tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post4057686444138730855..comments2024-03-14T01:22:21.483-04:00Comments on Basil's Blog: JeepBasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304218067534993876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-18481014917590183312008-07-28T20:41:38.000-04:002008-07-28T20:41:38.000-04:00It would be nice if rental cars had standardized d...It would be nice if rental cars had standardized dashboards and accessories. Thee is nothing like fumbling in the dark for the overhead light in a strange car, so you can then find the windshield wiper control and the defrost control to clear the windshield, to determine how lost you already are...on-the-rockshttp://geosciblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-38209340056916483262008-07-28T10:48:23.000-04:002008-07-28T10:48:23.000-04:00Basil, Jeep is not owned by the Germans. Jeep is ...Basil, Jeep is not owned by the Germans. Jeep is part of Chrysler LLC, owned primarily by US-based Cerberus Group, although Daimler AG of Germany (who used to own Chrysler) retain about a 15% share.<br><br>Most of the ownership is American, Cerberus is a private equity entity, so Jeep and Chrysler are now private companies.<br><br>No question, the vehicles are crude and unpleasant, and the company buys some cheap components from wherever they can find them, increasingly in China and India.<br><br>There are no vehicles made entirely in the US anymore.<br><br>My car was designed by Germans, built in Mexico with a Polish engine and a transmission from Argentina. That is the way of the world these days.Dannoreply@blogger.com