Zetsche Says He'll Stay at Mercedes Helm

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Incoming DaimlerChrysler AG chief executive Dieter Zetsche said in an interview published Sunday that he will remain in personal charge of its Mercedes Car Group at least until the troubled unit is back on track.

Zetsche, who turned around the Chrysler unit in the U.S., took control of Mercedes in September. He is set to succeed Juergen Schrempp as CEO of DaimlerChrysler in January.

Asked by the Bild am Sonntag newspaper how long he would keep both jobs, Zetsche was quoted as saying: "to begin with, without a time limit - at least until Mercedes is once again well under way."

"But even beyond that, there is no fundamental necessity to separate the two tasks," he added.

DaimlerChrysler plans to cut 8,500 jobs at Mercedes in Germany as it tries to return the brand to profitability.

The Mercedes division was once the pride of the company, but it has been troubled by quality problems, a strong euro and model changeovers.

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Cutting 8500 jobs, to bring back profitability, i think they should focus on the real problem in the last paragraph, which is quality problems, and model changeovers.

 

[SDNR]

Yep, it is a concern. Some people keep trying to play it down but things are not looking good at DaimlerChrysler.

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

Good luck Zetsche. If he manages to get MB back on top, he'll be an automotive legend in the making.

On another note, there must be a way for getting back at Schremp. People laugh that MB planted bangle in BMW, but I think BMW planted Schremp at Benz over 25 years ago. They were thinking so much ahead. Now who gets the last laugh.

But seriously, what this guy did to MB is disgraceful...he should be shamed publicly.