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Originally Posted by 05stram
Intellectual Property had nothing to do with the deal, Mercedes came begging to Chrysler not the other way around, raided the coffers and split. In 98 Mercedes was going through a quality problem and needed the capitol that Chrysler had to stay afloat and did so with the promises to the US car market that once they became the worlds largest car manufacturer they would share with Chrysler. Well that did not happen and most people believe the Chrysler 300 came from the merger, it did not the platform was already in development and was to be released in 2001 but got back burnered for the CL line in Germany.
After they raided in left it was up to the taxpayer to bail them out Cerberus thought they could but the damage had been done. How is that for knowing actually what happened, I have plenty of worthless paper with the words Chrysler LLC, Chrysler Corp, and Cerberus lying around if you need any stuffing material since this "merger".
If this design was not IP then why does the patent filed for the driveline configuration belong to Chrysler LLC? This is not a Class 8 vehicle we are talking about here btw.
Diamler 40% Chrysler 60% at Merger - Pro Forma Income Percentages
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Sorry I misunderstood your earlier post. You posted, "intellectual property" so I thought the point you were making was abou IP.
Don't disagree on the Germans making out.
And as I recall, the 300 was essntially the old Intrepid platform which was engineered from the begining to handle transverse FWD or Longitudinal RWD.
Sorry about the worthless paper, but everyone should know the risks when they buy any stock.
And DUH of course it isn't a Class 8 but thanks for the obvious there. Point was simply that putting 2 rear axles on a truck isn't something special or particularly creative.