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We all know that Sprinters in the NAFTA region were not sold by MB USA, LLC's dealerships; Daimler's licensee was Freightliner and then Dodge.
Most of us know that this will change on Jan 1st, 2010 and Sprinters in the US will be a product managed by MB USA, LLC, wearing the Three-Pointed Star.
I was curious about my starter battery specifications (CCA, Amp hours etc), so today I uncovered it to take a look.
I couldn't believe what I found....
What's that blacked out? (note the red arrow). Up close, it was clearly indelible ink... like a Sharpie pen....
I grabbed some acetone (it takes Sharpie off whiteboards, if you're a white collar guy like me, who accidentally uses a Sharpie instead of erasable markers).
Look what's underneath...
I know that Daimler part numbers are on the Freightliner logos, the Dodge logos, the wheel coverings lack MB stars; but to order Sharpie pens for factory workers to redact the MB relationship - clearly visible on the battery - that's just.... unbelievable to me... especially since they didn't block out the MB logo to the left.
-Jon
or maybe they were just covering up "made in the usa?" I still don't see the economic reason for this...
Most of us know that this will change on Jan 1st, 2010 and Sprinters in the US will be a product managed by MB USA, LLC, wearing the Three-Pointed Star.
I was curious about my starter battery specifications (CCA, Amp hours etc), so today I uncovered it to take a look.
I couldn't believe what I found....
What's that blacked out? (note the red arrow). Up close, it was clearly indelible ink... like a Sharpie pen....
I grabbed some acetone (it takes Sharpie off whiteboards, if you're a white collar guy like me, who accidentally uses a Sharpie instead of erasable markers).
Look what's underneath...
I know that Daimler part numbers are on the Freightliner logos, the Dodge logos, the wheel coverings lack MB stars; but to order Sharpie pens for factory workers to redact the MB relationship - clearly visible on the battery - that's just.... unbelievable to me... especially since they didn't block out the MB logo to the left.
-Jon
or maybe they were just covering up "made in the usa?" I still don't see the economic reason for this...
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