He’s got several things wrong... “pruning the dealer base”??? What the hell? Of course not. EXPANDING might be more like it.
And as far as engineering, Chrysler was the major drivetrain engineer for DCX, not the other way around. Daimler LOST it’s engineering muscle when it split off Chrysler.
Yes, Daimler USED Chrysler for everything it could use it for, from buying overpriced parts, to using personell and engineering charged to Chrysler to support Daimler.
Don’t look now, but Daimler’s the one that shafted themselves... Chrysler’s raring to go. All that pent-up aggravation and revenge is in every fiber of the Chrysler bunch over here, to get back at show up Daimler.
if ANYONE can pull off a huge turnaround, it’ll be the people at Chrysler. Expect less than a year to start seeing a wake forming as that ship jumps into “warp” mode.
I certainly HOPE your right!