Lutz: One of Big 3 will die, but not us

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Mar 8, 2007 | 12:21 PM

Zastava_101

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Lutz: One of Big 3 will die, but not us

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Mar 8, 2007 | 02:47 PM

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Yeah, like he's gonna say that his company is the one that's going down.

Mar 8, 2007 | 04:37 PM

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I'm pretty sure Ford will be ok.

At least I hope so.

Mar 9, 2007 | 04:15 AM

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I think he clearly hints at Chrysler as being "one of Detroit's Big 3 dying off in the not-too-distant future":

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Rather than talking about a GM/Chrysler deal, Lutz discussed the breakdown in the Renault-Nissan talks. "Generically, synergies are easier to get in the same geography than across geographies," he said. "That was the problem with Renault-Nissan. What sane auto company would sign up for that?"

Would the end of the Daimler-Chrysler cooperation mean the end on Chrysler altogether? Maybe we'll see.

Mar 9, 2007 | 09:42 AM

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Chrysler seems to be the one that is in the worst position currently, especially if Daimler separates from them.

Ironically, when Mercedes was financial trouble a few years ago they used Chrysler money to help them along. Now that Chrysler's in trouble, it's time to dump them. Merger of equals huh?

Mar 9, 2007 | 09:50 AM

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Maby not die, but assimilated, with Chrysler or Ford most likely to become part of the Borg.

Mar 9, 2007 | 05:46 PM

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Talk about salt in the wound, Chrysler annonced a 500,000 unit recall involving Dodge Durangos and Jeep Liberties today. Fire risk concerning under dash wiring.
Also, some 11,000 '08 Avengers for door latches.

Mar 9, 2007 | 10:04 PM

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IMHO, Chrysler is dead already. The writing is on the wall.

But if Ford doesn't get its act together soon - and I mean REALLY soon - they might be next. When you mortage the farm in order to keep operating the farm, you're in deep ka-ka.