Chrysler has few new vehicles headed to its drastically reduced network of dealers. Its aging model lineup is still heavy with bigger vehicles, and its offerings in the growing small and midsize markets haven't caught on.
Meanwhile, small cars designed by new Italian parent Fiat Group SpA won't make it to U.S. shores until late next year and there are no guarantees they will entice great numbers of American drivers.
Go out and buy one to help them out.
Looking forward to CFH magic for the next bball season, Georges style.
Chrysler has few new vehicles headed to its drastically reduced network of dealers. Its aging model lineup is still heavy with bigger vehicles, and its offerings in the growing small and midsize markets haven't caught on.
Meanwhile, small cars designed by new Italian parent Fiat Group SpA won't make it to U.S. shores until late next year and there are no guarantees they will entice great numbers of American drivers.
Go out and buy one to help them out.
So a person should go out and buy an outdated Chrysler because they didn't plan well for the future?
This is like telling someone to go out and buy Crocks.
Chrysler has few new vehicles headed to its drastically reduced network of dealers. Its aging model lineup is still heavy with bigger vehicles, and its offerings in the growing small and midsize markets haven't caught on.
Meanwhile, small cars designed by new Italian parent Fiat Group SpA won't make it to U.S. shores until late next year and there are no guarantees they will entice great numbers of American drivers.
Go out and buy one to help them out.
The over-riding fact that trumps all others is that something between 30 and 40% of the market is gone. GONE. SOMEbody is going to die as a result. That fact makes a small round hole. Fiat-Chrysler is a large square peg.
It would be a hard time to be an auto manufacture right now. U.S. consumers can't make up their mind if they want small, medium, or large cars and you have to plan for these things years in advance. You would think Chrysler would have been able to make one good small car in the last 10 years. I see Ford and GM being in a lot better position model wise but that's been the case for awhile. Chrysler had a few good years with the 300 and has always done well with the minvan. I wouldn't be surprised in 5 years if the only thing that is left from Chrysler is the Jeep line.
It would be a hard time to be an auto manufacture right now. U.S. consumers can't make up their mind if they want small, medium, or large cars and you have to plan for these things years in advance. You would think Chrysler would have been able to make one good small car in the last 10 years. I see Ford and GM being in a lot better position model wise but that's been the case for awhile. Chrysler had a few good years with the 300 and has always done well with the minvan. I wouldn't be surprised in 5 years if the only thing that is left from Chrysler is the Jeep line.
I'd guess there is a reason they haven't produced a lot of small cars - overhead the same to produce a large vehicle or a small one - would you rather sell a 15k car or a 30k+ vehicle. Labor costs and other costs like pension, etc. to high for these companies to focus on small, inexpensive vehicles.
I'd guess there is a reason they haven't produced a lot of small cars - overhead the same to produce a large vehicle or a small one - would you rather sell a 15k car or a 30k+ vehicle. Labor costs and other costs like pension, etc. to high for these companies to focus on small, inexpensive vehicles.
Why can't you sell both? Honda doesn't seem to have a problem making a $15K Fit along with a $60K Acura. You don't only produce cars that are the most profitable ignoring the fact that the market is going away.
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