Miata Mailing List: November 1999, Message #267

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I believe the other is Jaguar.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Franks [mailto:bfranks@dsl-only.net]
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 1:22 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: Daimler-Chrsyler to phase out Plymouth (NMC)


As a matter of fact,

Yes.

The Diamond Star Motor corporation (DSM) is based out of Cleveland Ohio and
produces the Mitsubishi Eclipse and the (Chrysler) Plymouth Laser. I think
they also did the earlier Conquest / Laser too...

What really surprised me is what Ford owns. Not only Ford/ Lincoln/ Mercury,
Lotus and Mazda, they also own Aston Martin and some esle I cant quite
remember at this point (I want to say Audi, but thats wrong...)

Brad and K.Bee (the bug slaying Miata)


----- Original Message -----
From: <M97C94B90@aol.com>

Just curious....does Chrylser/Plymouth still own a piece of Mitsubishi?
Years ago you could get a Plymouth Conquest or a Mitsubishi Starion and they
were essentially the same car...just different manufacturer labels.  When
the alternator went in my Conquest we replaced it with a Mitsubishi
part...exact same part...just more readily available.  The US label got that
"piece of foriegn crap" by my Dad and got me the car I wanted....fond
memories of devious defiance.  ;)

Cat
Team - curious as a cat about the stock holdings of the big auto makers