Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Mitch Haley]

rdeaf...@aol.com wrote:
Ramember that Chrysler was saved the fist time  around with the " K 
series"; which petered out pretty bad  !
 Now we have Fiat in the picture . [Fix  It  Again  
Tony ]  Now they'll probably  bring us the  "F series"  and you know what that 
entails.LOL


Seicento?
Cinquecento? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_500

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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[RDeafBoy]

Ramember that Chrysler was saved the fist time  around with the " K 
series"; which petered out pretty bad  !
 Now we have Fiat in the picture . [Fix  It  Again  
Tony ]  Now they'll probably  bring us the  "F series"  and you know what that 
entails.LOL
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Loren Faeth]

the made in USA twins.  The italian 250s were ok, but probably not 
more than ok.  Most people who had the 250s abused them from what I 
could see.  In the 70s, every gaggle of harleys on the road had a 
trailer following to drag all the breakdowns home.


At 08:01 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:

Loren Faeth wrote:
Kinda like Harley davidson after AMF bought them, only that product 
was crap before, and AMF made it worse.


What was worse in your opinion, the twins, or the Aermaccis?

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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Rick Knoble]

Poos, not Pools


Sorry, typo. Autocorrect at its best (worst).

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[LWB250]

Probably.  The wife joined H-D in 1988 and were still enjoying the fruits of 
those early stock options

Poos, not Pools

--- On Thu, 4/30/09, Rick Knoble  wrote:

> From: Rick Knoble 
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
> Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 9:39 PM
> --
> From: "Mountain Man" 
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:55 PM
> 
> > They aren't AMF still - are they?
> > mao
> 
> Nope.
> 
> On February 26, 1981, a group of thirteen senior
> Harley-Davidson executives, led by Vaughn Beals, signed a
> letter of intent to purchase the company from AMF. Settled
> by June 16, 1981, the executives celebrated with a ride from
> York to Milwaukee. 1981 production: 41,586 motorcycles.
> 
> 
> 1986 Harley-Davidson returned to public ownership by
> offering two million shares of common stock and a concurrent
> offering of $70 million principal amounts of subordinated
> notes due 1996.
> 
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/jhammerharleydavidsonmuseum/Harley%20Davidson%20Time%20Line.htm
> 
> I am sure Pools can fill in any details you may desire
> 
> Rick Knoble
> '85 300 CD
> '87 190 DT
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Rick Knoble]

--
From: "Mountain Man" 
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:55 PM


They aren't AMF still - are they?
mao


Nope.

On February 26, 1981, a group of thirteen senior Harley-Davidson executives, 
led by Vaughn Beals, signed a letter of intent to purchase the company from 
AMF. Settled by June 16, 1981, the executives celebrated with a ride from 
York to Milwaukee. 1981 production: 41,586 motorcycles.



1986 Harley-Davidson returned to public ownership by offering two million 
shares of common stock and a concurrent offering of $70 million principal 
amounts of subordinated notes due 1996.


http://www.members.shaw.ca/jhammerharleydavidsonmuseum/Harley%20Davidson%20Time%20Line.htm

I am sure Pools can fill in any details you may desire

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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Mitch Haley]

Loren Faeth wrote:
Kinda like Harley davidson after AMF bought them, only that product was 
crap before, and AMF made it worse.


What was worse in your opinion, the twins, or the Aermaccis?

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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Mountain Man]

Loren wrote:
> Kinda like Harley davidson after AMF bought them, only that product was crap
> before, and AMF made it worse.

They aren't AMF still - are they?
mao

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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Loren Faeth]

Kinda like Harley davidson after AMF bought them, only that product 
was crap before, and AMF made it worse.


