Comments on: Chrysler’s CEO Speaks!

By: frenchy

frenchy — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:59:59 +0000

I don’t see much hope for chrysler. They don’t have the capital to develop competitive new models. They don’t have any overseas operations to draw new models from.
I give them five years, tops.

By: oldyak

oldyak — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:45:59 +0000

too bad Lee is retired!

By: joeaverage

joeaverage — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:35:36 +0000

The jackets are b/c they couldn’t afford to heat the offices… Now they are in shorts and flipflops b/c they can’t afford suits or a/c…

Seriously I hope Chrysler comes out of this much stronger and much, much wiser!!!

By: Mud

Mud — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:16:05 +0000

One thing I have learned is that when management starts telling you all is well, start heading for the lifeboats.

By: Steven Lang

Steven Lang — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:42:23 +0000

Samir, couldn’t have said it better myself. In fact everything that Chrysler releases is on a thick cloud of suspicion these days.

I do think the ultra-cheap interior in the Durango translates fairly well into the Journey. But still… when you’re asking $20,000+ you should demand a standard of quality that is far better than that. I’ve been able to drive a Durango for free this week (long story) and I have to say that the interior is simply the absolute worst I’ve ever seen in a contemporary SUV. Given my experiences with the Armada and Liberty in their initial launches that’s saying an awful lot.

Sad really. Chrysler has a ton of potential but virtually no effective management that can address their core problems. Daimler cheaped out their entire line in much the same way they did to the C-class for 15+ years…. and with Chrysler asking their suppliers to cheap them out even more, they have no real chance for survival in their current form.

Someday our kids will be reading case studies on Chrysler as to why they failed. Something tells me we could write it up right now.

By: Samir

Samir — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:28:06 +0000

No audited financial statements, no credibility.

By: GS650G

GS650G — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:21:37 +0000

Somebody tell Bob this isn’t Home Depot he is talking about.

By: N85523

N85523 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:07:09 +0000

They’re all wearing Carhartt jackets. Perhaps this is to endure the harshness that is to come.

By: Frank Williams

Frank Williams — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:00:16 +0000

“I have to take charge to get us through 2008 and make sure we are better positioned to 2009″

Uh… if Nardelli hasn’t been in charge all this time, who has? And what have they been paying him to do?

By: AKM

AKM — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:55:32 +0000

“We’re still in very good shape,”

The use of “still” is very worrying, and could indicate “for how long?”