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    Larger Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Fines Ahead  Nov 25, 2008
    The DaimlerChrysler probe was triggered when a former employee alleged in a now-settled 2004 whistleblower lawsuit that the company had secret bank accounts for bribing foreign officials. The more aggressive U.S. regulatory actions follow implementation of tougher anti-bribery laws in other countries since the signing of an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development agreement in 1997. (Law.com)

    Automakers Need A Crash Course In Quality  Nov 25, 2008
    From 2003 to 2006, DaimlerChrysler spent an average of 4. 5 percent of revenue on covering products under warranty, while GM spent roughly 3 percent. (CBS News)

    Cerberus on stage as Chrysler reels  Nov 24, 2008
    35 billion to the seller, DaimlerChrysler. That followed its acquisition the previous year of a 51 percent stake in the General Motors financing arm, GMAC, whose situation has deteriorated as auto sales plummet, vehicle leases lose value and more borrowers miss payments. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    BOOM TO BUST  Nov 16, 2008
    1998 Germany-based Daimler buys Chrysler, becoming DaimlerChrysler. 2005 Faced with skyrocketing retirement costs and declining revenues, Ford works on a plan to renegotiate labor agreements, close factories and consolidate production. (New York Post -- Opinions)

    Chrysler leaders get millions  Nov 15, 2008
    Chrysler owes the bonuses under its contracts with about 50 executives, based on a retention incentive plan crafted early last year by former German parent DaimlerChrysler, when it was preparing to sell the Chrysler unit. Nancy Rae, Chrysler executive vice president for human resources and communications, said the move made sense at the time to ensure potential buyers that key Chrysler executives would remain in place after a sale. (USA Today -- Autos)

    Brant JamesINSIDE RACING  Nov 13, 2008
    5-billion third-quarter loss and wants to merge with DaimlerChrysler, which supports Dodge racing programs in Sprint Cup. Ford Motor Company is $24. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)

    Automakers' woes could spark showdown  Nov 13, 2008
    Advocates for the automakers argue that the government must act now if it is to save the domestic auto industry, as the Big Three automakers -- , Ford and DaimlerChrysler -- continue to report bad news. On Tuesday, General Motors stock continued to slide downward, reaching $2. (CNN -- US)

    Salesman puts on new attitude  Nov 10, 2008
    DaimlerChrysler dealership Touchette Automobile on Papineau Blvd. shut down, for example, as have a raft of dealerships in the U.S., including in upstate New York and Vermont. Paul Sabin, owner of DaimlerChrysler dealership S Sales - Sds not for Sabin but for "savings and satisfaction" - in Malone, N.Y., admits he might be the next victim. (The Gazette (Montreal))

    Hyundai and Chrysler in talks as GM pulls out  Nov 8, 2008
    Reuters Published: November 8, 2008. By Jui Chakravorty Das and Kevin Krolicki. (International Herald Tribune)

    Safest area for a single gal?Cooked on your car engine?  Oct 30, 2008
    Photo: DaimlerChrysler. I m certain that at some point in his many years of single life, my husband cooked on his Jeep s engine (he s never admitted to it, but then, I don t think I ve ever asked him outright). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Keep Funding 401(k) Even If Employer Stops Matching Payments, Planners Say  Oct 25, 2008
    DaimlerChrysler AG followed. I would hope and expect that corporate America would recognize that these are essentially last-ditch efforts to stay afloat,'' said , principal of the Retirement Security Project, a nonprofit research group in Washington. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Turtle Doves Commit Adultery  Oct 23, 2008
    22, 2008) Dutch biologist Paula den Hartog has shown that bastard doves can fend for themselves. Despite having a strange coo, hybrid offspring are still able to defend their territory. (Science Daily)

    Kerkorian, Cerberus Retreat From Auto Stakes Spotlights Industry Collapse  Oct 23, 2008
    Banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc., which are advising Auburn Hills, Michigan-based Chrysler, also hold some debt from Cerberus's purchase of the automaker from Germany's DaimlerChrysler AG in August 2007. Those lenders may support a GM-Chrysler tie-up as a way of stabilizing the companies and increasing the value of that debt, Rodriguez said. (Bloomberg)

