Whatever happened to....
Mar 26th 2008, 2:29 am
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Whatever happened to....
Mercedes?
Mar 26th 2008, 6:10 am
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RETIRED ;-))
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Busy woman you know
Mar 28th 2008, 7:38 pm
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Re: Whatever happened to....
I think they got a new Chairman, who wanted to increase the profit margins - this resulted in a downturn in quality and a corresponding dip in sales. They're turning it around slowly and in a couple of years the marque will be back where it belongs.
The bird who used to post on here? - not a clue.
The bird who used to post on here? - not a clue.
Mar 28th 2008, 10:39 pm
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Re: Whatever happened to....
I think they got a new Chairman, who wanted to increase the profit margins - this resulted in a downturn in quality and a corresponding dip in sales. They're turning it around slowly and in a couple of years the marque will be back where it belongs.
The bird who used to post on here? - not a clue.
The bird who used to post on here? - not a clue.
Oh yeah, predictable!
