Re: Protectionism and all that

["chris quan" <chrisquan@domain.elided>]

Kim wrote:

>First, as so many have rightly pointed out, protectionism in the U.S. is 
>not
>keeping Alfa out of the market.  Poor marketing by Alfa with, as I
>understand it, some mismanagement by Chrysler (I was in Indonesia at the
>time and missed all the news first hand) was responsible for the demise of
>Alfa N.A. Let's face it, a dealership, let alone a distributor, can not be
>run on two models, especially when one is a 20 to 30 year old design and 
>has
>its tailed burnt off by Miatas (at only 2/3 the price) in every road test.
>Even the Acura dealers were having troubles with just two models and Honda
>has a reputation for reliability.  Something that Alfa needed to cultivate


You know, swap GM for Chrysler and you could be talking about Lotus. It's a 
tribute to Lotus that they keep on trying to stay and sell in the US. They 
know that if they let go and leave the chances of coming back later are not 
to good.

Chris Quan

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