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Bill,
I agree with your point Chrysler and Mercedes aren't meant to compete in
the market place, but I think Chrysler deserves a lot of credit with the new 300
getting a five star crash test rating. That's impressive. Within the
past few years Mercedes has missed that mark with cars costing almost twice as
much.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a hardcore Mercedes fan and realize the
difference, but I get a feeling the 1997 E-Class I now drive will be my last
modern Mercedes. That company began turning it's back on customers in the
late 1980s and early 1990s. If Chrysler can produce cars with five star
crash ratings and first class customer service they will have my attention and
Mercedes will have my sympathy.
Sincerely,
David Whitfield
<<To put things in proper perspective, and put statements such as the
one
above in their proper place, it should be pointed out that the bottom line Maybach sells for L180,000 in Great Britain. Which is $344,300 in American funds. Do you honestly believe DC in Stuttgart would view an $80,000 Imperial as a threat to the $344,300 Maybach? Do you believe an $80,000 Imperial would be considered a top of the line DC vehicle? Chrysler, yes, but DaimlerChrysler? Personally I do not see anything Chrysler markets as being a threat to anything Mercedes-Benz markets. Nor do I believe Mercedes-Benz views Chrysler as a threat to their market share. And M-B is having a tough time of it in the upper market segments right now, too. As to a new Imperial, I am not holding my breath. That is a pretty tough market - just ask Cadillac and Lincoln. Chrysler really needs to strengthen their market share below the 300-Magnum-Charger segment as that is where the sales volume is. And that is where Chrysler can get the sales to put them back in the #3 spot in U.S. car market Bill Vancouver, BC |
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