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Ours are Jeff Flock is that the North American auto show would -- -- Benz CEO Peter Jack action to talk about the stiff competition from BMW and Alan Jack.
You know it definitely.
Appeals to meet the cars -- -- looking at right here appeal to people I each.
This is the -- it's probably more about the US auto market than most having served for five years the CEO of Chrysler.
But I think the big headline even though look at all the buzz around your.
CLA to fifty which.
He's going to be unveiled next week and Berlin it's a smaller.
One and younger people may -- That is correct it's there compact car.
Waldorf Cooper.
Very emotional designed.
Crates technology that very safe car.
Just a true Mercedes.
Where their -- eleven prize below what we can offer today I was to say below that's in the 30000 dollar that is a good guess.
I guess you haven't priced it obviously yet he'd like to have younger buyers you battle with.
Be our friends at BMW.
And by the way the Germans have about 5% of the US car market.
You're in -- death struggle with them over sales -- we put the numbers up.
This could definitely help with that -- younger -- Push whoever you want to expand we have very loyal customer actually the lawyer is the most loyal customer base off -- brands.
-- but of course who want to grow and -- we need com Christen their younger prize very important cause that Generation Y.
and this is a great over for them.
Band Mercedes-Benz is obviously.
Acknowledged as having invented the motor car -- yeah.
I don't often buy cars I have Ford Explorer that I've had for about fifteen years.
But I just bought a new car last week or at least new to me -- don't think -- ever bought a new car we take a look at this in 1984.
Mercedes.
SL while three AD SL.
We looked at the pictures.
The promise you have this great history sometimes that that's a bird business.
What was of -- it's that great as that of Morris because it -- shows we are.
The ones who invented the -- who are the leaders of that pact but of course you have to stay with the change in time.
And stayed.
Very attractive for an exciting.
Going forward and that's what we can accomplish with these new vehicles and some news perhaps before we get away I saw report that said.
The board it's -- -- -- extend your contract for five years to lead Mercedes-Benz stupidly dime -- guns.
Truth.
Well I am not the guy -- have to make this decision if -- -- to have my would have to accept it.
-- buts its.
Reasonable guess tickets you are willing to serve.
It's elegiac that most exciting at best says -- so why should night.
Doctors that's -- thank you so much for your time is always one of the most knowledgeable executives.
In the world of automotive.
Jeff Flock thanks so much you just happened have a picture of him with his car there with him at work today that I think I'm different here.
Our it is day one of the North American car show in Detroit a winner already crowned.
Cadillacs ATF's luxury sports sedan was named car of the year the Lansing Michigan -- ETS is the light -- -- -- its class.
And it offers rear wheel and all wheel drive versions as well as foreign six cylinder engines this is not the ATS's first awarded recent.
We was bestowed with a five star overall crash test reading as well.
Being escrow wires car of the year also when that's not in Britain daddy's Cadillac I guess no I've apparently since speaking -- older Americans lost sixty.