At 12:08 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:

there was once a radio repairman in california who got into building
amplifiers and guitars.  he wasn't a musician, but he was in constant
consultation with them.  when a musician broke one of his products, he did
an autopsy and fixed the weakness, returning to the product to the musician
with the instructions to see if he can figure out how to break it now.

this was american quality and it was the best in the world

in the mid sixties, the big corporate interests came by with a seven figure
offer and the radio repairman took the loot.  the corporation eliminated or
marginalized all the guys who built this quality company and brought in
exectutives from Ford to run the show.

all kinds of brilliant ideas from these executives.  for example, if a
circuit sounds great but one that sounds like utter crap is $2 cheaper to
make, you replace the former with the latter.  if the right part costs 12
cents, but one that can be rigged to sort of work only costs 10 cents, you
replace the former with the latter.  and why have any quality control when
you can let your dealers sort all that out instead?

so the martinis and bonuses flowed as a great american insitution was
reduced to trash.

my question is why do i still want these guys around?  let them die
already.

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Mountain Man wrote:

> jabba wrote:
> > we are in for more of the same flim flam as always
>
> Where do you get your smarts? - you are exactly correct.
> However, it might be nice to start seeing new cars priced at the $10k
> level - if that is what the 128 Fiat would be.  This whole thing of
> keeping high paying jobs and healthcare and financial institutions is
> flim flam.  I mean, lower wages, lower prices, let the wealthy suck
> sand.
> mao
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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Gary Hurst]

there was once a radio repairman in california who got into building
amplifiers and guitars.  he wasn't a musician, but he was in constant
consultation with them.  when a musician broke one of his products, he did
an autopsy and fixed the weakness, returning to the product to the musician
with the instructions to see if he can figure out how to break it now.

this was american quality and it was the best in the world

in the mid sixties, the big corporate interests came by with a seven figure
offer and the radio repairman took the loot.  the corporation eliminated or
marginalized all the guys who built this quality company and brought in
exectutives from Ford to run the show.

all kinds of brilliant ideas from these executives.  for example, if a
circuit sounds great but one that sounds like utter crap is $2 cheaper to
make, you replace the former with the latter.  if the right part costs 12
cents, but one that can be rigged to sort of work only costs 10 cents, you
replace the former with the latter.  and why have any quality control when
you can let your dealers sort all that out instead?

so the martinis and bonuses flowed as a great american insitution was
reduced to trash.

my question is why do i still want these guys around?  let them die
already.

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Mountain Man wrote:

> jabba wrote:
> > we are in for more of the same flim flam as always
>
> Where do you get your smarts? - you are exactly correct.
> However, it might be nice to start seeing new cars priced at the $10k
> level - if that is what the 128 Fiat would be.  This whole thing of
> keeping high paying jobs and healthcare and financial institutions is
> flim flam.  I mean, lower wages, lower prices, let the wealthy suck
> sand.
> mao
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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Mountain Man]

jabba wrote:
> we are in for more of the same flim flam as always

Where do you get your smarts? - you are exactly correct.
However, it might be nice to start seeing new cars priced at the $10k
level - if that is what the 128 Fiat would be.  This whole thing of
keeping high paying jobs and healthcare and financial institutions is
flim flam.  I mean, lower wages, lower prices, let the wealthy suck
sand.
mao

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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Gary Hurst]

it's a new kind of american car!

don't think these guys wouldn't do it.  if you think the american auto exec
is ever going to "change" you are whacked.

we are in for more of the same flim flam as always

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 9:54 AM, LWB250  wrote:

