It's all a ploy to get press. Notice since the "all options are being explored" statement was made on 2/14 (when they announced DCX is swimming in the red), their stock has gone up. Believe me, being a moderator on the biggest Mopar board on the web, it's all been speculated to death, & in the last 9 days there have been a MINIMUM of 20 posts announcing Chrysler's imminent sale to GM (as if
).
Mercedes Benz wanted & bought Chrysler 9 years ago for 2 reasons:
1- To get a piece of the VERY lucrative (at the time) light truck sales.
2- To get their hands on Chrysler's $5 billion in cash reserves.
The "merger of equals" (as it was advertised/foisted on the public) was a sham! Within 2 years of the take-over, 90% of (what was formerly) Chrysler's upper management came directly from desks in Stuttgart.
Where will all these RUMORS lead? I have no idea, my crystal ball is broken. Personally, one of two things are going to happen:
1- (the former) Chrysler Corp will be cut up & sold to various buyers (mostly Asian/Oriental).
2- It's a marketing ploy to bolster things on Wall Street (more short-term gain at the expense of long-term stability/reinvestment.
