Who Could Have Guessed This Could Ever Happen

[Bunkster]

"Chinese automaker made bid for Fiat Chrysler: report"

http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2...er-report.html

What would you have said, standing in the staging lanes back in the sixties, had someone suggested that one day, the commies would own one of our beloved big 3?

[RonP]

I don't see this being much different than the Mercedes & Fiat purchases. As long as the company stays in business, that's the most important factor,...lots of jobs.
Thanks, Ron

[Rod Greene]

Wow think of all the aluminum knock off (replacement) parts we could get approved. lol

[jmcarter]

Doubt they could run it any worse than Fiat...

[Coleydog]

All three are going down the tube if they don't start making a product that stays out of the shop. Of course that might be their agenda, I know on FCA after the 2013 model one can't get any electrical part from a junk yard because the vin numbers are encrypted into the original part. Junk yard part won't erase it's original number. They got ya. I think my 15 Challenger has 10 different moduals, all coded to the vin. What a nightmare if bought by China.
Mike

[ss3011]

Not going to happen yet ! FCA Board of Directors turned down the offer .

[BG56]

Originally Posted by Coleydog

All three are going down the tube if they don't start making a product that stays out of the shop. Of course that might be their agenda, I know on FCA after the 2013 model one can't get any electrical part from a junk yard because the vin numbers are encrypted into the original part. Junk yard part won't erase it's original number. They got ya. I think my 15 Challenger has 10 different moduals, all coded to the vin. What a nightmare if bought by China.
Mike

Does that mean they can't sell the parts/break them up? Or will it all just be crushed? Help me understand, I'm out of the loop.

[CMcAllister]

Originally Posted by RonP

I don't see this being much different than the Mercedes & Fiat purchases. As long as the company stays in business, that's the most important factor,...lots of jobs.
Thanks, Ron

It's different in many different ways. Neither the Germans nor the Italians are threatening their neighbors with war, are annexing large swaths of international waters and planting artificial islands there with airbases on them, are buying up large parts of American business and property, are engaging in cyber shenanigans, are reverse engineering, copying or outright stealing everything from car parts to fighter jets and building it them themselves, and/or building up their military for eventual war with the US.

At least not in this century. The Chinese are not our pals.

[Lew Silverman]

Of course they're not our friends! But FCA (and GM and Ford) have been selling vehicles in China for a while now, and we have China to thank for saving Buick! It's all about money anyway, and the Jeep brand is hot right now!

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Lew Silverman

Of course they're not our friends! But FCA (and GM and Ford) have been selling vehicles in China for a while now, and we have China to thank for saving Buick! It's all about money anyway, and the Jeep brand is hot right now!

Before WW2 Buick inported their cars including to China.
It was a very popular car especially in the up and coming mega cites Singapore and Hong Cong. It was a tough car and fit the rugged country side well too.