>
> Would that be like a "new" 124 sport coupe?  Heck, they've probably still
> got the tooling laying around in a dusty corner somewhere.
>
>
> Poos
>
>
> --- On Thu, 4/30/09, Gary Hurst  wrote:
>
> > From: Gary Hurst 
> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler
> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
> > Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 9:49 AM
> > the NEW Dodge 128.
> >
> > 128.  A new kind of American car.  Our quality
> > commitment to you!
> >
> >
> >
> > 2009/4/30 Tom Hargrave 
> >
> > > Dear Employees,
> > >
> > > Today is the day that we expect the U.S. government to
> > announce whether
> > > Chrysler has satisfied requirements to go ahead with
> > our proposed global
> > > alliance with Fiat and qualify for additional federal
> > loans. Following the
> > > Administration’s announcement, we will communicate
> > to you further details
> > > on
> > > what the decision means for us.
> > >
> > > Yesterday, UAW members voted to ratify a new labor
> > agreement that will
> > > substantially improve Chrysler’s competitive
> > position. We appreciate the
> > > sacrifices made by represented employees to aid our
> > restructuring effort.
> > > This was the latest example of how so many of our
> > constituents – employees,
> > > dealers, suppliers, lenders, Daimler and Cerberus have
> > stepped up during
> > > this critical period to help ensure our viability.
> > >
> > > With the guidance of the U.S. Treasury, we also
> > continue to work with our
> > > lenders to establish a level of debt that would be
> > serviceable under the
> > > proposed Fiat alliance.  The agreement of all
> > lenders continues to be a
> > > critical factor in our ability to meet government
> > requirements and as such,
> > > remains our focus in the successful completion of our
> > restructuring
> > > efforts.
> > >
> > >
> > > On March 30, the U.S. Treasury announced that all
> > Chrysler constituents
> > > would need to make significant concessions and that
> > our company needed to
> > > conclude a strategic alliance with Fiat as a
> > requirement of our government
> > > loans. In an extraordinary month of the Chrysler
> > family pulling together –
> > > and with the assistance of the U.S. government as well
> > as the Canadian
> > > federal and Ontario provincial governments – we have
> > made great strides
> > > toward an alliance with Fiat. If successfully
> > completed, this alliance will
> > > help sustain our business and will help bring exciting
> > new products to our
> > > showrooms, supporting our mission to deliver the cars
> > and trucks customers
> > > want to buy, will enjoy driving and will want to buy
> > again.
> > >
> > > Thank you again for your tireless efforts during this
> > extraordinary time,
> > > and your dedication to ensuring Chrysler’s future
> > success.
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Tom Hargrave
> > >
> > > HYPERLINK "http://www.kegkits.com"www.kegkits.com
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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Mitch Haley]

LWB250 wrote:

Would that be like a "new" 124 sport coupe?  Heck, they've probably still got 
the tooling laying around in a dusty corner somewhere.


Heck, I'd gladly pay $4000 for a brand new 850 Racer.

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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[LWB250]

Would that be like a "new" 124 sport coupe?  Heck, they've probably still got 
the tooling laying around in a dusty corner somewhere.


Poos


--- On Thu, 4/30/09, Gary Hurst  wrote:

> From: Gary Hurst 
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
> Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 9:49 AM
> the NEW Dodge 128.
> 
> 128.  A new kind of American car.  Our quality
> commitment to you!
> 
> 
> 
> 2009/4/30 Tom Hargrave 
> 
> > Dear Employees,
> >
> > Today is the day that we expect the U.S. government to
> announce whether
> > Chrysler has satisfied requirements to go ahead with
> our proposed global
> > alliance with Fiat and qualify for additional federal
> loans. Following the
> > Administration’s announcement, we will communicate
> to you further details
> > on
> > what the decision means for us.
> >
> > Yesterday, UAW members voted to ratify a new labor
> agreement that will
> > substantially improve Chrysler’s competitive
> position. We appreciate the
> > sacrifices made by represented employees to aid our
> restructuring effort.
> > This was the latest example of how so many of our
> constituents – employees,
> > dealers, suppliers, lenders, Daimler and Cerberus have
> stepped up during
> > this critical period to help ensure our viability.
> >
> > With the guidance of the U.S. Treasury, we also
> continue to work with our
> > lenders to establish a level of debt that would be
> serviceable under the
> > proposed Fiat alliance.  The agreement of all
> lenders continues to be a
> > critical factor in our ability to meet government
> requirements and as such,
> > remains our focus in the successful completion of our
> restructuring
> > efforts.
> >
> >
> > On March 30, the U.S. Treasury announced that all
> Chrysler constituents
> > would need to make significant concessions and that
> our company needed to
> > conclude a strategic alliance with Fiat as a
> requirement of our government
> > loans. In an extraordinary month of the Chrysler
> family pulling together –
> > and with the assistance of the U.S. government as well
> as the Canadian
> > federal and Ontario provincial governments – we have
> made great strides
> > toward an alliance with Fiat. If successfully
> completed, this alliance will
> > help sustain our business and will help bring exciting
> new products to our
> > showrooms, supporting our mission to deliver the cars
> and trucks customers
> > want to buy, will enjoy driving and will want to buy
> again.
> >
> > Thank you again for your tireless efforts during this
> extraordinary time,
> > and your dedication to ensuring Chrysler’s future
> success.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tom Hargrave
> >
> > HYPERLINK "http://www.kegkits.com"www.kegkits.com
> >
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Re: [MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Gary Hurst]

