oh........ I thought the CC Cummins deal was over soon and they wouldbe
having to use Cat since ferd got Cummins.... at least that's what I
gathered from what was on the list a couple months ago....probably
another assumption.. we know what happens when we assume don't we? It
makes an ASS out of U =) =) =) (& me)
-mike sykes
miggitymike@juno.com >or< mpsykes@erols.com
88V6LE3.55AUTO
"You can't legislate morality......."
On Tue, 12 May 1998 20:07:18 -0400 Klaus Wilkens <klaus@buffnet.net>
writes:
>Ford owns part of Cummins but CC has a contract with Cummins, not CAT
>for
>Diesels for several more years.
>
>KW
>
>Mike P Sykes wrote:
>
>> Nah, from what I remember, Ferd snagged the Cummins deal, so CC went
>to
>> Cat.
>> A look ont the bright side about the DBCC deal.... maybe a 245HP
>Avenger
>> with a Merc. derived V8..... OR a 200HP V6 from Merc in a Neon...
>> wouldn't be a bad trade off.
>> -mike sykes
>>
>> miggitymike@juno.com >or< mpsykes@erols.com
>> 88V6LE3.55AUTO
>>
>> "You can't legislate morality......."
>>
>> On Mon, 11 May 1998 00:01:18 -0400 Craig Baltzer
>> <Craig.Baltzer@Anjura.COM> writes:
>> >What deal with Caterpillar? They have a deal with Cummins, but not
>Cat
>> >as far as I know...
>> >
>> >Craig
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Mike P Sykes [mailto:miggitymike@juno.com]
>> >Sent: May 10, 1998 8:13 PM
>> >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> >Subject: Re: DML: DaimlerChrysler
>> >
>> >
>> >Hey, wait a minute... what about CC's contract with Caterpillar? If
>> >Daimler owns Chrysler AND Nissan Deisel, does that mean they are
>> >gonna'
>> >start putting Nissan Motors in the HD Rams, or are they gonna'
>stick
>> >with
>> >Cat? I'd be interested in seeing how that turns out. I know CC gets
>a
>> >good amount of the Towing Set becuase of the Cummins.... I know
>they
>> >would hate to loose those loyal customers.....
>> >-mike
>> >
>> >-miggitymike@juno.com >or< mpsykes@erols.com
>> >88V6LE3.55AUTO
>> >
>> >"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law...."
>> >
>> >On Sun, 10 May 1998 19:12:31 -0500 Robert Trottmann
>> ><rotrottmann@davidson.edu> writes:
>> >>Close but no banana. DaimlerChrysler itself is the 5th largest,
>> >>behind GM,
>> >>Ford, VW, and Toyota, in terms of # of cars sold. Just announced
>> >>today,
>> >>Daimler is trying to buy Nissan Diesel Motor company, Nissan's
>truck
>> >>opperation. Now that would be one hell of a company, Daimler,
>> >>Chrysler,
>> >>Nissan Diesel....I guess the future is here.
>> >>So, where is my money going today?
>> >>Later,
>> >>Robert
>> >>
>> >>Bruce Aaron Hefner wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I realize that. That's old news. I'm thinking Ford will have
>to
>> >>> > merge/buy again to keep up w/ capacity. DaimlerChrysler is
>still
>> >
>> >>behind
>> >>> > Ford in terms of size, but not very far at all. With the
>> >>improvements
>> >>> > the two added together will give, Ford is going to sink or
>swim,
>> >>and to
>> >>> > swim, they must merge. GM, on the other hand, is big enough
>to
>> >>stay
>> >>> > alive. Jag was nothing anyway, it was going to fail sooner or
>> >>later, it
>> >>> > was just a matter of time.
>> >>> > Rolls and Bently and Jag were bought out b/c they were small.
>> >>What the
>> >>> > Daimler Chrysler deal does, is redefine what a "small" car
>> >company
>> >>is.
>> >>> > Later,
>> >>> > Robert
>> >>> >
>> >>> Well what I read the other day said that Chrysler by itself is
>the
>> >>5th
>> >>> largest automaker in the world, so the combined DB-CC will have
>to
>> >>be at
>> >>> least the third largest in the world if not the second largest
>(I
>> >>assume
>> >>> GM is the largest and Ford's second so with the merger they
>should
>> >>be
>> >>> right on the heels of Ford if not overtaking them...).. Just my
>> >>> thoughts...
>> >>>
>> >>> Bruce
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>--
>> >>Mailto:rotrottmann@davidson.edu
>> >>http://thelma.davidson.edu/rotrottmann/web/default.htm
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>> >>St. Louis, MO- May 19th
>> >>95 Sport 318 Auto 2WD
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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