The law suit is done. It is not going anywhere.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gabriel A. Couriel" <gcouriel@bellsouth.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 8:08 PM
Subject: RE: DML: OT: Dodge Charger
>
> there's supposed to be a lawsuit out there by the minority owners of the
> old
> chrysler corporation, challenging the "merger" for lack of "due diligence"
> on the part of the old chrysler board of directors. the minority owners
> have already said they are not interested in settling. from what i've
> heard
> they have a very good chance. this "merger of equals" may not remain
> intact
> beyond the next 5 years, but then again, you've got to wonder whether
> that's
> a good thing or not.
>
> Gabriel A. Couriel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of
> jon@dakota-truck.net
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 6:32 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: OT: Dodge Charger
>
>
>
> "Ryan Stewart" <dapurplert@dakota-durango.com> wrote:
>
> : Just because AOL and TimeWarner merged doesn't mean either one no longer
> : exists, same as ChryCo and MB. It's a MERGER, so what if some higher-ups
> : from Germany were put in charge of ChryCo? They finally with their
> : second attempt got someone in there who did what no American was doing
> : by turning it around and making some cool ass cars again finally. I am
> : not racist so I could care less if the guy who did it came from Germany,
> : Russia, or France (OK, maybe France....) as long as he has a true
> : passion for the car he is developing, and I truly believe Dieter does.
>
> : I am tired of hearing this BS that ChryCo is gone when truth is it's
> : doing the best it has in DECADES.....
>
>
>
> I didn't say that Chrysler doesn't exist, I said that it was "a
> facade of the entity it once was". There is a company called "Chrysler",
> but 'tis not the same. It is run by completely different people, and
> a buttload (that's a technical term) ;-) of talent and top managment
> jumped ship when the "merger" happened. (It wasn't really a merger,
> DaimlerBenz essentially purchased Chrysler; it bears more resemblance
> to a hostile takeover than a merger.) Heck - Jurgen Schrempp (sp?)
> has come right out and said as much. If you're looking for excuses
> to call BS on things, start with the "merger of equals" crap.
>
> Wether the "merger" was for the better or for the worse could probably
> be debated, as there is some room for personal perspective and opinion,
> but facts are facts, today's Chrysler is not the same company it once
> was, the same way that today's Indian motorcycle company is not the same
> company it once was. It may be arguable that there might be no
> company out there which is the same as it once was due to its management
> turnover over the years, but its especially obvious when something as
> drastic as the DB/Chrysler "merger" happens to so completely sever
> the ties to the past.
>
> Chrysler was on a *major* rebound surge when DaimlerBenz (with some
> insider help) stomped 'em and spent all $20 billion of Chrysler's cash
> reserves. IMHO, Chrysler would probably be doing even *better* today
> if it were on its own. Unfortunately, now we'll never know. (Hey,
> if anyone figures out how to jump between parallel universes, let me
> know, I want to go to that one.) ;-)
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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