the NEW Dodge 128.

128.  A new kind of American car.  Our quality commitment to you!



2009/4/30 Tom Hargrave 

> Dear Employees,
>
> Today is the day that we expect the U.S. government to announce whether
> Chrysler has satisfied requirements to go ahead with our proposed global
> alliance with Fiat and qualify for additional federal loans. Following the
> Administration’s announcement, we will communicate to you further details
> on
> what the decision means for us.
>
> Yesterday, UAW members voted to ratify a new labor agreement that will
> substantially improve Chrysler’s competitive position. We appreciate the
> sacrifices made by represented employees to aid our restructuring effort.
> This was the latest example of how so many of our constituents – employees,
> dealers, suppliers, lenders, Daimler and Cerberus have stepped up during
> this critical period to help ensure our viability.
>
> With the guidance of the U.S. Treasury, we also continue to work with our
> lenders to establish a level of debt that would be serviceable under the
> proposed Fiat alliance.  The agreement of all lenders continues to be a
> critical factor in our ability to meet government requirements and as such,
> remains our focus in the successful completion of our restructuring
> efforts.
>
>
> On March 30, the U.S. Treasury announced that all Chrysler constituents
> would need to make significant concessions and that our company needed to
> conclude a strategic alliance with Fiat as a requirement of our government
> loans. In an extraordinary month of the Chrysler family pulling together –
> and with the assistance of the U.S. government as well as the Canadian
> federal and Ontario provincial governments – we have made great strides
> toward an alliance with Fiat. If successfully completed, this alliance will
> help sustain our business and will help bring exciting new products to our
> showrooms, supporting our mission to deliver the cars and trucks customers
> want to buy, will enjoy driving and will want to buy again.
>
> Thank you again for your tireless efforts during this extraordinary time,
> and your dedication to ensuring Chrysler’s future success.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom Hargrave
>
> HYPERLINK "http://www.kegkits.com"www.kegkits.com
>
> HYPERLINK "http://www.kegkits.com/JABF/"http://www.kegkits.com/JABF/
>
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[MBZ] More News from Chrysler

[Tom Hargrave]

Dear Employees, 

Today is the day that we expect the U.S. government to announce whether
Chrysler has satisfied requirements to go ahead with our proposed global
alliance with Fiat and qualify for additional federal loans. Following the
Administration’s announcement, we will communicate to you further details on
what the decision means for us. 

Yesterday, UAW members voted to ratify a new labor agreement that will
substantially improve Chrysler’s competitive position. We appreciate the
sacrifices made by represented employees to aid our restructuring effort.
This was the latest example of how so many of our constituents – employees,
dealers, suppliers, lenders, Daimler and Cerberus have stepped up during
this critical period to help ensure our viability. 

With the guidance of the U.S. Treasury, we also continue to work with our
lenders to establish a level of debt that would be serviceable under the
proposed Fiat alliance.  The agreement of all lenders continues to be a
critical factor in our ability to meet government requirements and as such,
remains our focus in the successful completion of our restructuring efforts.


