does chrysler own mercedes benz?

Question 1
does chrysler own mercedes benz?...  

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1)   hahahaa your bugggin kid - Giana babess

2)   Did ur mom drop you when u were younger?.. of course the dont own benz - HIGHvoltage

3)   No. Thank God.

Technically, Mercedes Benz used to own Chrysler, but then they sold them. - drmzsc

4)   M-B owned Chrysler, now it's owned by Fiat. They're doomed. - blanderswake

5)   No,but not to long ago M-B owned Chrysler.It was recently sold to a group of investors I believe. - littlered359

6)   Daimler AG (formerly DaimlerChrysler) currently owns Mercedes-Benz, On August 3, 2007, DaimlerChrysler completed the sale of Chrysler Group to Cerberus Capital Management. - Lexi Rousseau

7)   Never did. It was the other way around. But now Chrysler is owned by Fiat, an Italian car company that will probably ditch the company in a year or two, just the way Mercedes did. Chrysler is the one American car company that will not make it. Ford will and GM might. - AutoMan627

8)   Actually, it was the other way around... at least for a few years. Daimler-Benz and Chrysler merged their companies in 1998, and then they split up and Chrysler was sold to a private management company and went out on their own again in 2007. - JetDoc

9)   For a long time in the 90s and early 2000s, Chrysler and Benz had a partnership, so Mercedes put a bunch of Chrysler parts underneath, in their transmissions and such, where they figured they wouldn't be a problem because no one could see them. That's why Mercedes' reliability is shit these days. - n_rosychuk

10)   Mercedes (Daimler-Benz) "bought" Chrysler so they could raid their cash reserve. Once that was gone, they had no further use for the company. It remains to be seen what Fiat will do, but I doubt they will do as much damage as Daimler did. - D

11)   No. Both companies share some parts on their vehicles. - C-Tech


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Question 2
Chrysler files for Bankruptcy?...  Is this the start of the next Great Depression? We were told this was not an option, apparently it is. Should we have let this happen a few months back?

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1)   The was a long time ago already. Where have you been? Companies file bankruptcy all the time. - D

2)   WASHINGTON - After months of living on government loans, Chrysler finally succumbed to bankruptcy Thursday, pinning its future on a top-to-bottom reorganization and plans to build cleaner cars through an alliance with Italian automaker Fiat.

The nation’s third-largest car manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York after a group of creditors defied government pressure to wipe out Chrysler’s debt. The company plans to emerge in as little as 30 days as a leaner, more nimble company, probably with Fiat as the majority owner. In return, the federal government agreed to give Chrysler up to $8 billion in additional aid and to back its warranties.

“It’s a partnership that will give Chrysler a chance not only to survive, but to thrive in a global auto industry,” President Barack Obama said from the White House.


If GM files for bankruptcy protection in the U. S., it will also likely do so in Canada, said a Canadian Auto Workers economist.

Jim Stanford said a filing in both countries would likely result in a temporary shutdown of some GM plants, possibly including operations in St. Catharines.

A General Motors Corp. bankruptcy filing seemed inevitable south of the border after a rebellion by its bondholders forced it to withdraw a plan on Wednesday to swap bond debt for company stock.

In the U. S., GM would file for Chapter 11 under the country's Bankruptcy Code. In Canada, GM would seek debt protection as it reorganizes under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).

"Assuming GM files for protection in the U. S., it's then not known whether they will also file for CCAA in Canada," Stanford said.

He pointed out that Chrysler filed for Chapter 11 recently, but not its equivalent in Canada.

However, "in GM's case, most people think they will also file for CCAA protection," Stanford said. "There's bondholders in Canada who GM wants to give a haircut to and it's unlikely they're going to agree voluntarily to that."

GM has until Monday to complete a U. S. government-ordered restructuring that includes debt reduction, labour cost cuts and plant closures. But a Chapter 11 reorganization is likely after the company said its offer to exchange $27 billion in unsecured debt for 10 per cent of the company's stock had failed. GM has received $19.4 billion in U. S. federal loans.

