Jeep Shifting Production to China? - Page 4 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Dudesky · #46 10-31-2012, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Benz Fan

...and just a few lines down in the same article...
"Chrysler currently builds all Jeep SUV models at plants in Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. Manley referred to adding Jeep production sites rather than shifting output from North America to China."

Yes and they flip flop old Buddy.

Benz Fan · #47 10-31-2012, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudesky

Yes and they flip flop old Buddy.

Attaboy!

JamesDean · #48 10-31-2012, 12:34 PM

These fonts are not nearly large enough. I've no idea what you guys are on about.

Benz Fan · #49 10-31-2012, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesDean

These fonts are not nearly large enough. I've no idea what you guys are on about.

It's a font-off. We're competing to see who has the bigger font.

Dudesky · #50 10-31-2012, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Benz Fan

It's a font-off. We're competing to see who has the bigger font.

So is Chrysler talking out of both sides of their mouth? Maybe being careful not to say something that will sour Obama?

t walgamuth · #51 10-31-2012, 01:46 PM

My font is bigger than your font.

cmac2012 · #52 10-31-2012, 02:04 PM

A tad odd that we would applaud BMW and Toyota building plants in the US to build their vehicles for the US market and then whine about Jeep building plants in China to build vehicles for the Chinese market.

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Originally Posted by Dudesky

Yes and they flip flop old Buddy.

“We’re reviewing the opportunities within existing capacity” as well as “should we be localizing the entire Jeep portfolio or some of the Jeep portfolio.”

What do you suppose 'localizing' means?

cmac2012 · #53 10-31-2012, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Benz Fan

It's a font-off. We're competing to see who has the bigger font.

I think his girlfriend told him that size matters.

aklim · #54 10-31-2012, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Air&Road

I agree with much of what you say on lots of issues, but you sort of seem like a one world fan and I'm not.

That said, unfortunately I think you are totally correct about manufacturing all but completely going away in this country.

Like you, I don't know what will take the place of manufacturing in this country, but whatever it is had best be identified and stimulated.

Regardless of what you are a fan of or not, we cannot refuse to accept the reality of what is happening any more than I can say "I hate the sun rising in the east. I want it to rise in the west tomorrow. Ain't happening.

The writing has been on the wall for a long time since Japan started coming up. People refuse to see it and think a tweak here, a nudge there and a push over there and a shove there might just bring the good old days back.

Not a chance. As long as we cling to trying to make simple manufacturing work, we will never be able to move along. Best to let it die and let the cards fall where they may and something will come along sooner or later.

pj67coll · #55 10-31-2012, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by aklim

Not a chance. As long as we cling to trying to make simple manufacturing work, we will never be able to move along. Best to let it die and let the cards fall where they may and something will come along sooner or later.

Seems to be working just fine in Deutschland. How do you explain that?

- Peter.

aklim · #56 10-31-2012, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

A tad odd that we would applaud BMW and Toyota building plants in the US to build their vehicles for the US market and then whine about Jeep building plants in China to build vehicles for the Chinese market.

What do you suppose 'localizing' means?

What's odd about that? Lets cut spending. Everyone says "Sure, everything but this one thing, aka my pet project."

Guess it means where it would be cheapest.

aklim · #57 10-31-2012, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pj67coll

Seems to be working just fine in Deutschland. How do you explain that?

- Peter.

Are conditions exactly the same? If not, such comparison is like compaing apples to oranges or "Why is it me and my neighbor makes $100K a year but he has more stuff than I do?".

Idle · #58 10-31-2012, 06:53 PM

The answer is quality. A friend of mine needed some heavy construction equipment for an open pit mine. I advised him to pursue Caterpillar; he went with a Korean brand as the cost was much less.

Two years later he had a scrap pile of Korean construction equipment and was writing a large check for Caterpillar equipment.

That was twenty years ago and his Cat equipment is still on the job.

This is an expensive lesson that people continue to learn. Quality is the least expensive option in the long run.

Idle · #59 10-31-2012, 07:09 PM

Upon this issue:

After the falsehoods have been corrected by the owners of the company why do some cling to the lies? The company has provided statements that impact the stock prices of the company, and if the statements are false the company has a great deal to lose. Is the company willing to destroy its' integrity with the investment community over this? This is not a realistic situation.

I understand the desire of the Romney forces to win the election. As they have stated they will not allow their activities to be controlled by Fact Checkers, but the CEO of a global company is not a company spokesperson who can be dismissed with a wave of the hand, and when they speak a wise investor pays attention. The comments of the CEO do not constitute fact checking, they constitute fact statements.

Mr. Romney has stated that he is willing to work with others, and he has given evidence of this in the past. But in this instance he is displaying a disregard for the opinions of everyone. To disregard the opinion of a man on the street is one thing, but to infer that the leader of one of the worlds largest companies is a lier is quite another.

This displays, on the part of Mr. Romney, a lack of character which is something I do not expect from anyone in a political position. But it also displays a lack of wisdom and judgement on Mr. Romney's part, and that is something no leader should be without.

daveuz · #60 10-31-2012, 07:13 PM

Chrysler says not moving Jeep work to China from U.S.

Published October 30, 2012
Reuters

DETROIT – Chrysler Group LLC Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne on Tuesday reaffirmed that the company is not moving Jeep vehicle production out of the United States to China after it became an issue in the U.S. presidential campaign.

Chrysler had already refuted a statement made to a crowd in Ohio by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney that Chrysler was moving all Jeep production from Ohio to China.

Marchionne told employees by email, "I feel obliged to unambiguously restate our position: Jeep production will not be moved from the United States to China." (Reporting By Bernie Woodall)

Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/30/chrysler-says-not-moving-jeep-work-to-china-from-us/#ixzz2AvBUeEv3