I don’t expect McCain to survive either!

I’m going to guess that he dosen’t drive a Chrysler or Dodge vehicle.

Not many people left that do. General Motors has reaped the benefits of Chrycos failure. They;ve been victims of the American Revolution for decades and no foriegn scumbags will save them from demise.

GM. A Global Revolution!

Nice, maybe this will open the door for Peugoet, Alfa Romeo, full fiat line, Renault, and the list goes on.
Im sure glad Canada did waste as much money .

I believe there’s a gentleman named Marchionne who would beg to differ Mr. McCain.

“Nice, maybe this will open the door for Peugoet, Alfa Romeo, full fiat line, Renault, and the list goes on.”

Wow, I can’t believe anyone would have the balls to wish for more imports on these shores.

(shaking head)

Chryco gone will bring more business to GM which will help the economy out even more. Ever heard the expression “What is good for General Motors is good for the Country”?

Obviously you haven’t

Just imagine the many millions of unemployed out there if GM went under. It amazes me that people are wishing for more imports in GM Country.

Be American. buy American. buy GM. It is your patriotic obligation

where are those free market idealists when you need them…

Isnt this the same guy who said we had a strong economy a few months before the election? I thought So.

Isn’t this the genius who uttered “the fundamentals of the US economy are strong”? LOL….

GM is on the fast track to success! while Chrysler is goin to be this watered down auto company featuring FIAT products in the US, you see Fiat dont have any plans to save Chrysler they just want to save themselves is why they want a second coming on our shores.

after Obama leaves office there shouldn’t be no more Chrysler.

McCain = FAIL.

Nope, McCain is right. Chrysler is already dead though – that’s where he is wrong. They died once in 1998 under the Daimler takeover. They were revived by Cerebus and killed again this year – now Fiat ran. Fiat will get rid of the Dodge. Chrysler names but keep Jeep and Ram – as they are profitable and fill the dealerships with Fiats Alfas and Lancias until people remember why Fiat failed the first time driving their Spyder that just had it’s cylinder shoot through their hood on the way home from college.

Chrysler is dead though. Dead as a doornail. Again.

I agree with j-dubb. I can see Chrysler being rebadged FIATs at first and then over time FIAT just fading the Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge badges away and just sell them as FIATs in the states. StartIng with the 500. I think Chrysler screwed up their reputation so bad there’s no mending the hole they made. For once I actually agree with McCain as well. Plus I don’t really see FIAT giving two sh*ts about Chryslers fate. They just wanted them to set a foothold in the US market. Once that’s accomplished, they won’t need them anymore.

It’s all very murky. Didn’t Fiat acquire Chrysler’s assets like their manufacturing plants ect. Yet they only own 20% of the company. So what happens if they let Chrysler go bankrupt again? Does Fiat keep the plants and dealer network? Anybody know?

If they have to rely on what they have now, they’re through.

They design concepts that recieve fanfare and they end up producing Calibers – it makes no sense.

Marchionne will have to be just short of a miracle worker, and without much time on the clock.

I absolutely hate being negative, but would someone PLEASE put some gaffers tape over NmofGM’s mouth? For months, it has gotten worse and worse and I am at the point where I am ready to snap. He makes everyone else’s point by being completely jaded, arrogant and in general a pain in everyone’s backside. Instead of making intellectual comments based upon reason, it is a broken record litany of jabber. I know 8-year-olds that have more intelligent comments.

I want to hear someone on this site (besides NmofGM) that actually appreciates his incessant and ill-thought-out comments.

Don’t give me your crap about obligation to buy. Their are more foreign nameplate auto factories and suppliers in this country than domestic. I do buy GM, but the way you act makes me not want to buy them.

I tell you this much, McCain ain’t no economist.

CR are you dense? He obviously hates GM more than anyone else here. Just ignore it.

@ Elvacano , true , but he also said he doesn’t understand much about economics…

Ho Ho Ho, he’s no economist. What’s that supposed to mean? If it wasn’t for the current dumbass regime, there would be no more Chrysler on life support wasting taxpayer money.

Oh! But if we let them go under, what about all the jobs? You mean all the jobs for the union schmucks who are vastly overpaid and are one of the main problems behind our failing automakers?

Right, right, we should just keep squandering money on a company that will never be successful until president obama gets out of office and let it go bankrupt under another president. We can’t go tarnishing his spotless reputation like that can we?

McCain is just hoping Obama’s decisions fail. If Chrysler fails, which they won’t, he could say, I told you so.

@ClearerReality , just skip his comments like almost everyone does. he started spamming on other sites too.

