Please tell me when FORD bought CHRYSLER..Did I miss this. Yes Ford does own Jaguar..Joe
At 07:40 PM 7/5/07, you wrote: >Regardless of Rob and Tom's comments, this happens all the time. >Jaguar and Chrysler are owned by Ford and BMW. >You can call them 'essentially brand names' of the parent, >or subsidiaries, or whatever you need. >The amount of their ultimate independence is to be determined. >Only sure thing is, >the Bean Counters will decide who gets the capital for new projects. >Regards, Bob S. > >On 7/5/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rob's right. That's exactly what it means. Pentax as an 'independent' > > corporate entity will no longer exist. They are essentially a > brand name of > > Hoya Corporation. > > > > Whether that translates to consumers, since they'll continue to see simply > > Pentax (I assume) on the gear, is another matter. > > > > Whether it is good for Pentax owners and enthusiasts remains to be seen. > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > > > >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > >Subject: Re: Hoya outlines Pentax camera plans > > >Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 22:13:58 -0400 > > > > > >That's only your cynical interpretation of nonsense posts. I'll wait > > >and see what the real story might be. > > >Paul > > >On Jul 4, 2007, at 9:29 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > > > > > > > On 05/07/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> That's an even looser translation:-). You guys are a hoot. > > > > > > > > Pentax is no longer, and what 100% ownership actually means is that > > > > all existing Pentax shares which have not been bought by Hoya will be > > > > converted to Hoya shares. Hoot or not. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Rob Studdert > > > > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > > > > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO > > > > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ > > > > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > >-- > > >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >PDML@pdml.net > > >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