    Duplication a key takeover issue  Oct 21, 2008
    Mr. Lewenza noted, however, that the marriage of Daimler-Benz AG and Chrysler Corp. that created DaimlerChrysler AG, did not work out well, despite being touted as a win-win when those companies went to the altar in 1998. They divorced last year. (Globe and Mail)

    St. Thomas truck plant gets chop from Daimler  Oct 16, 2008
    DaimlerChrysler, Windsor (van) 2003. Ford, Oakville (truck) 2004. (Toronto Star)

    Isle helicopters could face more checks  Oct 15, 2008
    The Eurocopter group was formed in 1992 from the merger of the helicopter divisions of French-based Aerospatiale-Matra and Germany's DaimlerChrysler Aerospace. The group is now a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS (European Aeronautic, Defense and Space Co.), which the company calls one of the three largest aerospace groups in the world. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Chrysler, a company seemingly always in transition  Oct 14, 2008
    Battered by growing pension and retiree health costs and competition from Asian car makers, DaimlerChrysler AG announces a restructuring plan that includes cutting 13,000 Chrysler workers ... DaimlerChrysler agrees to sell 80 ... DaimlerChrysler keeps a 19. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)

    GM might not be able to afford Chrysler  Oct 14, 2008
    GM talked with DaimlerChrysler AG in 2007 about acquiring Chrysler before Cerberus bought its stake in a $7. 4 billion deal. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)

    Key dates in Chrysler's recent history  Oct 12, 2008
    The new company, DaimlerChrysler AG, begins trading on the Frankfurt and New York stock exchanges on Nov. 17 ... Feb. 14, 2007: Battered by growing pension and retiree health costs and competition from Asian car makers, DaimlerChrysler AG announces a restructuring plan that includes cutting 13,000 Chrysler workers ... May 14, 2007: DaimlerChrysler agrees to sell 80. (Anchorage Daily News)

    GM, Chrysler discussing merger -- source  Oct 11, 2008
    GM talked with DaimlerChrysler AG in 2007 about acquiring Chrysler before Cerberus made a deal to acquire most of the automaker, but the talks fell through when GM decided it should concentrate on cost savings and efficiencies by globalizing its own operations. Click for related content. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)

    Campaign-finance reform urged for Michigan Supreme Court races  Oct 3, 2008
    Robinson noted that DaimlerChrysler, which contributed about $100,000 to certain Supreme Court candidates before the 2002 election, benefited from the court's decision to overturn a $21 million verdict against the automaker. INSIDE NEWS. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)

    New hearing over Daimler resignation opens  Sep 19, 2008
    A German court heard testimony Friday from former DaimlerChrysler AG chief executive Juergen Schrempp as it began considering shareholders' claim that the company failed to properly announce his plans to quit ... The court also found that DaimlerChrysler was not obliged to announce earlier that discussions had taken place on a possible changeover. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)

    Saltwater Solution To Save Crops  Sep 16, 2008
    But a Michigan State University partnership with DaimlerChrysler is looking at turning industrial. (June 23, 2005) The days of growing wheat every other year or two and leaving the ground bare the rest of the time are a thing of the past in the Great Plains states. (Science Daily)

    Cerberus: New Chrysler products will have appeal  Sep 16, 2008
    1 percent stake in Chrysler from DaimlerChrysler AG in a $7. 4 billion deal. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    Viability Of Hydrogen Transportation Markets: Chicken Or Egg?  Sep 15, 2008
    Viability Of Hydrogen Transportation Markets: Chicken Or Egg. Viability Of Hydrogen Transportation Markets: Chicken Or Egg. (Science Daily)

    Tribune National Ad Chief Joins 'Newsday'  Sep 12, 2008
    Martin joined Newsday last year as human resources director, and before that, he was human resources manager at DaimlerChrysler in Detroit. E&P Staff (). (MediaWeek.com)

    Oil Seed Rape Grown For Biofuel Can Help Clean Up Toxic Soils  Sep 11, 2008
    But a Michigan State University partnership with DaimlerChrysler is looking at turning industrial. (June 25, 2005) Acidifying cadmium-contaminated soil can help a plant called alpine pennycress to remove even more cadmium and zinc from contaminated soil, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and cooperating. (Science Daily)

