| The same day that American billionaire
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| | Dodge trucks, and minivans have accounted
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| and investor Kirk Kerkorian offered a bid
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| | for 70 percent of Chrysler's sales at the
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| of $4.5 billion for Chrysler Corp., is
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| | time when gasoline cost nearly $3 a
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| the time that a car salesman in Southold,
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| | gallon in the US.
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| New York was also dusting off a framed
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| | The Struggle of Chrysler Dealerships
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| print.
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| | Mullen for his long years of selling
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| Chrysler dealer Dick Mullen said last
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| | Chrysler products have weathered out very
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| April 5 while smiling at an editorial
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| | storm. He and his father each bought
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| cartoon from the 80s, "Time to hang this
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| | $10,000 of Chrysler's debentures in 1980
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| up again. It shows a car bursting from
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| | that earns them 11 percent interest per
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| the ground beneath a gravestone marked
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| | year interest. It was also their Chrysler
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| ``Chrysler: R.I.P.''
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| | dealership that was the first to sell
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| Mullen's shop has stayed on Long Island's
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| | Jeep in the US after the company bought
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| northeast corner for 80 years and has
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| | American Motors in 1987. Mullen has met
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| witness to the rise and fall of Chrysler
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| | Iacocca twice and later he was invited
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| through decades of miscues. Way back in
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| | along a handful of dealers at a lunch at
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| the 80s the good old Mullen has loaned
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| | New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel.
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| Chrysler some $10,000 when it was nearing
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| | The main purpose of Daimler for
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| bankruptcy. And today Chrysler's future
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| | purchasing Chrysler is to gain
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| is again on the brink as its German
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| | mass-market American foothold.
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| parent DaimlerChrysler AG is opening all
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| | Unfortunately instead of the gain it is
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| options for its sale. Despite the
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| | expecting it has found itself struggling
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| somewhat bleak future that Chrysler is
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| | because of price discounts and union
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| facing today, Mullen remained calm and
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| | retiree costs that add $1,300 to the
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| unafraid leavening the wait gallows
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| | price of each car. And today with oil
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| humor.
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| | prices surging high some investors see
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| According to Mullen, 70 when he told
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| | the future of Chrysler as becoming
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| sales Chief Steve Landry at New York Auto
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| | bleaker than before.
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| Show last April 4, "It's the fourth time
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| | According to Tim Gilbert, who helps
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| I'm going out of business with you guys,
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| | manage $10 billion in assets including
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| I'm getting a little tired of it." He
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| | DaimlerChrysler bonds at principal Global
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| also suggested for Chrysler to write a
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| | Investors in Des Moines, Iowa, "When the
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| book based partly on his up-and-down ride
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| | product cycle turned, the ugly really
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| and pass it out to future executives.
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| | outweighed the good." He also said that
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| Landry said as a way of confirming his
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| | he firm is adding more bonds of the
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| conversation with Mullen, "Most of our
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| | Stuttgart Germany-based carmaker because
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| dealers have faith, and they know that
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| | it should be more stable if it sells
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| whatever happens, our brands and products
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| | Chrysler.
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| are not going anywhere." He also said
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| | DaimlerChrysler shares on the New York
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| that he plans of meeting with as many as
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| | Stock Exchange have jumped 25 percent to
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| 50dealers this year to answer questions
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| | $80.69 since the company has announced
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| and to mend relationships.
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| | last February 14 of its plans of getting
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| Surveying the business of Mullen and the
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| | rid of its money-losing arm Chrysler.
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| rest of his fellow car dealers on Long
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| | Overproduction is the Problem
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| Island, it's hard to miss the obvious
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| | Mullen says that Eaton was smart to sell
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| fact that the Japanese carmakers
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| | when Chrysler was riding high. But he was
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| influence has also reached Long Island.
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| | less happy last year, when Chrysler's
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| The Union
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| | production outstripped demand. Mullen and
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| Chrysler maker of Dodge truck parts and
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| | the other dealers were left with unwanted
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| Dodge truck accessories has been a one of
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| | vehicles. This has provided Mullen with
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| the 'Big Three' US automaker alongside
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| | the idea for his book which he has given
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| General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co.
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| | the theme: 'Overproduction causes
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| way back in 1929. Unfortunately out of
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| | problems.'
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| the 'Big Three" it's only GM that has
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| | Landry also said that he is aware that
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| successfully maintained its post.
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| | dealers were upset and that is why he's
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| The wrong decisions that have been
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| | meeting with many of them this year. The
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| plaguing Chrysler started back in 1970s
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| | most perplexing thing that Mullen found
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| when the Auburn Hills, Michigan-based
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| | on the potential sale is that Chrysler
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| automaker try to push gas guzzlers as oil
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| | cars have never been better. As a matter
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| buying habits were changing. Chairman Lee
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| | of fact the Crossfire sports car shares
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| Iacocca was able to avoid bankruptcy when
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| | 40 percent of its parts with Mercedes
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| it acquired $1.5 billion
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| | including the engine. The Chrysler 300 on
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| government-guaranteed loans. After a
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| | the other hand makes use of the same
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| revival behind the compact K-car and the
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| | axles and transmission as the Mercedes
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| minivan, the US automaker once again
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| | E-Class sedan.
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| embarked in 1998 on a rocky $36 billion
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| | Chrysler is also narrowing the quality
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| union with Daimler, the maker of
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| | gap with Toyota just last year the
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| Mercedes-Benz.
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| | average new Chrysler had 12 percent more
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| The union only plunged Chrysler to graver
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| | problems than a typical Toyota basing on
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| financial crises that went on for more
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| | the results found by researcher J.D.
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| years than anyone can remember. Chrysler
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| | Power & Associates in Westlake Village,
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| has obtained a $1.5 billion loss which
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| | California. But despite such that average
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| prompted its German parent to investigate
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| | is much better than the average industry
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| a sale. It was also then that Chrysler
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| | gap of 15 percent and far better than the
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| has surrendered the No.3 slot in the US
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| | 22 percent that Chrysler incurred in
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| market share to Toyota Motor Corp. Jeeps,
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| | 2000.
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