When Clans Divide

[fierano]

So Daimler and Chrysler recently divorced. Chrysler was also sold to a firm oddly named after Hades' pet puppy.

How would THIS play out in the Cars universe? This would be a lot like a religious schism, wouldn't it?

[Tracker89]

So Chrysler has been sold? I knew they were looking for a bidder, but I didn't know that any deal has been finalized. Oh well, looks like no more Dodge using old E-class parts to build the new Challenger and Charger.

Anyways, in this specific case, I think it'd be more like a close alliance between the two clans(Daimler-Benz and Chrysler) that in the end got broken, but if an entire established clan splits into multiple groups...then yeah, it could be considered somewhat like a schism.

Another situation is that when a large clan collapses, the small 'sub-clans' would seperate and either establish themselves, die off on their own, or get taken over by another clan.(real life example: Rover Group collapses, Land Rover ends being owned by Ford)

I also had a theory that the Carsverse-version of RUF, the manufacturer of Porsche-based supercars, would be a small clan that splintered off Porsche and headed off to start their own supercar bloodline.

[foreignconcepts]

I was very happy when Subaru kicked General Motors out of their bed in October 2005.

[pookydoc]

LOL that sounded funny for some reason XD...
all this is very interesting...*rubs chin*