    Resort sees electric cars as gem  Sep 10, 2008
    Oswald, who d long worked for General Motors and was part of the team that developed the limited-production EV1 electric car, got involved with this advocacy as well, and was offered the opportunity to head the unit when DaimlerChrysler decided on the purchase. While Johnson said some residents weren t happy about the required transition from traditional golf carts to GEM vehicles at first, he noted that more and more have embraced the car of choice. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)

    Some IP Attorneys Look to Make Their Mark as Patent-Holders  Sep 5, 2008
    By late 2004, Donner said during a deposition that he had earned $400,000 to $500,000 by asserting his patents; that was before settling with industry heavyweights like Honda Motor Co. and Bentley Motors Ltd. Court documents show Donner also sold licenses to Ford Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler AG, Toyota Motor Corp., auto parts maker Delphi Corp., and car electronics manufacturers Visteon Corp. and Clarion Corp. He also sued several car dealerships in Texas and Georgia, possibly to solidify his... (Law.com)

    GM extends its employee discount offer  Sep 5, 2008
    The sale was wildly successful then, boosting GMs June U.S. sales 41 percent, its July sales 19 percent and prompting both Ford Motor Co. and what was then DaimlerChrysler AGs Chrysler Group to unveil their own employee-pricing plans. Separately, GM said it expects to sell its Hummer brand by the end of this year or early in 2009, as it shores up capital to survive a deep industry slump amid record losses, its chief operating officer said. (MSNBC -- Business)

    GM extends employee discounts through September  Sep 5, 2008
    The sale was wildly successful then, boosting GM's June U.S. sales 41 percent, its July sales 19 percent and prompting both Ford Motor Co. and what was then DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group to unveil their own employee-pricing plans. Both Ford and Chrysler said Wednesday that they are have no plans to offer their own employee-pricing plans this time around. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    * Plymouth fan stands by his brand  Aug 31, 2008
    From his drivers permit in 1955 to 36 years with DaimlerChrysler to his private showroom, Darrell Davis has worn his passion for his brand with pride ... Davis, who retired in 2001 as senior vice president for parts and service of DaimlerChrysler, still remembers in explicit detail when and how his passion for Plymouths was ignited ... Darrell Davis, who retired in 2001 as senior vice president for parts and service at DaimlerChrysler, remembers in explicit detail when and how his passion for... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Knoxville's ARC Automotive lays off 51 workers  Aug 20, 2008
    ARC Automotive, Inc. builds inflators for airbags, which are used in cars from DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM, Hyundai, and Volkswagen. It is a unit of Sequa Corp.. (WREG.com, TN)

    Singapore at 'green'cutting edge  Aug 19, 2008
    On the auto industrial front, hydrogen fuel cells to power motor vehicles are being tested in two programs, one involving DaimlerChrysler and BP and another a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and a Singaporean consortium known as Enertek. Over the past eight years, Singapore has shifted from almost total reliance on oil to cleaner burning natural gas for its power generation, tapping pipeline supplies from Indonesia's Sumatra, Malaysia and fields in the South China Sea. (Asia Times Online)

    D Mecatronics Signs Manufacturing Contract With Johnson Controls Inc.  Aug 19, 2008
    The top six companies in the global manufacturing industry are General Motors (GM), Toyota, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Volkswagen and Honda, and of those, D Mecatronics Inc. has produced machines which supply parts and components for FIVE of the top six manufacturers in world ... D Mecatronics Inc.'s automotive solutions are delivering parts for several major automotive brands including Ford, General Motors (GM), Toyota, DaimlerChrysler, Nissan and Honda. (Primezone Releases)

    Reliance Retail ties up with UK's Wincanton for back-end biz  Aug 15, 2008
    Its client list includes retail giants Tesco and Woolworths, auto companies Ford and DaimlerChrysler, and consumer goods firms Ptle, SAB Miller and GSK.. For Reliance, an alliance such as this means a major shift in its strategy. (Economic Times)

    Russian Makes Play for GM's Hummer  Aug 13, 2008
    In 2007, he announced plans to buy a majority stake in a firm that at the time was a front-runner to purchase the U.S.-based Chrysler Group, a division of DaimlerChrysler AG. The deal did not go through. 1. (ABC News)

