The Chrysler Five Year Plan (November 2009)
Josh S
http://www.allpar.com/corporate/chrysler-group/five-year-plan.html
> Overview
> Information could not be released earlier; they needed to know they could
> achieve their plans. Chrysler will have full access to all Fiat designs and
> technologies, saving years and billions of dollars. Sergio Marchionne: �The
> future of Fiat�s car business and of Chrysler are now inextricably
> intertwined.� The plan assumes that 270,000 cars will be made by Chrysler for
> Fiat, a serious commitment. Fiat is giving Chrysler responsibility for all
> its large vehicles �over C size.��The two companies together can cover every
> market segment.
> Chrysler Engineering will be expanded from June 2009 to July 2010, with
> contract workers doubled, a 7% increase in direct employees, and a doubling
> of purchased engineering services. Chrysler will be a global center of
> expertise for hybrid and large displacement engines. Fiat, which has
> partnered with Cummins in the past, will be a global center of excellence for
> diesels.
KirkM
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I wonder what will happen to us owners of earlier products. Will we
still be able to get parts, or will we be left high and dry.
KM
Josh S
<b0432749-b4fb-41a1...@b36g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
KirkM <kma...@gmail.com> wrote:
If there are significant numbers of a particular Chrysler vehicle out
there, I'm sure the parts manufacturers will supply it.
I believe in Canada 10 years is the legal requirement for parts supply.
Bill Putney
On the LH car forums, we're seeing some disappointing trends in parts
from dealers - prices increased, and cheapening of certain must-have
critical parts like replacement water pumps. It used to be a clear
choice to go OEM on such parts, but now what is available thru dealers
are as bad as the crap aftermarket parts. That's a good way to loose
what loyalty there is in the present customer base.
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Joe Pfeiffer
> Josh S wrote:
>> In article
>> <b0432749-b4fb-41a1...@b36g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
>> KirkM <kma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> I wonder what will happen to us owners of earlier products. Will we
>>> still be able to get parts, or will we be left high and dry.
>>>
>>> KM
>>
>> If there are significant numbers of a particular Chrysler vehicle
>> out there, I'm sure the parts manufacturers will supply it.
>> I believe in Canada 10 years is the legal requirement for parts supply.
>
> On the LH car forums, we're seeing some disappointing trends in parts
> from dealers - prices increased, and cheapening of certain must-have
> critical parts like replacement water pumps. It used to be a clear
> choice to go OEM on such parts, but now what is available thru dealers
> are as bad as the crap aftermarket parts. That's a good way to loose
> what loyalty there is in the present customer base.
Interesting -- I've *never* seen an advantage to genuine OEM Chrysler
over NAPA (my personal gold standard for aftermarket) on anything NAPA
carries.
This is, oddly, not the case for genuine Toyota vs. NAPA. I've had NAPA
radiator hoses for my daughter's truck that simply Did Not Fit.
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Steve
>
> I wonder what will happen to us owners of earlier products. Will we
> still be able to get parts, or will we be left high and dry.
>
> KM
I wonder why this is even a question? Do people really not know that
parts are still available for 60s engines that haven't been in
production for 40 years? And that you can still get parts for your
Studebaker, Packard, Nash, Hudson, etc.?
It is *NOT* an issue. If Chrysler vanished tomorrow, I wouldn't be
worried about getting parts for a 2009 Chrysler vehicle for the next 10+
years at all.
Steve
>
> Interesting -- I've *never* seen an advantage to genuine OEM Chrysler
> over NAPA (my personal gold standard for aftermarket) on anything NAPA
> carries.
For the most part, I agree and avoid dealer parts like the purple plague
they are. The ONE exception was a time in the mid 90s when Chrysler was
changing the water pump design on the first-gen 3.5 (bigger pulley to
turn it slower and reduce both wear and cavitation, along with a longer
timing belt to compensate) and the aftermarket hadn't done that yet.
They caught up quickly, though.
Bill Putney
You could very well be correct, but in todays economic climate
Washington determined to make it worse, I would not base any projections
on what we have seen in the past beyond say about 1 year ago, if that.
Things have changed. Everybody's, including companies, behavior is
different than what it used to be.