This guy is to old to know what he is talking about. Everything he says is wrong. Saturday Night Live quote: Daylight savings ocurred over the weekend, or as McCain calls it, the reincarnation of sunlight. Good joke SNL, but we know you are just joking, or are you? Laugh out loud.

-iluvamcars

mccain needs his peg tube cleaned and to stay out of things that he has no control over.

McCain can only say such claims because he met the original creator of Chrysler in the early 1900’s and had a personal grudge against him. Damn ornery old veteran. What does he know? Obama may be the reason why Chrysler still even exists, but the same can be said about GM and their selfishness.

@dickvictory

Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Renault? Are you kidding me?? Welcome to America buddy, there is no market for weird-looking imports that have already failed miserably in the past. Those cars would be D.O.A. here in America. There are plenty of world-class American vehicles to choose from right now, why would you even consider one of those??

i wasnt always thinking they would servive, but i think with just the teaser of the new charger, and the 300 and smaller 200 sebring replacement, i think they will survive and be on track to where they are suppose to be.

It’s like McCain is taking a sucker’s bet on whether or not CHRYSLER will Mount any kind of a comeback. He is a great Soldier’s advocate and I might have voted for him if not for him having Sarah Palin on the ticket with him. But he is in no position to say how business will pan out.

I have to say I’m liking that GM is really visibly making headway.. and is not hemorrhaging money as BADLY anymore. Chrysler has been shored up but is largely a ship on a sandbar. I won’t doubt the FIAT wants to do great things with CHRYSLER, I just won’t hold my breath until after I see and hear something after the LA auto show at the earliest.

The only wise bet, and it is never wise to bet against you own countrymen, even if they are working for the Italians now, is to make no bets at all until you know what you are betting for or against.

If I might recall chrylser and gm also failed so whats the differeance?

Buy european, Its your great grandparents that came here from europe in the first places duty!

MCAIN was right no chrysler just fiat and jeeps ram trucks will possibly sold under nissan,sterling , freightliner, the italians beat the bankruptcy auction .fiat was just a lot smarter than daimler, cerbus,and the us govt , they got the whole package , plants, whats left of a loyal customer base , and a dealer network , they will sell the plants make cars in mexico /brazil, china and the unions are ****ed. and what did the italians pay for it? zero zero zero

@BuyUSA

That’s unless you count the newer generations of drivers that don’t remember those days of miserably failed offerings from those makers. And as much as I hate to say it, some of those imports are actually pretty good looking. Though I will agree, we have many vehicles here now that are worth looking at. After the huge turn around they pulled off, I’m really considering a Ford this next round.

@BuyUSA

I hope your not NMOFGM couse I will not answer anything he says.
I drive an American car and I do hope for other Imports. These cars are made for people that pay $3+ a liter. I think the style Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Renault are great looking.

I love my Acura and will by another American car soon.

^not really helping the european ugly car manufacturers by saying you like their styling, and then saying you actually bought an acura.

Ford anyone?

I pity the fool that wanted that A-hole as the president.

this douchebag believes its a bad thing for the hard working middle class to make a good living, but has no problem with the bank execs that stole trillions because they needed a 10th vacation home.

madcapp
amen

McCain – The Dud Spud

No, I’m not NMOFGM. I support the Big 3, not just GM.

the big three are then ford, chrysler and the tooth fairy?

McCain has a point. I am sure he wants Chrysler to survive, but realistically nobody would give it better then 50-50 chance. It is a smaller company so it has less pull with unions, and we all know unions they are not known to take their wounded and dead with them. They will sell out the weakest link without blinking an eye.

McCan’t is just an old, get-off-my lawn, sore loser.

Time to weed out old farts like this in the US Gov’t. They’re no longer relevant.

And he was the best guy the GOP can come up with? Who picked Palin to be his #2 in command?

WHat a joke the GOP has become.

So I’m the only person with a memory? How does this article jive with the one from last week? On this site!

“Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler and Fiat, announced on Wednesday his company intends to repay the $12.5 billion it borrowed from the U.S. federal government and the $3.8-billion lent to it by Canada by 2014.

The claim directly contradicts a U.S. Government Accountability Office report issued this week suggesting America is unlikely to recover its loans to GM and Chrysler.

Marchionne’s timeframe hinges on returning to profitability and boosting sales dramatically. To achieve this, Chrysler is updating three quarters of its lineup by the end of 2010 and the rest by 2012.”

How can you update the lineup without putting money into it?

teahead you have a brilliant idea! Actually communists in Vietnam were trying to do just that with old fart McCain – weed him out. You seem to be in sync with them, congrats, good company.