    Report: Chrysler, Nissan in talks on midsize cars  Aug 8, 2008
    1 percent of Chrysler from the former DaimlerChrysler AG a year ago this week, has been struggling to bring the company back to profitability. In your voice. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Hybrid Cars Could Be More Reliable And Cheaper With New Fuel Cell Technology  Aug 4, 2008
    3, 2008) Monash University scientists have revolutionised the design of fuel cells used in the latest generation of hybrid cars which could make the vehicles more reliable and cheaper to build. The breakthrough, published August 1 in the journal Science, revolves around the design of a fuel cell in which a specially-coated form of popular hi tech outdoor and sporting clothing material Goretex is the key component. (Science Daily)

    U.S. carmakers' ratings tank  Aug 2, 2008
    Sred its ratings for General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC all to "B-" from "B." It also lowered its ratings on the firms' respective financing arms - GMAC LLC, Ford Motor Credit Co. and DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC - to "B-" from "B.". In addition, the ratings service cut its corporate credit rating on FCE Bank PLC, Ford Credit's European bank, to "B" from "B+.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    S&P cuts automakers' ratings by 1 notch  Aug 1, 2008
    The ratings service also cut the ratings on financial services firms GMAC LLC, Ford Motor Credit Co. and DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC to B- from B.. The outlooks on all the companies are negative. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    Gibson Dunn Will Fight Court's $13.4 Million Reversal in Crash Case  Jul 29, 2008
    The ruling is the latest twist in a case that has seen various courts cut punitive damages against DaimlerChrysler Corp. from $98 million to $20 million, to $13. 3 million, and finally to zero. (Law.com)

    Court Upholds $13 Million in Punitives Against DaimlerChrysler  Jul 26, 2008
    The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed a trial court's decision to award a couple $13 million in punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler Corp. ... Last year, DaimlerChrysler sold 80 percent of its interest in Chrysler, which is now a privately held company. (Law.com)

    Chrysler to Stop Financing Auto Leases  Jul 26, 2008
    Chrysler's announcement also comes as Chrysler Financial has been trying to persuade more than 20 banks to renew a $30 billion credit facility -- backed by car loans, leases and loans to dealers -- that was issued by the auto-finance company last year when it was carved out of the former DaimlerChrysler AG. The debt represents a sizable chunk of Chrysler Financial's $70 billion portfolio in working capital. The higher financing costs could further complicate the attempt by private-equity firm... (SmartMoney)

    'Collective funds' gain traction in 401(k)s  Jul 25, 2008
    Chrysler LLC, which started using collective funds in its 401(k) plan about five years ago, when it was part of DaimlerChrysler AG, is adding four more of the products to its lineup this year. Money managers are scrambling to meet the growing demand for collective funds. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Ready to Buy a Chinese Car?  Jul 21, 2008
    Divorced in August from Germany's DaimlerChrysler (nyse: - - ), it has a new owner, Cerberus Capital Management, and a new chief executive, former Home Depot (nyse: - - ) boss Robert L. Nardelli. The automaker's future hinges less on a change in ownership than on a change in strategy. (Forbes)

    So far, hydrogen-powered cars are fuel for future thoughts  Jul 21, 2008
    2 billion FreedomCAR effort, which partnered DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors and others in a research push for fuel cell cars. The CAR in FreedomCAR stands for "Cooperative Automotive Research" and the Freedom meant freedom from oil imports, greenhouse gas emissions and "Freedom for Americans to choose the kind of vehicle they want to drive, and to drive where they want, when they want," according to the Energy Department. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Waivers Limiting Workers' Time to Sue Draws Fire  Jul 19, 2008
    "Lawyers need to be aware of this practice, and they need to get copies of personnel files right away so they can know right away whether their clients have waived their rights or not," said Ohio employee-rights attorney Denise Knecht, who recently challenged such a waiver on behalf of a DaimlerChrysler Corp. employee, but lost ... Sanders v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., No. 3:05 CV 7056 (N.D. Ohio) ... See Clark v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. No. 252765 (Mich. (Law.com)

