Unfiltered Coors light with artificial citrus flavoring. Blue Moon is not, nor has it ever been, a craft beer.

I heard the driver was sitting the whole time. Show some respect!

Riiiight. Even if Al had something to do with it, it would have been a decade prior to his time as th veep.

15 years prior to becoming the veep.

And economists argue it was the emergence of the Internet which he had little or nothing to do with.

Don’t forget that it was his administration that was largely responsible for deregulating the home lending system that would later contribute to the credit default swap driven housing crash.

I think Jeep is aimed at global sales. The post buyout Cherokee, Grand Cherokee and Renegade exhibit European SUV design and styling. FCA has grown the Jeep dealer network in Europe and has increased Jeep sales there every year since the acquisition.

I’m not sure working for FCA means you are an authority on FCA. It really depends on what you do for them. Director of North American operations? I’m listening. Sales manager at Chrysler of Pheonix? Not so much.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/30/business/forced-marriage-of-fiat-and-chrysler-yields-success.html?_r=0

It’s a trim line. Like Platinum, Denali, Eddie Bauer Edition, Wolfsburg, and all the other marketing names.

So like Lexus and Toyota, Audi and VW, Infinity and Nissan? Ford and ?? Or wait, Ford doesn’t do luxury. Lincoln doesn’t count.

Huh? Trim packages instead of brands is a new GM thing.

Chinese people buy them more than any other luxury brand. China has a lot of people.

You mean the #1 luxury brand in China? Buick is hugely profitable for GM and a big part of Chinese car culture.

Very nice. I personally have enjoyed watching GM’s comeback. The ATS-V is a fine example of engineering and performance,

You said “50% of the half ton trucks.” GMs fleet sales (aka work trucks) are on par and better than Fords in some segments. You see Chevys as part of construction and industrial fleets as often as you see Fords.

Here’s a NYT article from 2011. It gives perspective on the authority and influence of Fiat over the former Chrysler brands. If this is 2011, imagine the integration 5 years later.

Sorry, it was the post that I originally responded to that mentioned Dodge. FCA wasn’t a merger of Chrysler and Fiat. It was an acquisition of Chrysler by Fiat. Don’t let the name confuse you. They added Chrysler to the name “FCA” to maintain credibility with the US market.

I’m afraid it’s not that simple. They have a US headquarters, but thier Italian ownship is quite heavy handed in all aspects of design, production and sales. Certainly, they are more European influenced than Ford or GM which brings us back to the comparison you are making.

They were bought in in 2010 by Fiat, an Italian auto manufacturer.