Mercedes to Chrysler: Bye Bye!

[Parrotheader]

Originally posted by: RichUK
Isn?t that a bit cheap?

That's what I was thinking too. So YouTube was worth (in Google's eyes anyway) roughly 1/4th what Chrysler was? Scary that Chrysler has fallen that far.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: Parrotheader

Originally posted by: RichUK
Isn?t that a bit cheap?

That's what I was thinking too. So YouTube was worth (in Google's eyes anyway) roughly 1/4th what Chrysler was? Scary that Chrysler has fallen that far.

Sadly, DCX was terribly run in the 90s and so far this century. I'd like to think the seperation will ultimately help both companies. DaimlerBenz may be profitable, but it could easily be more.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
YES! I'll be able to buy a new Jeep someday without sending my money to a company that made Hitler's war possible and profitted directly from genocide.

You're actually sending money to whover owns the shares of DaimlerCrysler, vast majority of those happend to be big institutional funds (pension etc.). You fail at flamebait...

 

[TheDro]

Mercedes had the resources to turn Chrysler around, but lost focus and continued to think the American market would buy the same crap thats already been offered since the late 90's. They did well with the 300C and Crossfire being based off of Mercedes-Benz platforms, and if other cars like the Sebring/Avenger were based off the C-Class platform, and offered it as an affordable RWD family sedan with european handling, then I bet it could of sold as well as the 300C. Instead they piss away money creating the Pacifica and the "largest truck cabin" Dodge Ram and cutting corners all around with poor interior materials, its no wonder the Chrysler devision was doing soo badly.

 

[DarkThinker]

Chrysler has fallen so far, I was actually surprised they MB were able to get at $7.4B back!

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
YES! I'll be able to buy a new Jeep someday without sending my money to a company that made Hitler's war possible and profitted directly from genocide.

:roll:

If a company can tout its heritage and role in building America (Ford), why is it taboo to bring up a company's Nazi heritage and role in WWII? It's the same company that turned a profit from building trucks to ferry Jews to concentration camps isn't it? In Europe, where memories seem to be longer, many people, especially Jews, will not buy a car built by Mercedes, BMW, VAG, or Ford.

 

[Slew Foot]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
YES! I'll be able to buy a new Jeep someday without sending my money to a company that made Hitler's war possible and profitted directly from genocide.

:roll:

If a company can tout its heritage and role in building America (Ford), why is it taboo to bring up a company's Nazi heritage and role in WWII? It's the same company that turned a profit from building trucks to ferry Jews to concentration camps isn't it? In Europe, where memories seem to be longer, many people, especially Jews, will not buy a car built by Mercedes, BMW, VAG, or Ford.

Does MB have a commerical in Germany where some German singer is singing "This is my cunnnntryyyyyyyyyy..." overlaid with images of Hitler and the SS?

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
YES! I'll be able to buy a new Jeep someday without sending my money to a company that made Hitler's war possible and profitted directly from genocide.

:roll:

If a company can tout its heritage and role in building America (Ford), why is it taboo to bring up a company's Nazi heritage and role in WWII? It's the same company that turned a profit from building trucks to ferry Jews to concentration camps isn't it? In Europe, where memories seem to be longer, many people, especially Jews, will not buy a car built by Mercedes, BMW, VAG, or Ford.

NASA was born from Nazi technology. The US government and therefore you own country has benefited from Genocide.

See how easy it is to draw flawed conclusions?

 

[theeedude]

Pretty much the depreciation you'd expect on a 1998 Chrysler 😀

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
If a company can tout its heritage and role in building America (Ford), why is it taboo to bring up a company's Nazi heritage and role in WWII? It's the same company that turned a profit from building trucks to ferry Jews to concentration camps isn't it? In Europe, where memories seem to be longer, many people, especially Jews, will not buy a car built by Mercedes, BMW, VAG, or Ford.

As long as we're throwing around unsupported numbers...

My neighbor, an Italian Jewish immigrant (albeit one who immigrated to the US when he was an infant) whose father was in the concentration camps absolutely loves his Volkswagens, has a Passat Wagon and a Touareg. His father owned a Jetta before he passed away.

ZV

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
YES! I'll be able to buy a new Jeep someday without sending my money to a company that made Hitler's war possible and profitted directly from genocide.

:roll:

If a company can tout its heritage and role in building America (Ford), why is it taboo to bring up a company's Nazi heritage and role in WWII? It's the same company that turned a profit from building trucks to ferry Jews to concentration camps isn't it? In Europe, where memories seem to be longer, many people, especially Jews, will not buy a car built by Mercedes, BMW, VAG, or Ford.

NASA was born from Nazi technology. The US government and therefore you own country has benefited from Genocide.

See how easy it is to draw flawed conclusions?

NASA isn't a company that willingly supplied an evil regime for profit. Borrowing technology from an enemy is not the same thing at all.

 

[natto fire]

Umm, cars kill ~1.2 million people each year, should we break it down by manufacturer and refuse to buy from the highest because they make death machines? Also, where do the companies that got rich off of rebuilding Iraq fit into your twisted world view?

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
YES! I'll be able to buy a new Jeep someday without sending my money to a company that made Hitler's war possible and profitted directly from genocide.

:roll:

If a company can tout its heritage and role in building America (Ford), why is it taboo to bring up a company's Nazi heritage and role in WWII? It's the same company that turned a profit from building trucks to ferry Jews to concentration camps isn't it? In Europe, where memories seem to be longer, many people, especially Jews, will not buy a car built by Mercedes, BMW, VAG, or Ford.

