MiSdIrEcTeD_1
November 1st, 2008, 11:28 AM
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/lolchallenger_opt.jpg
... and Viper of course too, but we already knew that was coming...
STORY (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/30/told-you-so-consultant-says-gm-merger-would-eliminate-chrysler/)
Earlier this week we published a Battle Royale between General Motors and Chrysler (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/battle-royale-gm-vs-chrysler/1121964/) in order to determine in a fun way which vehicles from each automaker that compete directly in the marketplace would survive if the two merged. Out of 12 matchups, GM vehicles won eight and Chrysler four. A new report by consulting firm Grant Thornton LLP largely confirms that our experiment was spot on. The report says that if a GM/Chrysler merger happens, only the Dodge Ram, Chrysler and Dodge minivans and a few Jeep models will survive. We had the Ram and Wrangler as survivors on our list, though perhaps we were too generous giving the dated Dodge Dakota and slow-selling Jeep Patriot stays of execution. Either way, the point is that Chrysler's model lineup across all three brands would largely be wiped out if a merger with GM happens, as well as the plants that build those models and the workers who do the building.
... and Viper of course too, but we already knew that was coming...
STORY (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/30/told-you-so-consultant-says-gm-merger-would-eliminate-chrysler/)
Earlier this week we published a Battle Royale between General Motors and Chrysler (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/battle-royale-gm-vs-chrysler/1121964/) in order to determine in a fun way which vehicles from each automaker that compete directly in the marketplace would survive if the two merged. Out of 12 matchups, GM vehicles won eight and Chrysler four. A new report by consulting firm Grant Thornton LLP largely confirms that our experiment was spot on. The report says that if a GM/Chrysler merger happens, only the Dodge Ram, Chrysler and Dodge minivans and a few Jeep models will survive. We had the Ram and Wrangler as survivors on our list, though perhaps we were too generous giving the dated Dodge Dakota and slow-selling Jeep Patriot stays of execution. Either way, the point is that Chrysler's model lineup across all three brands would largely be wiped out if a merger with GM happens, as well as the plants that build those models and the workers who do the building.