Stanford said a U. S.-Canadian bankruptcy protection filing would likely have an impact on its plants.

"It would likely involve some ... temporary downtime of GM's facilities here," he said.

"'We don't know for sure and we don't know for how long."

Source: msnbc - drakkar

3)   Chrysler is out of bankruptcy now. - C-Tech

4)   This economic down turn has its own name, just can't remember what they are already calling it.
Chrysler is back on the "up swing" investing in new transmission plants and working towards new products.
The thing is that we are in a major economic crisis, governments are bonds are failing and while our government wants us to think the worst is past it may yet be to come.
GM is having labor strikes in China, and if that can happen in China what will happen here?
We are about to reap all that we have sown, greed and debauchery has its consequences, not just in the next life, but this one also. - Old Man Dirt

5)   No, this is not the start of the next Great Depression, but we are in a dire situation. Chrysler filed for bankruptcy and now some reports say that GM is soon to follow. If GM files for bankruptcy protection in the U. S., it will also likely do so in Canada, said a Canadian Auto Workers economist.

Jim Stanford said a filing in both countries would likely result in a temporary shutdown of some GM plants, possibly including operations in St. Catharines.

A General Motors Corp. bankruptcy filing seemed inevitable south of the border after a rebellion by its bondholders forced it to withdraw a plan on Wednesday to swap bond debt for company stock.

In the U. S., GM would file for Chapter 11 under the country's Bankruptcy Code. In Canada, GM would seek debt protection as it reorganizes under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).

"Assuming GM files for protection in the U. S., it's then not known whether they will also file for CCAA in Canada," Stanford said.

He pointed out that Chrysler filed for Chapter 11 recently, but not its equivalent in Canada.

However, "in GM's case, most people think they will also file for CCAA protection," Stanford said. "There's bondholders in Canada who GM wants to give a haircut to and it's unlikely they're going to agree voluntarily to that." - interrogatory


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Question 3
how hard is it to replace the cooling fan relay on a 99 voyager?...  cooling fan continues to run after the van is off

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1)   open the hood and check the carb filler sequence. if it keeps spinning after the engine is shut off then the radial input isnt slowing it down. this needs to be replaced and can be done manually or at an autobody shop - meghan

2)   On a scale of 1 to 10 it is a 3. Remove the air filter box, look straight down to the frame support and you should see it. Good luck. - C-Tech

3)   it is not hard at all. - badbill1941

4)   if you now witch one is is easy,,,but is hard to find witch is - oskarciu


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Question 4
why is my brake pedal spongey on my voyager?...  

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1)   It needs bleeding. Take it to a garage. - the_emrod

2)   Might have air in the lines - Bungholio

3)   spongey usually means air. a slow leak at one or both wheel cylinders in the rear is a common cause or piston seals on the front calipers. have it checked out, mind you there is a difference between spongey and LOW, - Teddy

4)   check brake fluid level when is ok that means you don't have any leak so,,,need bleed system - oskarciu


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Question 5
When did Chrysler Corp quit making pushbutton transmission controls?...  The Torqueflight trannies made by Chrysler were controlled by pushbuttons on the dashboard from 1954 to sometime much later. I would like to know when they went back to floor and column mounted controls.

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1)   In 1964, the government sent a mandate which was actually a request to auto makers. It stated that all controls on automobiles should be standardized for ease of use. So either Chrysler had to shift to column mounted levers or everyone else had to adopt push-buttons. Thus in 1965, the restyled Mopars appeared with shift levers on the column or console on sporty models. - hopsing

2)   i hate to disagree with hopsing but i had a 67 plymouth that was a push button shift. - badbill1941

3)   Chrysler changed to column/floor mounted shift controls during the 1965 model year. I have seen some early '65 models, mostly Dodge Coronets, with push button controls and my cousin purchased a '65 Belvedere hardtop the spring of 1965 and it had a column shift. - Don't know everything !


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