NASA was born from Nazi technology. The US government and therefore you own country has benefited from Genocide.

See how easy it is to draw flawed conclusions?

NASA isn't a company that willingly supplied an evil regime for profit. Borrowing technology from an enemy is not the same thing at all.

No, you're right. The whole US government willingly profited from the Nazi regime, not just one company. That's better, isn't it?

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
Umm, cars kill ~1.2 million people each year, should we break it down by manufacturer and refuse to buy from the highest because they make death machines? Also, where do the companies that got rich off of rebuilding Iraq fit into your twisted world view?

I don't see how rebuilding Iraq is a bad thing. We should certainly be suspicious of companies that got no-bid contracts thanks to their lobbyists or connections with the administration.
I definately wouldn't willingly support a company that made chemical weapons for Saddam Hussein...
Is my world view twisted because I believe in holding corporations accountable for their actions, just as we do individuals??

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
YES! I'll be able to buy a new Jeep someday without sending my money to a company that made Hitler's war possible and profitted directly from genocide.

:roll:

If a company can tout its heritage and role in building America (Ford), why is it taboo to bring up a company's Nazi heritage and role in WWII? It's the same company that turned a profit from building trucks to ferry Jews to concentration camps isn't it? In Europe, where memories seem to be longer, many people, especially Jews, will not buy a car built by Mercedes, BMW, VAG, or Ford.

NASA was born from Nazi technology. The US government and therefore you own country has benefited from Genocide.

See how easy it is to draw flawed conclusions?

NASA isn't a company that willingly supplied an evil regime for profit. Borrowing technology from an enemy is not the same thing at all.

Do you also support a boycott of whatever company supplied the vehicles that drove Japanese folks in America to our internment camps?

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
YES! I'll be able to buy a new Jeep someday without sending my money to a company that made Hitler's war possible and profitted directly from genocide.

:roll:

If a company can tout its heritage and role in building America (Ford), why is it taboo to bring up a company's Nazi heritage and role in WWII? It's the same company that turned a profit from building trucks to ferry Jews to concentration camps isn't it? In Europe, where memories seem to be longer, many people, especially Jews, will not buy a car built by Mercedes, BMW, VAG, or Ford.

NASA was born from Nazi technology. The US government and therefore you own country has benefited from Genocide.

See how easy it is to draw flawed conclusions?

NASA isn't a company that willingly supplied an evil regime for profit. Borrowing technology from an enemy is not the same thing at all.

Do you also support a boycott of whatever company supplied the vehicles that drove Japanese folks in America to our internment camps?

Those cars weren't designed and built specifically for a war on Japanese Americans. They were either bought on the free market, or built for the war effort. These comparisons you are trying to make are not ethical parallels at all.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
YES! I'll be able to buy a new Jeep someday without sending my money to a company that made Hitler's war possible and profitted directly from genocide.

:roll:

If a company can tout its heritage and role in building America (Ford), why is it taboo to bring up a company's Nazi heritage and role in WWII? It's the same company that turned a profit from building trucks to ferry Jews to concentration camps isn't it? In Europe, where memories seem to be longer, many people, especially Jews, will not buy a car built by Mercedes, BMW, VAG, or Ford.

NASA was born from Nazi technology. The US government and therefore you own country has benefited from Genocide.

See how easy it is to draw flawed conclusions?

NASA isn't a company that willingly supplied an evil regime for profit. Borrowing technology from an enemy is not the same thing at all.

No, you're right. The whole US government willingly profited from the Nazi regime, not just one company. That's better, isn't it?

*cough*Prescott Bush*wheeze*

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
YES! I'll be able to buy a new Jeep someday without sending my money to a company that made Hitler's war possible and profitted directly from genocide.

:roll:

If a company can tout its heritage and role in building America (Ford), why is it taboo to bring up a company's Nazi heritage and role in WWII? It's the same company that turned a profit from building trucks to ferry Jews to concentration camps isn't it? In Europe, where memories seem to be longer, many people, especially Jews, will not buy a car built by Mercedes, BMW, VAG, or Ford.

NASA was born from Nazi technology. The US government and therefore you own country has benefited from Genocide.

See how easy it is to draw flawed conclusions?

NASA isn't a company that willingly supplied an evil regime for profit. Borrowing technology from an enemy is not the same thing at all.

No, you're right. The whole US government willingly profited from the Nazi regime, not just one company. That's better, isn't it?

*cough*Prescott Bush*wheeze*

Oh my...!

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Oh my...!

Lions, Tigers, and Bureaucrats? 😛

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
YES! I'll be able to buy a new Jeep someday without sending my money to a company that made Hitler's war possible and profitted directly from genocide.

:roll:

If a company can tout its heritage and role in building America (Ford), why is it taboo to bring up a company's Nazi heritage and role in WWII? It's the same company that turned a profit from building trucks to ferry Jews to concentration camps isn't it? In Europe, where memories seem to be longer, many people, especially Jews, will not buy a car built by Mercedes, BMW, VAG, or Ford.

NASA was born from Nazi technology. The US government and therefore you own country has benefited from Genocide.

See how easy it is to draw flawed conclusions?

NASA isn't a company that willingly supplied an evil regime for profit. Borrowing technology from an enemy is not the same thing at all.

Clue for you: The people that ran that company then are all dead. Ditto with VW and any other company that retained their corporate name post WWII. I guarantee that if the mercanucaribe company was in Germany in 1935 it would have supplied the German government with whatever they demanded.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Oh my...!

Lions, Tigers, and Bureaucrats? 😛

Indeed...and how the legacy continues!