Dave Stragand (Dr. S.) , this whole discussion is off-topic, but you DID
instigate it, so feel free to slap this down, but, to answer Bill
Watson, and any other Dr.Z fans, Z was a corporate front man whose job
was to put a smiley face on the German ownership of Chrysler.
As a front man, he WAS supposed to be the personification of Chrysler
("Group").
Some of us might recall that Chrysler did NOT need any
financial/economic "saving", when Bobbie Eaton "fronted" the sell-out
of Chrysler, to the Germans.
The mass exodus of Chrysler executives, post-sell-out speaks volumes
about the
righteousness of the purchase, which was
"sold" (apparently, to most everyone, but me;
please see my last 1998 WPC Club "Photo Contest" essay, as the Club
wouldn't print, otherwize, my protest to the sell-out).....as a
"merger-of-equals".
So, I'm willing to concede that Z. was probably not a wife-beater, but
he WAS the personification of the death of Plymouth (which COULD have
been Chrysler's Family-Transportation (now: "Green") division.
But, Deader knows and cares nothing about entry-level cars, or
developing Brand-Loyalty, except for producing diesel taxi cabs, in
Europe.
So, is Z. a wonderful human being?
Do I CARE, about his smiling mustache?
Am I thrilled that Chrysler is once again owned by Americans, who may
have the last chance (once again) to save the company?
Neil Vedder
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