On March 30, the U.S. Treasury announced that all Chrysler constituents
would need to make significant concessions and that our company needed to
conclude a strategic alliance with Fiat as a requirement of our government
loans. In an extraordinary month of the Chrysler family pulling together –
and with the assistance of the U.S. government as well as the Canadian
federal and Ontario provincial governments – we have made great strides
toward an alliance with Fiat. If successfully completed, this alliance will
help sustain our business and will help bring exciting new products to our
showrooms, supporting our mission to deliver the cars and trucks customers
want to buy, will enjoy driving and will want to buy again. 

Thank you again for your tireless efforts during this extraordinary time,
and your dedication to ensuring Chrysler’s future success. 

Bob

 

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[Tom Hargrave]

Dear Employees, 

In keeping with our commitment to ongoing communications during this
critical time for our company, I am pleased to announce a resolution of
Daimler’s remaining 19.9 percent share of Chrysler Holding LLC. 

*   Chrysler, Daimler AG and the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
(PBGC) have signed an agreement under which Daimler’s remaining percent
share of Chrysler will be redeemed, and Daimler will forgive repayment of
previous loans extended to Chrysler 
*   This agreement facilitates our proposed alliance with Fiat and
represents another step on our road to meeting U.S. government requirements
by the April 30 deadline 
*   Daimler will pay $600 million into Chrysler’s pension plans over the
next three years with the first $200 million payment being made on the date
of the execution of definitive agreements, as well as $200 million in each
of 2010 and 2011. These payments will help secure future pension payments to
retirees


We continue to remain focused on completing these and all other transactions
needed to qualify for ongoing financial support from both the U.S. and
Canadian governments. As always, we are committed to preserving Chrysler and
the jobs associated with its future success. 

Please be assured that we will continue to communicate new information as it
happens during this important week for our company. In the meantime, thank
you again for your continued support and dedication during these stressful
times. 

Bob  

 

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[Tom Hargrave]

Dear Employees, 

As speculation and media attention during this challenging time for Chrysler
increases, we understand that frequent communications is critical to help
maintain a clear understanding of the facts of our situation. As we work
diligently to finalize our alliance with Fiat and restructure our business
by the government’s April 30 deadline, I want to provide you a daily update
on our progress, to the maximum extent possible. 

Here is a summary of recent developments: 

We are pleased that we have reached a new labor agreement with the
CAW.  Over the weekend, the agreement was ratified by 87% of CAW workers,
and we would like to thank our employees for their support. 

The CAW agreement was a critical condition for the governments of
Canada and the Province of Ontario to certify our restructuring plan and
provide an additional loan to Chrysler. We expect to meet all requirements
to qualify for this assistance. 

We are also pleased that we have reached a tentative agreement with
the leadership of the UAW. This provisional agreement provides the framework
needed to ensure manufacturing competitiveness and helps to meet the
guidelines set forth by the U. S. Treasury Department.   

The details will be released following the completion of the UAW
ratification process. 

Daimler AG has previously announced its intention to divest its
ownership share in Chrysler.  Cerberus Capital Management and Daimler are
working through this process, and we are confident that this will be
resolved.   

Let me assure you that your entire leadership team is totally focused on
completing the necessary transactions and qualifying for the appropriate
financial support of the U.S. and Canadian governments.  We are pleased with
the progress made with both the CAW and the UAW, and as we work with the
other constituents, we will continue to keep you updated.   

We appreciate your continued dedication and the support you’ve shown during
these demanding times.  The emails of encouragement that you have sent us
are especially appreciated. Know that as we begin this very important week,
our number one priority is to preserve Chrysler and the livelihood of the
thousands of people who depend on its success. 

Thank you for all you have done and continue to do as we work together to
revitalize this great company and set it on a successful path. 

Bob  

 

 

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