Talk:DaimlerChrysler
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[edit] Who owns Daimler Chrysler?
Interesting to note that the biggest shareholder in DaimlerChrysler is the government of Kuwait - one of the world's leading oil producers - I wouldn't be expecting too many eco-friendly cars from DaimlerChrysler anytime soon. jkm 10:00, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
I dont think the phrase "It is interesting to know..." is appropriate for the first paragraph of an enceclopedia article. Furthermore it indicates your assumption of any influence of Kuwait in DaimlerChryslers eco policy which is of course not proven. Other shareholders are not mentioned in the first paragraph as well. I would suggest to remove it.
- I would agree it is probably inappropriate for the first paragraph of an encyclopedic article - but then - WHY does it mention in the first paragraph that Daimler Chrysler owns a major stake in EADS? How is that any more appropriate - in fact Daimler Chrysler is in the process of selling down its stake in EADS - so that is a declining interest. As to whether it indicates an assumption to say, "It is interesting to know..." - it does no such thing. Were you aware that the largest shareholder in DaimlerChrysler was the government of Kuwait? I wasn't - until I read that - and I did find that an interesting thing to know. I'm pretty sure that the largest shareholder in General Motors, Ford, Toyota - the other big carmakers - is not a nation reliant on sales of oil, maybe you can answer that question for us all - which entities own the largest stakes in these companies?
- As to there being no mention of other shareholders in that paragraph - well, there's only 1 largest shareholder in DaimlerChrysler - and that is Kuwait. That is a fact - it can't be denied - why mention a whole bunch of minor shareholders with less that 1% of the company? Again I would say, why is DaimlerChrysler mentioned as a shareholder of EADS then? 155.143.221.252 12:15, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
The company also owns a substatial share in the asian car company Mitsubishi.
[edit] Does Daimler own Maserati?
Does this company also own Maserati?
- No. Fiat owns Maserati. --Robert Merkel 00:42 22 May 2003 (UTC)
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- Do you mean owns as in property, or do Fiats just kick ass compared to Maseratis? ;) --Dante Alighieri 00:44 22 May 2003 (UTC)
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- According to maserati.com, which we should consider authoritative, neither own Maserati. Ferrari owns Maserati, and Ferrari is now I believe independent of Fiat. --Morven 22:42, 23 Oct 2003 (UTC)
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- Nope, Ferrari is indeed owned by Fiat. Therefore, Maserati in turn is owned by Fiat as well. MikeZ 09:28, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
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Is it true that Chrysler is going RWD with all its sedans? That seems like a REALLY bad idea IMHO.
- Not that I'd heard. A few top-of-the-line models are going to be RWD, like the new Chrysler 300C (a car also notable in that the name is considered an insult to the marque's history by aficionados of historic Chryslers. The next 300 letter-series car should be the 300N) --Morven 22:42, 23 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Also, does anyone think it's worth mentioning the class-action shareholder lawsuit against DC because the supposed "merger of equals" was clearly a takeover? -- stewacide 01:54 14 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- I think so. It was clearly intended to pull the wool over the eyes of shareholders as well as the US public and regulatory bodies (who would have definitely bridled at the idea of Chrysler being bought out by a foreign manufacturer). --Morven 22:42, 23 Oct 2003 (UTC)
[edit] CEO's
Wasn't Dieter Zetsche recently replaced by a Chrysler executive as the CEO of the Chrysler branch? Gerdbrendel 04:11, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Daimler????
This will seem like a stupid question to many, but I'd love to know; why is the company called DaimlerChrysler? Exactly how does the Daimler name fit in to the firm's product line. I know it must be for historical reasons but surely when Daimler-Benz merged with Chrysler it would have been better to use the Mercedes name in the new title — their most important brand? Chrysler-Benz sounds good! Mark83 22:50, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- Well, Daimler refers to Gottlieb Daimler, Benz to Karl Benz, whereas Mercedes is just a brand named after the daughter of an early automobile dealer for the Daimler-Benz cars (see Mercedes (car)). After Wilhelm Maybach the Maybach brand was named. - But I don't have a clue why Daimler was chosen for the new firm's name instead of Benz or both ... DaimlerBenzChrysler, BenzChrysler, DaimlerChrysler ... :-) MikeZ 09:42, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
- Daimler was the name chosen by Gottfried Daimler and Wihelm Maybach for the original company in Stuttgart, Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (Daimler Motor Company) which later merged with Benz's company to form Daimler-Benz (changing their car brand from Mercedes to Mercedes-Benz brand in the process). -- Marcika 12:53, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
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Someone must have added usless text below the DAX box. I deleted it so that it won't interfere with this article. --megamanfan3 12:58 PM, 27 September 2006 (EDT)
