowed to bring whatever books they wanted with them into the test. Chrysler brought crayons and a coloring book."

The Big 3 auto makers are mighty optomestic about their sales the next couple of years. [Jalopnik]

Fords Plan

GM's Plan

Chrysler

Damn the big 3

Ford, GM, & Chrysler are losers.
The are good at Loosing jobs
They are good at Losing their damn minds.



Why would anyone buy this vehicle if you aren't a Government organization like the FBI? Edmund's.com describes the Ford Excursion as

The Ford Excursion followed in this tradition. This full-size SUV was manufactured between 2000 and 2005, and holds the distinction of being the longest and heaviest sport-utility vehicle ever produced. With seating for up to nine passengers.

9 Passengers? How many families are that size anymore. In the 50's 60's and part of the 70's it was not completely out of the ordinary to see a family of 5 or 6 but 9 is just ridiculous. What is the purpose of 9 passengers, why not just rent a Winnebago if you want to go a trip. But the thought that it was necessary to build such a big vehicle in mass production is just crazy. It highlights are arrogance as a population and the arrogance of the big 3. If We will build it they will buy it. It is not just the big 3 who are involved in feeding on this consumer driven culture, pun intended. All of the automakers have a ridiculous vehicle:

Toyota Sequoia: Seats 8


What is the sense of these big ass vehicles, of course they are fun to drive and makes little people feel protected on the road. You can accomplish the same thing by buying a Tank, and you would get about the same gas mileage as driving these behemoths.

The current state of the U.S. auto market is horrible due to unrealistic expectations and bad leadership. When the Unions forced a renegotiation of their contracts last summer the leadership didn't think about the future of the American Auto Economy. It wasn't a secret that sales & Demand where down. Yet the Unions asked for guarantees to keep the factories of the big energy wasting vehicles open in Detroit. The understanding is there that the Union leaders were looking to secure jobs in a state that is already wasting away. This was their one chance to demonstrate the Vision and get the upper hand on negotiations yet they failed. Just like the industry. This was the Union chance to truly do what is best for workers. Within negotiations they could have asked for many more things that makes sense except the dumb things they agreed to:

assisted their contracts last year
1. 2 new factories equip ed to create "Green Friendly cars"
a. One of those new factories be in Detroit Michigan
b. Another factory to be built in an economically viable area(Not Michigan or the rust belt)
2. Discontinue the creation of large SUV's that are not economically viable
a. If there is no demand why are they creating these super vehicles
b. Has anyone seen a truck lot lately, they have plenty

This is what they agreed to, keep in mind how long can they keep these agreements with a 120 year old business model.

1. Company commitments to invest in new products for its existing U.S. facilities, as well as a moratorium on plant closings.

2.The UAW also was able to secure a commitment to hire 3,000 temporary workers into full-time, traditional employment.

How are they going to keep these commitments to the unions. 3000 temporary JOBS haha, what is UAW going to do if GM doesn't provide these jobs, LOL Nothing out of nothing is Nothing squared.

Yes we need to give another bailout since this is such an important part of our country. They should only give it on these conditions.
1. Fire all the Leadership at those organizations.
A. UAW
B. GM, Ford, Chrysler
I. Just because the the Ford family shares a name with the company they own
they should not be the defacto owners
2. Force the The big 3(GM, Ford, Chrysler) to release all of those patents they have collected to prevent alternate technology to be used. Those should become owned by the general public and should be able to be used by any engineer or company.

A. GM this month said it lost $4.2 billion in the third quarter and almost $73
billion since the end of 2004.(blogger)
3. The big 3 should get rid of all lobbyist that should save 7 million
4. Agreements with developing car companies to mass produce their vehicles
a. Tesla Motors
b. Studebaker Electric bring it back