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Lee Iacocca’s Transformation of Chrysler
1979 – Paul Bergmoser, President
- Meeting at very critical time in the Corporation’s history
- Up against the most costly product program in Chrysler history
- I said thus far the year isn’t over yet
- All of you fellows have survived personnel reductions and corporate reorganizations
- You are, in the eyes of the outsider, now the new management
- We will be judged by what we do in 1980 and 81
- It no longer serves any purpose to look back and reference your problems to the past management
- Let Mr. Iacocca and let me handle the past
- You will be a success or you will be a failure on the basis of what you do in 1980
- Because I am counting on each and every one of you to do the job better than it has ever done before
- Because I need the help of every one of you
- Look back on this management team with respect and admiration for the job they have done
- New Chrysler Corporation
Lee Iacocca, CEO and Chairman
- Still, there are some good things to say about 1979
- I believe it has been a year in which we did more than just survive
- Assessment of what is happening with our request for the loan guarantees
- Expand on the concept of the “New Chrysler Corporation”
- The energy picture is muddled and threatening as ever
- What we have to do is survive, and more than survive,
- Assessment of what is happening with our request for the loan guarantees
- Expand on the concept of the “New Chrysler Corporation”
- The energy picture is muddled and threatening as ever
- What we have to do is survive, and more than survive, become profitable as soon as we can
- There will be demanding challenges facing all of you, and me, in the months ahead
- I want you to know that the “us” is you and me New Chrysler Corporation
- Much will be asked of you, and much will be expected of you
- The early signals clearly show that it can be done
- We have achieved some significant and positive results
- We did take...