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Title: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: 95 Lowbuck on April 27, 2009, 05:05:41 PM
OK I got to ask everybody what they think will happen to the Jeep brand.
Are we going to have an Italian Jeep?
I don't think GM is in the position to buy it, Ford, although has a history
making Jeeps during the war, most likely have thier own problems and headaches.
Can Jeep be a stand alone brand?
What do you think?
Title: Re: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: logdog on April 27, 2009, 07:34:28 PM
If Fiat doesnt work out somebody will buy it.  Either an investment group or a company like Tata.  I dont think it would be able to fly solo.  Although maybe International can be convinced to buy Jeep and get back in the market.  Let the internet rumor begin on that one.
Title: Re: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: 95 Lowbuck on April 27, 2009, 07:56:43 PM
I agree Jeep can't stand on it's own, but I hope FIAT doesn't
buy it and dump all it's left over inventory into the Jeep.
IH would work, just about any company with a good truck line
will understand what the Jeep is and who to build them for.
I think with any car only company, or investment group,
you will end up with more Patriots and Commanders and will
put the death nail into this brand.
Title: Re: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: drunkencityworker on April 27, 2009, 09:15:49 PM
thought I read in JP that jeep was getting bought by International and they were going to make a rubicon type cherokee and call it scout eddition
Title: Re: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: Rocko on April 28, 2009, 07:24:04 AM
Me too. I told my neighbor and he asked a dealership and they said no.
Title: Re: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: jfrabat on April 28, 2009, 08:23:08 AM
That was in the April edition (as in "April Fools")
Title: Re: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: drunkencityworker on April 28, 2009, 11:23:16 AM
ahh haha.... Ijust read and flipped page. Dont see myself getting new vehicle anytime soon.
Title: Re: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: rubberducky on April 30, 2009, 04:58:15 PM
We should all pitch in and buy it.
Title: Re: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: drunkencityworker on April 30, 2009, 08:31:04 PM
like those damn green bay packers...owned by the fans...lol
Title: Re: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: GreenBayjeeper on April 30, 2009, 10:48:35 PM
like those damn green bay packers...owned by the fans...lol
Being from Green Bay, I want to say once and for all;  The Packers are not owned by the fans.  They are owned by a group of old timey stock holders.  They sold worthless non-voting stock to fans.  They are owned by "fans" but those "fans" are lucky enough to have inherited their ownership.
It would be cool for Jeep to get bought by an investment group who gets Jeep though.
Title: Re: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: chrisfranklin on May 01, 2009, 09:07:52 PM
I'd like to see Jeep get bought by an AM General/Honda partnership that expands and modernizes the "Jeep" brand to include quads, "ruggedized" hybrid/battery technology and future Wrangler models using tech based on the H1 drive-train and including diesel models (Honda could engineer the diesels).    But of course that would probably leave a lot of the buyers of Jeep's current spread of models under-served down the road.  So, Jeep will probably do as well or better with Chrysler/Fiat. 
Title: Re: What will happen with Jeep?
Post by: drunkencityworker on May 02, 2009, 08:38:11 AM
Being from Green Bay, I want to say once and for all;  The Packers are not owned by the fans.  They are owned by a group of old timey stock holders.  They sold worthless non-voting stock to fans.  They are owned by "fans" but those "fans" are lucky enough to have inherited their ownership.
It would be cool for Jeep to get bought by an investment group who gets Jeep though.

whatever go bears...all in good fun.. like the lb picked up in draft by you guys