Ok, look- as most of us are Americans who have had an experience or two with Chrysler…

They have a very, very poor lineup. It’s unfortunate that their quality, reliability and fuel economy (three things looked for in this economy) are very bad. How do they plan to get themselves out of their current situation with their current lineup?
This may sound funny, but as a guy who likes basketball and used to like NY… the Knicks are kicking the bucket right now, but they’ve had a fairly good lineup in recent years (just till now). Just like Chrysler, they promise they’ll be back- with Lebron James and a couple costly players out there. Do I think they’ll do it? It depends if the fans are willing to continue funding their lackluster team (like taxpayers in ChryCo), and allowing them to increase their budget (which is the reason why they’ve traded off a good few players… just as Chrysler has cut their quality to save a few bucks)

The”Big3″ ?????? That would be VW, Toyota, Honda

Chuck Norris thinks McCain is gonna croak and I think he’s way more credible.

Well, maybe these comments seem more wishful thinking on Senator McCain’s part? I wonder is the minivan that Sarah Palin is using for her “Going Rogue” book tour is a Chrysler Town and Country? It looks like the “Maverick” is never going to be a “Challenger” (presidential) again.

Senator McCain, that “Straight-Talk Express” opinion is not helpful to the millions of American’s that already facing economic uncertainty and job loss.This is a result of the poor management and decisions made by the previous administration. How about coming with ideas as how Chrysler and it’s new partner/owner Fiat can thrive and move forward.

One more thing, Senator McCain…there is water on the Moon, so anything is possible.

@ NoMoreGM4Me – That’s exactly what will happen. FIAT will just let Chrysler badges die and just completely consume the company. As long as nobody loses their jobs, maybe its for the better. FIAT already planned on killing the Caravan. Chrysler’s most successful vehicle.

NMOFGM you are one pathetic piece of ****. I am sick and tired of reading your crap. Actually I take that back, if i see your name I very quickly scroll down because you are beyond sad. You are not funny and never have been.

Leftlane news, you always point out when people swear or whatever, what about when they Troll? This guy makes 1115 look like a thoughfull contributor. Seriously, sort out the damn forum and get rid of the tards.

lol…borat, nicely done..”.a vote against mccain is a vote for the VC”…well played…

@Rover

Here’s a thought, maybe the leftlane news moderator is NMOFGM , I would find that hilarious!

Chrysler is one of the most clueless companies on the planet. They put all their eggs in the big truck basket and now they’re about to tank.

When I was young, the Chevy Monty Carlo was the vehicle of choice for jerks. Now it’s the full size Ram pickup. I won’t miss the bullseye grills. Good riddance.

I feel sorry for the “average Joe” on the line but that’s what happens when you have third rate management…

Well, lucky for us, McCain is an idiot.

RT
http://www.online-privacy.at.tc

What a stupid thing for McCain to say.

Chrysler has a good chance of making it. And I think they will. At least Fiat – unlike Daimler – isn’t ashamed of Chrysler. Chrysler is part of the Fiat family. Daimler treated Chrysler like an outcast – ’someone’ you hide in the basement. With an all-new Grand Cherokee, Charger and 300 just around the corner – AND extensively updated Caravan, Town @ Country, Sebring and Avenger only months away – things are looking UP.

another faggot politician , somebody needs to shut this fool down.

McCain doesn’t know anything about economics. The unions were not the problem. Canada is heavily unionized, Germany is heavily unionized, but they haven’t seen the job losses. It has much more to do with America’s inflated exchange rate since the dollar is the reserve currency. It makes American products more expensive. I want Chrysler to survive because I want to get paid back as a taxpayer, but also because it means more choice for consumers.

You almost have to fell sorry for Chrysler in a way. If not for the Diamler tieup the story may be a little different. Maybe Fiat can breath some life back into the company, but it’s hard to say Mccain is wrong. He probably isn’t.

No lefty, that is not what I wrote! “Weeding” out is not VC invention it was Nazi’s and Stalin’s methods, VC just copycats. I find quite despicable the language used in relationship to a national hero. After all, none of “writers” on this board served the nation in capacity that he did (IMO he already did more then Obama without winning presidency). The language is even more vulgar coming from the “democratic” constituency, which by Obama definition should be more tolerant and politically correct. It would not disturb me so much if some redneck would want to hang Polosi (I guess I accustomed for rednecks blood thirsty desires), but we achieved a new low or high when “democrats” are stooping to either Nazi or Commie level of desire for eradication anyone who is not thinking like they are. Welcome to democracy, new “democratic” style?

Borat is a Limbaugh/Beck ass-kisser.

Pay no attention to the fascist right-winger.

