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06-04-2012, 11:06 PM
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Damon Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Navistar, Workhorse, Monaco, India, and You
This just made me laugh... just had to share:
So, ya'know how Workhorse is now owned by Navistar...
Well, did ya' also know that Navistar now owns Monaco and Holiday Rambler...
And further, did ya' know that that means that Monaco's Chassis Mfgt - "Roadmaster" a Navistar company too?
see: Navistar
That means that Workhorse and Roadmaster are kinda' like cousins
So, here's the funny part...
There's another Division called Mahindra/Navistar.
see:
Mahindra Navistar outperforms! - YouTube
Funny stuff
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06-04-2012, 11:36 PM
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Monaco Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Isn't mahindra a Indian tractor co?
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06-05-2012, 09:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scarab0088
So, ya'know how Workhorse is now owned by Navistar...
Well, did ya' also know that Navistar now owns Monaco and Holiday Rambler...
And further, did ya' know that that means that Monaco's Chassis Mfgt - "Roadmaster" a Navistar company too?
That means that Workhorse and Roadmaster are kinda' like cousins
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Navistar bought Workhorse in July 2005. Navistar bought certain Monaco assets (and its brands) in June 2009. Not exactly "news".
Unfortunately one of the "cousins" recently became DECEASED, and the company will be laid to rest sometime this fall, when the final COMMERCIAL chassis come of the line.
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06-05-2012, 12:20 PM
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Damon Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Quote:
Originally Posted by edgray
Navistar bought Workhorse in July 2005. Navistar bought certain Monaco assets (and its brands) in June 2009. Not exactly "news".
Unfortunately one of the "cousins" recently became DECEASED, and the company will be laid to rest sometime this fall, when the final COMMERCIAL chassis come of the line.
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Nobody said it was news ...I just thought that the video clip (which is linked to the Navistar main Corporate website) was funny.
Is there a Mahindra in your future?
But, on a serious note, I wonder if Navistar acquired Workhorse so they could kill it? To support the Roadmaster chassis biz' by killing the competition?
It's just odd...acquire a chassis manufacturer - kill it - then buy from the competiton - cuz' ironically, Monaco has Ford P53's under the Lapalma and Monarch
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06-05-2012, 12:33 PM
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Corporate Connection
There seems to be more of a connection than they are sayin' ...maybe someday we'll see some "Bombay Chassis" in the US
Monaco's LOGO........................... Mahindra's LOGO
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06-05-2012, 09:35 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner Coastal Campers Carolina Campers
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scarab0088
Monaco's LOGO ... Mahindra's LOGO
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Only so much you can do with an "M"
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06-05-2012, 09:59 PM
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Damon Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner Forest River Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scarab0088
Nobody said it was news ...I just thought that the video clip (which is linked to the Navistar main Corporate website) was funny.
Is there a Mahindra in your future?
But, on a serious note, I wonder if Navistar acquired Workhorse so they could kill it? To support the Roadmaster chassis biz' by killing the competition?
It's just odd...acquire a chassis manufacturer - kill it - then buy from the competiton - cuz' ironically, Monaco has Ford P53's under the Lapalma and Monarch
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Sounds pretty devious to me, but the best speculation as to why Navistar decided to finish WH off I've heard yet. Actually I've been trying to get some speculation as to why Navistar wanted to get rid of WH but you are the 1st one who was not afraid to guess.
Good job and there may be some truth to it.
One company has the monopoly , we all lose, can't see how it's going to help Navistar, but wait, maybe Ford bought Navistar and is keeping it a secret as long as they can.
Also with all of WH's problems before the sale, how smart was the previous owner of WH that he got Navistar to buy it? Maybe he knew when to fold em and gave it away.
I'm sorry to be so cynical, but apparently, IMO, WH was a flipper , loser and quitter when the going got tough: they got gone.
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06-06-2012, 07:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scarab0088
Well, did ya' also know that Navistar now owns Monaco and Holiday Rambler ... And further, did ya' know that that means that Monaco's Chassis Mfgt - "Roadmaster" a Navistar company too? see: Navistar
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and did you also know that Navistar manufactures a vehicle called the MRAP which has saved hundreds of US and allied servicemen's lives?
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06-06-2012, 07:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by max49
Sounds pretty devious to me, but the best speculation as to why Navistar decided to finish WH off I've heard yet. Actually I've been trying to get some speculation as to why Navistar wanted to get rid of WH but you are the 1st one who was not afraid to guess.
Good job and there may be some truth to it.
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Max49: REALLY??? " But, on a serious note, I wonder if Navistar acquired Workhorse so they could kill it? To support the Roadmaster chassis biz' by killing the competition? "
Ya'll really think a profit driven International conglomerate spent ~ 50 Million bucks in 2005 to "support" another chassis that they didn't own until 2009?
Glad you're having fun and NOT letting the facts get in the way of logic!
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06-06-2012, 09:18 AM
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Damon Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner Forest River Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Oh Ed, lighten up. If you're so much smarter than the rest of us,
Why don't u tell us why Navistar bought WH.
For sure, no one can call u a Schettino, u stick with the ship til the lights go out by themselves and hits bottom. Not bad, but a sense of humor doesn't hurt, try it sometime.
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06-06-2012, 11:30 AM
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Folks, let's stop the personal comments right now!
Fair warning.
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06-06-2012, 12:51 PM
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No problem, but we're just having fun.
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06-06-2012, 02:56 PM
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06-06-2012, 03:06 PM
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JUST FOR THE RECORD, The quote placed in post #13 above is NOT MY WORDS, but rather is a portion of another post which I had quoted. Ed
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