Posted on 02/14/2010 9:25:18 PM PST by Nachum
RLANDO, Fla. — As he walked out of an auditorium Sunday afternoon, Grant Irwin Sr. pretty much summed up the feelings of Chrysler dealers who had just spent two hours listening the automaker's new management.
The 73-year-old dealer from Northwest Oklahoma said he's impressed by the executives installed by Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, and optimistic about new cars and trucks that are coming.
But he's also wondering about the short-term, which he and other dealers somehow must survive with an aging model lineup that pushed sales down 36 percent last year.
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I considered buying a new Dodge Ram last fall. Dealers either didn’t want to make a deal happen, or there just wasn’t enough incentive cash flowing. Either way - no deal. Same was going on at the Ford dealer. At least Ford appears to be seeing light at the end of the tunnel and didn’t take bailout cash.
Still went with an American-built model (one likely more American Made than the Dodge which I believe is still assembled in Mexico) - and further, built in a NON-union factory. Nissan...
How soon is Chrysler supposed to buy itself back out of government ownership? GM?
That’s the question, isn’t it? Nobody knows.
As long as Chrysler is government owned, they have no chance.
They should be concerned. I will never buy ever again a car from them or GM. I am a fleet customer who will not buy any car from Obama motors.
They should be concerned. I will never buy ever again a car from them or GM. I am a fleet customer who will not buy any car from Obama motors.
They should be concerned. I will never buy ever again a car from them or GM. I am a fleet customer who will not buy any car from Obama motors.
They must be hurting because they are advertising some smoking rebates right now.
Sure they do!
Their owner is going after the competition, Toyota!
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