Oh Boy!
I can't wait to be the first on the block with a new Hun-Dak-Sushiba with a
fruitliner diesel motor and Mercedes emblems.....;-)
Jim C
Black R/T CC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven St.Laurent" <Saint1958@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 1:21 PM
Subject: RE: Re: [DTOA] Daimler Chrsyler news
> What a complete IDIOT. Now we will have boring cars without any thing
that
> is DIFFERENT from the rest of the crowd.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Steve St.Laurent
> 2000 Dakota 4.7L, CC, Soon to be Supercharged
> 1999 Chebby gone in 2003
> 1993 Suzuki Tracker (Geo) 1.6L
> COMING SOON
> 2003 Aspiring for a V-10 GTS-R
> 2003 Dodge Dakota 5.7 Hemi R/T
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of bernd@texas.net
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 3:15 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Re: [DTOA] Daimler Chrsyler news
>
>
> Sounds like it's time to call up the "Home Boys" and chit chat with them
> about
> our Pinging problem. (And in their language to boot) ;)
>
> Bernd Dieter Ratsch
> (aka: Bernd)
>
> - Bernd
>
>
> > Stuttgart-Moehringen, November 17, 2000
> >
> > Supervisory Board approves new management for Chrysler Group
> >
> > ** Dieter Zetsche new President/CEO of Chrysler Group
> > ** Introduction of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Chrysler Group:
> > Wolfgang Bernhard to be named COO and Deputy Member of the
> > DaimlerChrysler Board of Management
> > ** Eckhard Cordes new Head of Global Commercial Vehicles Business
> >
> > During an extraordinary meeting in Stuttgart, the Supervisory Board of
> > DaimlerChrysler AG, today approved Management Board Chairman Jürgen E.
> Sc> hrempp*,
> > s reorganization plan for the Board of Management.
> >
> > As a result, Dr. Dieter Zetsche and Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard are appointed
> > President/CEO and COO respectively of the Chrysler Group, and will
assume
> t> hese
> > responsibilities, effective immediately.
> >
> > Due to a significant shift in market conditions in the U.S., the new
> manage> ment
> > team of the Chrysler Group will fundamentally reposition and restructure
> th> e
> > business. This program, details of which will be announced in the first
> qua> rter
> > of 2001, will focus on measures to improve cost positioning, product
> line-u> p
> > and market performance.
> >
> > Since the announcement of the third quarter results in late October,
tough
> > market conditions in the United States have intensified further,
> characteri> sed
> > by ongoing competitive incentive spending, high dealer inventories and a
> > resultant reduction in production levels. As a consequence results at
the
> > Chrysler Group will fall below the last forecast and thus also affect
the
> > earnings of DaimlerChrysler AG.
> >
> > The Supervisory Board and the shareholder committee strongly reaffirmed
at
> > the
> > meeting today its support for the global strategy of DaimlerChrysler and
> > assured the Management Board of its full backing concerning all
necessary
> > measures to achieve that objective.
> >
> > Dieter Zetsche to head Chrysler Group
> >
> > Dr. Dieter Zetsche (46), member of the Board of Management responsible
for
> > the
> > Global Commercial Vehicles business will assume the leadership of the
> Chrys> ler
> > Group as President and CEO of the Chrysler Group immediately and
continue
> t> o
> > serve as a member of the Board of Management.
> >
> > Since commencing his professional career with the company in 1976,
Zetsche
> > has
> > held increasingly responsible management positions both domestically and
> > internationally. He has been Head of Development and Design of
> Mercedes-Ben> z
> > passenger cars and also world-wide Sales and Marketing for Mercedes-Benz
> > products. His international assignments have involved terms as Board
> Member> of
> > Mercedes-Benz do Brasil and President of Mercedes-Benz Argentina. As
> Presid> ent
> > and CEO of Freightliner, the leading U.S. commercial vehicle producer,
he
> > achieved an impressive turn-around.
> >
> > Wolfgang Bernhard to become new COO of the Chrysler Group and deputy
> member> of
> > the Board of Management
> >
> > Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard (40) will take over the newly created position of
> Chi> ef
> > Operating Officer (COO) of the Chrysler Group. Bernhard, who has been
> appoi> nted
> > deputy member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG, was
> respons> ible
> > for the very successful launch and introduction of the new S-class and
> rece> ntly
> > became Managing Director of Mercedes-AMG. In addition to his extensive
> prod> uct
> > and development experience, Bernhard is also an acknowledged production
> exp> ert.
> >
> > As COO he will be responsible for all internal operations and the
> > implementation of initiatives necessary to strengthen and restore the
> posit> ion
> > of the Chrysler Group.
> >
> > After a thorough examination and in-depth analysis of the current
> situation> ,
> > the leadership team of Zetsche and Bernhard, in conjunction with
> Chrysler*> ,s
> > management and the full support of DaimlerChrysler AG will initiate and
> spe> ed
> > up the necessary measures for the *8turn-around*8. The new appointments
> wil> l also
> > accelerate the transfer of knowledge and technology within the
> DaimlerChrys> ler
> > Group.
> >
> > Jim Holden will step down with immediate effect. We thank Jim Holden for
> hi> s
> > many years of contribution for the company.
> >
> > Eckhard Cordes to become new head of Global Commercial Vehicles Business
> >
> > As the Board of Management member formerly responsible for Corporate
> > Development & IT Management, Eckhard Cordes, 49, will immediately take
> over> the
> > responsibilities for the Commercial Vehicle Division from Dieter
Zetsche.
> >
> > Over the last few years Cordes has played a leading role in the
> restructuri> ng
> > and focusing of the company around its core automotive businesses. He is
> al> so
> > one of the architects of the DaimlerChrysler merger and the recently
> announ> ced
> > Asian joint ventures and alliances with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
and
> > Hyundai Motor Company respectively.
> >
> > Further information can be found on http://www.daimlerchrysler.com
> >
> > Your DaimlerChrysler IR Team
> >
> >
>
>
>
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