Built like a Mercedes 3702Dori A Schmetterling I can't see why their reliability is not as good as any. Rust resistance is OK and they use as many galvanised panels and have as good...
Max Dodge
Fiat is owned by the Agnelli family and it is almost bigger than the Italian state. It owns many mutinational brands like CaseNewHolland CNH which have a big US presence.
likewise Renault by the
The French government have no more than a 16% shareholding in Renault while Renault has a substantial holding in Nissan.
Using either as an example of free market business is moot. I
Very few US cars can cut it in Europe either. Only Chrysler-Jeep really have any presence here. Others have tried and failed due to poor quality and dynamics. Chrysler is controlled by German Daimler anyhow. Oh yes and BMW X5 and Mercedes M are American built and sell in considerable numbers here but they are hardly representative of the rest of the crap produced. In any case the build quality of my MClbutt was appaling and worse than any European car I have had since a Ford Fiesta of 1977. Actually my particular M was buttembled in Austria and was better built than most of the petrol American built ones. Apparently the new models are much improved in all respects.
Built like a Mercedes 3700My point remains, and is substanciated by your statement. Your examples are poor representation of free market philosophy. Well, once again, you've...
Well that is a symptom of a socialist phase that Europe went through. It is a historical anachronism which has not been true for many years. Fiat has recently been in financial trouble but nothing like the problems at Ford and GM. In fact GM had a contract to buy Fiat which they had to buy themselves out of last year. It is part of the reason GM are in the pickle they are in. There is much cross polination between the brands and Fiat supply many diesel engines to GM Europe while they now build a small car to be branded as a Ford as well as a Fiat. Fiat also build cars and supply engines for Suzuki of Japan.
Most cars are built heavier due to the equipment fitted and improved safety standards. The Mercedes brand has always made heavier cars than BMW for instance but it is all relitive. Their small cars are lighter than their big cars while a variety of engines are available for each model. If lightness is your thing, they produce the Smart car which is as small and light as anyone could wish.
Built like a Mercedes 3703Hit the post button too quickly on the last one. Actually my logic is sound. Let me explain. First off, the majority of posters on...
The welfare of the nation is tied absolutely to the profitability, success and expansion of its companies. Not of a particular company but of all the companies that employ the population that makes a nation.
Then it is an indictment of your promotion system that you may have or have not got higher up the ladder I believe. Or it may be an indictment of the effort you put into your job. Any way it does not look good.
Huw