    Going Small: A Smart Experience  Jul 19, 2008
    When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2. 80 a gallon. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Chennai- 'Detroit of South Asia'  Jul 6, 2008
    With top auto makers like Hyundai, Ford, Renault-Nissan, BMW and Ashok Leyland expanding their units, Chennai may be overtaking other auto hubs in India like 00004000 Pune and Gurgaon where DaimlerChrysler AG and Volkswagen AG and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd have their units respectively. The size of the investment in auto sector in Chennai and its suburbs was expected to touch $15 to $20 billion, a report of the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) prepared by the Tamil Nadu government said... (India Times)

    Going Green: Savings And Comfort Are The Best Incentives  Jul 4, 2008
    Mechanical and electrical engineers at DaimlerChrysler, General Motors and BMW have jointly developed a hybrid-vehicle technology that shuts the. . (Science Daily)

    Toyota Must Pay Quebeckers for Warranty Transfer Fees, Court Ruling Says  Jul 4, 2008
    Toyota, based in Aichi, Japan, ranked third among automakers in Canadian sales in the first half, trailing and DaimlerChrysler, according to DesRosiers Automotive, which compiles the data. The case is Association Pour la Protection des Automobilistes Inc. c. Toyota Canada Inc. File No.: 2008 QCCA 761. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Yahoo no easy meal for Microsoft  Jul 1, 2008
    As the unwinding of DaimlerChrysler reminded everyone, cross-border mergers, particularly between companies with vastly different cultures and histories, are notoriously difficult to make work. Neither Microsoft nor SAP has as yet shown much success in the embryonic software-as-a-service space, although both seem to have all the skills and competencies needed to do so if they can face the resulting cannibalisation of their existing business models. (Australian IT)

    Art.view: Splendour in the grass  Jun 29, 2008
    DaimlerChrysler bought a blue version, and installed it on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, and the fifth, in magenta, is displayed to great effect in a pond in front of the Dallas home of Howard and Cindy Rachofsky, where it seemed to float on the surface of the water (pictured). The Rachofskys are well-known buyers of American minimalism and Italian art associated with the Arte Povera movement. (The Economist)

    A pep talk at Chrysler, hailing its hero of the '80s  Jun 27, 2008
    But Iacocca was prescient when he criticized Chrysler's sale in 1998 to the German automaker Daimler-Benz, and vindicated when DaimlerChrysler split last year. He called the ill-fated combination with Daimler "a German caper," and said Chrysler had been given a fresh start as an independent company. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    Top marques?Rolls-Royce and rivals are facing challenging times ahead  Jun 25, 2008
    The German carmakers were particularly active, with Daimler (at the time named DaimlerChrysler) relaunching the Maybach brand, Volkswagen gearing up the Bentley factory and BMW creating an entirely new plant to make cars under the Rolls-Royce banner. But in spite of the recent strong sales figures, their investment amounted in several instances to costly mistakes, according to Mr Bez - an argument dismissed by the rivals in question. (BBC News -- Business)

    S&P May Cut Debt Ratings on Ford, GM, Chrysler  Jun 21, 2008
    The rating agency also said it may cut its ratings on automaker finance units Ford Motor Credit Co and DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC, as well as GM's 49 percent-owned finance affiliate GMAC LLC.. The rating warning came after Ford said it would post a deeper loss for its auto business this year and warned it would be difficult to avoid a loss in 2009. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Detroit Autos Need A Doctor  Jun 21, 2008
    Ford's current senior secured long-term rating from S-plus and its Ford Motor Credit division has a rating of B. GM's unsecured senior long-term rating is B and its secured senior rating is BB-minus, while Chrysler's secured senior rating is BB-minus and its finance unit, DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas, has a rating of B. The single-B category is already in the realm of junk bonds, but reductions to the C class would mean the obligations were almost entirely speculative. Ford Credit... (Forbes)

    Credit Warnings Slam U.S. Auto Makers  Jun 21, 2008
    " MORE ON STOCKS FROM SMARTMONEY.COM All three auto makers and the credit operations - Ford Motor Credit Co., DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC and GMAC LLC - are rated B by Sl into junk territory. Moody's Ford rating is B3, one notch lower on its scale than Sade. S expressed worry that the auto makers may be running low on cash, saying that while they have "ample liquidity" for at least the rest of the year, "deteriorating industry fundamentals could reduce liquidity to... (SmartMoney)

