Comments on: Ghosn is a Quash Guy: Nixes Chrysler – Renault Merger Rumors

By: SAAB95JD

SAAB95JD — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:35:49 +0000

jthorner is totally correct… nobody would miss either Nissan’s large trucks, nor Chrysler’s cars/trucks… only the Voyager/Town & Country and the Jeep BRAND (not necessarily their total rubbish Compass and Patriot)

By: jthorner

jthorner — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:09:17 +0000

Nissan needs some way to get out of the US 1/2 ton truck market. The Titan is a dud and it isn’t worth the money to try and keep it competitive. The Armada is also a dud. Both are in a shrinking market segment. A JV with Chrysler on trucks makes sense only if Chrysler has a good chance of surviving, which seems sketchy.

Someone would buy Jeep, but the rest simply isn’t worth anything. The Chrysler-Dodge product lineup is without a doubt the worst in the US marketplace, by a lot. They don’t have a single vehicle worthy of being ranked or even argued for as first or second in class. Not one. Other than the employees and people with warranty claims, nobody in the car market would miss C-D if they closed down tomorrow.

By: truthbetold37

truthbetold37 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:42:36 +0000

If Nissan is still serious about trucks there will be some kind of joint venture.

By: VerbalKint

VerbalKint — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:53:53 +0000

FWIW– the husband of an acquaintence of mine is, as a Chrysler engineer, going to Nippon to design cars with Nissan for about a year+1/2.