Dodgepedia.org » buy out http://www.dodgepedia.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Can The Mighty Dodge Survive a GM Merger? http://www.dodgepedia.org/2008/10/can-the-mighty-dodge-survive-a-gm-merger/ http://www.dodgepedia.org/2008/10/can-the-mighty-dodge-survive-a-gm-merger/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:54:01 +0000 DodgePedia http://www.dodgepedia.org/2008/10/can-the-mighty-dodge-survive-a-gm-merger/ First, they spoke of killing off their beloved Viper name tag. Next, they sold it all to Cerberus under the Chrysler flag… Now, as if Dodge hasn’t been struggling enough (due to financial crisis and horrific gas prices) – the mighty Ram may soon be under a combined General Motors/Chrysler symbol. But with any merger, someone has to be cut from the team. Will it be Dodge?

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Is it us, or are they getting crowded in here?

With a possible GM+Cerberus love affair there may be too many cooks in this kitchen. Let’s face it, you already have Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep dealerships struggling to sell another Dodge Ram or PT Cruiser thanks to their less than 30 MPG ratings. Wouldn’t it make life a little difficult to browse the lot of your local Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Chevy-HUMMER-GMC-Buick-Pontiac-Caddy and possibly Saab & Saturn dealer? If nothing else, it’s a search engine marketing nightmare for your internet manager!

Ok, so all those makes and models on one lot are not a realistic scenario, more likely someone will get cut.

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Luckily, Dodge has the nostalgia coin in their pocket. With revived interest in models like the Challenger a little bit of old school muscle car fandom might be one plus, which will keep Dodge afloat during a trying financial crisis and a possible hostile takeover. With Wall Street’s latest huge dip, merger discussions have been put on hold…for now.

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