Chrysler Killed This Brand Weeks After Launching - The DeSoto Story
1.3K views · Sep 19, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@gyost8147 · 3 days ago
Sad end to a good line. Stupid executive decisions and should have been a warning for what was coming with those idiots in Detroit jumping back and forth between companies maximizing profit and losing brand identity.
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