Lee Iacocca: The last true leader of Chrysler. After him there were only scumbags: Bob Eaton, Jurgen Schremp, Dr. Z (The nickname says all), and Robert Nardelli, all of them incompetent. Sergio Marchionne seems to have good intentions but the company hasn't recovered under his command.
@Watcher3223 True, I'm not fond of them being owned by a foreign company (or at least majority owned) but I would say at least there's a car guy running the show as opposed to the old Home Depot CEO who only knew about tools and toilets, not the fundamentals of running an automaker.
@Watcher3223 But he really didn't know beans about making a company successful (outside of making billions and billions). Hopefully under Fiat's leadership they become even better than they once were.
@Watcher3223 I'm not disagreeing, friend; I was actually pointing out just how badly Eaton and his cronies turned out to be (based on the vehicle I owned that was made during his leadership as well as the overall demise of Chrysler Corp). I sort of read that it was down to Bob Eaton and Bob Lutz, and because Iacocca and Lutz were two in the same (personality wise) and hence didn't like each other Iacocca picked Eaton. I don't know what kind of background Eaton had (other than being with GM).
Cab forward when cab under. LMAO
TheLizardKing1967 4 months ago
Although the quality was iffy, these were very beautiful cars for the 1990s.
October 22, 2011 2:27 am
whattheheck1000 4 months ago
Funnilly enough this is when car design went down hill
BKMlovesVideos 4 months ago
Lee Iacocca: The last true leader of Chrysler. After him there were only scumbags: Bob Eaton, Jurgen Schremp, Dr. Z (The nickname says all), and Robert Nardelli, all of them incompetent. Sergio Marchionne seems to have good intentions but the company hasn't recovered under his command.
briagadaress 4 months ago 2
@andrewps84
Oh, and in reference to Bob Nardelli, in addition to the fact that his previous post was at Home Depot, he ran that company into the ground as well.
Watcher3223 6 months ago
@andrewps84
Or owned by a capital management group.
Good point.
Watcher3223 6 months ago
@Watcher3223 True, I'm not fond of them being owned by a foreign company (or at least majority owned) but I would say at least there's a car guy running the show as opposed to the old Home Depot CEO who only knew about tools and toilets, not the fundamentals of running an automaker.
andrewps84 6 months ago
@andrewps84
Perhaps, but I do have concerns over the fact that Chrysler isn't truly an American automaker yet again.
First, being owned by a German automaker and now having the majority of its shares basically given to an Italian automaker.
Watcher3223 6 months ago
@Watcher3223 But he really didn't know beans about making a company successful (outside of making billions and billions). Hopefully under Fiat's leadership they become even better than they once were.
andrewps84 6 months ago
@Watcher3223 I'm not disagreeing, friend; I was actually pointing out just how badly Eaton and his cronies turned out to be (based on the vehicle I owned that was made during his leadership as well as the overall demise of Chrysler Corp). I sort of read that it was down to Bob Eaton and Bob Lutz, and because Iacocca and Lutz were two in the same (personality wise) and hence didn't like each other Iacocca picked Eaton. I don't know what kind of background Eaton had (other than being with GM).
andrewps84 6 months ago