Chrysler's 335-slide PowerPoint presentation and the weird stuff therein
Chrysler 5-year business plan... all of it – Click above to view gallery
So you're not an automotive journalist and couldn't spend seven hours (!) following along yesterday as Chrysler execs presented their 5-year business plan for the company. What you missed was a bladder-busting 335-slide PowerPoint presentation that we won't soon forget. Fear not, as we've obtained the entire presentation and uploaded into a gallery. Every slide is there, including some curious ones that deserve pointing out.
- Slide #14: The crucial demographic that Dodge is targeting to increase sales: moms with tat sleeves.
- Slide #32: Is this the next-gen Dodge Charger or just the Charger R/T Concept?
- Slide #38: Look familiar? It does to us! Chrysler swiped a photo of the Dodge ACR shot by our own Drew Phillips (see original here).
- Slide #144: Did you know? The word "Jeep" is used to help kids learn how to write the letter J, as is every other word with a J in it.
- Slide #291: A brochure for the 2010 Chrysler 300 that shows a mystery grille. We've seen the brochure's contents, which instead show the model currently on sale.
- Slide #303: The speaker onstage said the Viper would return in 2012, the slide says it's under consideration.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
dukeisduke 8:34PM (11/05/2009)
Crow ROCKS!
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Whitecollarcriminal 10:15PM (11/05/2009)
I like the way their voices are perfectly balanced in the final season.
Benfolio 1:52PM (11/06/2009)
Mike, Crow, and Tom Servo are still at it!
www.rifftrax.com
Mike7 8:35PM (11/05/2009)
Is that Beaker sitting to the left?
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Kristovar 9:09PM (11/05/2009)
Tom Servo
Mike Serebrennikov 8:36PM (11/05/2009)
What about slide 293? Shows a Lancia in a dealer showroom. But nowhere does it say that we're getting Lancias in the States.
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Paul 1:07AM (11/06/2009)
Sweet jesus, you read through a 335 page deck?! For kicks?!
I don't know when it was decided Powerpoint gibberish would replace actual thinking but I'm not a fan of where the business world has gone. For Chrysler to put out this gigantic turkey and call it a "plan" does not bode well.
Mike Serebrennikov 1:20AM (11/06/2009)
That slide was in the liveblog post from a few days ago. I didn't actually look at all the 300+ slides.
Frank 9:06AM (11/06/2009)
Mike,
I interpret this as they will sell the 300 alongside Lancia in Europe. They already sell the 300 in Europe. So it makes sense to dual them together. The slide says it's a showroom in Quater 4 of 2010. It seems like it's too quick to federalize Lancia's for North America, but who knows?
dukeisduke 8:39PM (11/05/2009)
"Sir Francis Bacon, nineteen cents a pound."
/obscure mst3k reference
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BluePariah 10:19AM (11/06/2009)
Mitchell, he's one bad mutha... Shut yo mouth, I'm just talking about the Mitchell.
Benfolio 1:54PM (11/06/2009)
Rowsdower?
dukeisduke 8:41PM (11/05/2009)
Peter De Lorenzo sat through the whole thing:
http://www.autoextremist.com/
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jacflash 8:42PM (11/05/2009)
That's not the '99 concept Charger. Lots of details differ. Has to be the upcoming one. But clearly the marching orders to Design were to go back and take a hard look at the '99.
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LeopardSeal 3:21PM (11/06/2009)
Having seen a few shots of the new Charger, I would say that the pic is of the new vehicle. It's a major change from the current and the interior is even better than the exterior.
Sam Gross 5:24PM (11/06/2009)
I'd agree. The clearest details are the door handles. The '99 concept had recessed handles, whereas here the handles are production-ready. It looks good, IMHO
dukeisduke 8:43PM (11/05/2009)
How about posting this as a PDF?
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Chris Ice 11:03AM (11/06/2009)
PDF available from chrysler's website...
http://www.chryslergroupllc.com/business/
RamblinReck89 8:43PM (11/05/2009)
As Toby Keith would say, it's time for a little less talk and a lot more action.
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flychinook 8:45PM (11/05/2009)
Correction: HOT moms with tat sleeves.
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