Why are people saying Chrysler’s as of lately are not reliable? In the past 9 years my wife and I have owned a 2003 PT Cruiser and a 2007 Jeep Compass North. Neither of these ever has an issue with reliability. Sure the Compass has a cheap looking interior, but it was comfortable and decent on fuel for an AWD vehicle. The 2009 Jeep Compass also has a much better looking interior than the one I owned.

This just looks to me like McCain is trying to get some face time, that’s all.

I didn’t vote for him in the primaries, and was very disappointed that he became the one to represent us. He did serve our country wholeheartedly, but I feel something has changed. Power corrupts, and I feel this man has been infected. My opinion.

And didn’t he vote for this bailout? Did he think Chrysler would survive then? Or is this just “news” to him now?

I’ll miss Chrysler if they don’t survive. They were once great. I hope they can pull it off, and be great again. McCain cannot determine whether or not Chrysler lives or dies. Only Chrysler can, and I hope they have something stellar up their sleeve.

AJM, is it possible you are holding on to those two vehicles because they are worthless as tradeins? I hoe your saving your pennies for a replacement (GM?) because you’ll need them. GM doesn’t need to give away their vehilces like Chryco or the imports do. Everyone buys them because they want the best and the best comes at a price.

GM. AN American Revolution!

soundsfamiliar

It does not jive, you must look at the source John McCain could have won the Presidential Election until Economics came in to the forefront. He is no “Captain Of Industry” by his own admittance. Fiat has billion in holding because it paid zero up front money for Chrysler. Time will be the only key but they stated Chrysler was Dead 31 Years ago and it was much worse off then compared to now plus that was in the middle of a recession and we are now out of a recession.

-Sarge

We are in agreement there, Sen. McCain.

Need more oil for GM – Learn to read… I said my wife and I owned (past tence) Not own, owned a 2003 PT Cruiser and a 2007 Jeep Compass. Please feel free never to reply to my comments again as I do not give a rats ass to what you have to say.

More “news” we already know from McSame.

Aww AJM, you gonna cry? I’m sorry I offended you, next time I’ll make sure my sister doesn’t beat you up either.

Be American. Buy American. Buy GM.

NMOFGM, worthless imported trade-ins? Do you have down syndrome? It’s a proven fact that more imports hold value than a lot of american cars and have greater trade values, look at how expensive most used toyotas are compared to most anything from the Big 3. Pontiacs, Buicks, Chevy cars, OMFG they depreciate like mad. You sit on here and soak in your made up statistics that aren’t backed in anyway, just your ignorance. GM FAILED, THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY JUST LIKE CHRYSLER!! If they knew how to make a f*cking car and manage a company as well as others, imports in particular, they wouldn’t owe the taxpayers over $50 billion. I’ll never buy an import, Ford all the way, but you sir are an idiot. Everything you post is completely retarded and you need to stop f*cking your mother.

Ryan, fighting with NMOFGM is like beckoning a legless cat. Just ignore him.

But I caution you on one thing: Holding value and having a higher resale value are completely different things. A 5 year old Ferrari has a higher resale value than a 5 year old Silverado, but a Silverado does actually hold the value it has longer. Holding value refers to the percentage of value lost over time, whereas resale value refers to the actual market value after that length of time.

Who the hell would buy such crappy car like Chrysler that has plastic parts from Toysrus store, and handling from 1940s

And if I start talking over fuel consumption yea that is gonna be a hit for your wallet

Need more oil for GM – Holy crap, you finally got over your fear of touching a keyboard. Everybody has become so accustomed to your traditional cut paste of the same old crap that you write. Just so you know the current vehicles I own are a 2000 Silverado and 2008 Torrent. That probably pisses you off more than the Chrysler products because below the inbred hick writing you are probably a Toyota fan boy that uses sarcasm as a tool.

No actually i drive BMW 1 an 5 and yes I have a Toyota Yaris to they are all bether cars than american toys that brake down every time, and the problems are so banal that Lada Niva could be compared tho that kind of cars

And enjoy your FREE America, that will brake down of giving good lones to the people that aren’t able to pay them back you must be very optimistic

Ajm wasn’t talking to you, Smiley.

McCain’s mom is pushing 100.. I seriously doubt Chrysler will outlive him, but I give Fiat 5-6 years to try to make a go of it before eventually letting the company die.

LLN, you need to crack down on the trolls a bit. It’s fine if it’s occasional, but when you have five or six different usernames making up about a third of your comments, with useless garbage… draw the line there.

NAFTA, didn’t prevent 9/11, endless wars, corporate welfare, printing money to devalue the dollar. This country is intentionally being dismantled by globalists. Europe became a union and now has a president. This is the same globalization that is responsible for South Americans speaking a European language and so many Africans speaking English, French & Dutch. Nothing new.

The USA will be bankrupt before chrysler goes away.