Damiler-Chrysler also owns Detroit Diesel

 

There was that character Jeep in the Popeye comics, but I don't think they were officially affiliated with Jeep.

 

A few posts back someone wrote that Sterling trucks were made by D-C. They sure resemble the Fords that I see out on the road? What is the truth??

 

I think that Ford used to own Sterling, as the SD axles are still made by Sterling, but I think Sterling bought themselves out to be an independant company a few years ago.

 

They werent sure where the name jeep came from so they figured it was either the jeep character in the popeye cartoon. Or short for gp or general purpose. I watch that episode of extreme machines everytime it comes on. I was always told that ****** developed the jeep. Turned out it was a little company called bantam. I believe there was also a comic book manufacturer named bantam. The other show that is really cool is the four wheel drive episode.

 

dosen't ford own sterling trucks? and who owned DMC(delorean) when they wher in buisness?

 

A Cartel. J/K

 

DieselDoner- The "Merthmobile" was a Pacer, not a Gremlin. The Pacer looked like an upside-down fish bowl, the Gremlin was a Hornet with the back end chopped off.

 

******, Ford and Bantam all submitted prototypes to the military to fill the contract. ****** got the contract because they were the cheapest, but they were required to make changes to it based on the success of the Bantam prototype during the tests. In the end ****** and Ford each ended up building portions of the final order. Bantam did end up building a bunch for the Russian army.

 

Ford sold it's heavy truck business to Daimler Chrysler in 1997. D/C owns the Freightliner Group who owned the Sterling name. When D/C aquired The Ford heavy truck business, not wanting to sell "Ford" Trucks, it began building and marketing these former Ford trucks under the Sterling name in 1998.

fredjeep

 

I had the chance to talk to some GM higher-ups last week and they own 49% of Subaru according to them and the saab 9-2X is a subaru with a different body and the saab 2.2 turbo engine, so i assume GM owns a goodly portion(51%+) of saab

 

The Saab 9-2X is a Subaru WRX wagon with a Subaru 2.0L Turbo (in Aero package) or the Subaru 2.5L N/A (in Linear package), a different (read: better looking) body, and higher cost.

 

Prior to Ford selling it's heavy truck operations, Sterling was a model name, so there are Ford Sterling trucks out there just to confuse...

As to DMC, they're long dead and gone.

 

To add more confusion, Rover imported vehicles to the US using the Sterling nameplate in the late '80's and early '90's: the Sterling 825 and 827 series.
There was also a Sterling kit car company that made a low-slung sports car like a Bradley GT.

 

What about Nissan-Infinity?