    Federal Judge Rules 'Patent Troll' Must Pay $3.8 Million in Attorney Fees  Jun 19, 2008
    The award came on June 3 from a federal judge in Wisconsin after a jury found in March that a patent-owning company had breached a settlement agreement with Kilpatrick's clients, then called DaimlerChrysler ... In 2006, DaimlerChrysler paid one of those companies, Orion IP, $2 ... The case, in the Western District of Wisconsin, is Taurus IP, LLC v. DaimlerChrysler et al., No. 07-cv-158. (Law.com)

    Second Former EADS Exec Charged in Trading Probe  Jun 19, 2008
    He has also been questioned by investigators at the AMF, which is focussing on the sale of shares by 17 current and former EADS executives and shareholders DaimlerChrysler AG and Lagardere SCA.. According to the AMF report, which was published on French news web site Mediapart, Gut made 1. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Cerberus Rues Chrysler Cash Consumption as Nardelli Fails to Arrest Losses  Jun 19, 2008
    He's unveiled plans to slash 12,100 jobs on top of the 13,000 DaimlerChrysler executives targeted before he arrived ... 68, the former U.S. Treasury secretary who is Cerberus chairman, and DaimlerChrysler CEO , 55, announced the acquisition on May 14, 2007. (Bloomberg)

    Ex-EADS executive held in probe  Jun 18, 2008
    Gut was questioned by AMF investigators last year as part of their probe focussing on the sale of shares by 17 current and former EADS executives and shareholders DaimlerChrysler AG and Lagardere SCA.. According to the AMF report, which was published on French news Web site Mediapart, Gut made 1. (CNN -- World)

    THE REV'$ RACI$M CURE  Jun 17, 2008
    Or DaimlerChrysler, which Sharpton publicly accused of "institutional racism" in 2003. After it started "sponsoring" NAN's conferences, Sharpton bestowed an award on the company for "corporate excellence.". (New York Post -- Opinions)

    UK firms 'top Europe wealth list'  Jun 9, 2008
    The leading non-UK firms were DaimlerChrysler (ranked 2nd), French oil firm Total (3rd) and Russian energy giant Gazprom (5th). Of the top 50 companies, 42 were based in the UK, Germany, France and Switzerland. (BBC News -- UK)

    Analysis: Hummer may meet its end  Jun 8, 2008
    But those who remember the dissolution of DaimlerChrysler will translate all options are on the table to mean get me out of here fast, and that looks like the likeliest route for GM.. The company was already stressed figuring out how to develop the new vehicles it would need for upcoming fuel-economy standards, but 4-a-gallon gasoline has pushed the consumer demand ahead of government rules. (Columbus Telegram, NE)

    F1 boss Ecclestone considers breakaway series  Jun 8, 2008
    In 2004, the Grand Prix World Championship, which later became the Grand Prix Manufacturers' Association -- which included Honda, Renault, Toyota, DaimlerChrysler and BMW -- proposed a new series after disagreements with Ecclestone about F1's future. It failed when Ferrari came to terms with Ecclestone, opening the door for other teams to follow suit. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)

    More of this story  Jun 7, 2008
    DaimlerChrysler released a new police version of the Dodge Charger in 2006. Middletown Police Chief Anthony Pesare said he has increased motorcycle patrols to save on gas. (Newport Daily News, RI)

    World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Connects Global Healthcare Providers with Global Insurance Companies  Jun 6, 2008
    The Keynote Speaker will be Alex Piper, a former buyer of healthcare for Chrysler (formerly DaimlerChrysler) ... The current list of expert speakers include the following: Joseph M. Heyman, MD Chair-elect, Board of Trustees American Medical Association Lorna Friedman Senior Medical Executive CIGNA Robert Germain Former Director of Global Health Aetna Insurance Company John Blalock Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America Michael Kent Senior Regional Director Great West Life Insurance Company... (PR Newswire)

    Chrysler gets raves as it ties Toyota in product efficiency  Jun 6, 2008
    After a year of turmoil in which DaimlerChrysler sold most of Chrysler to Cerberus, Chrysler eliminated some vehicles, added management and saw some longtime leaders depart, the accolades show the automaker's engineers and production workers kept their eye on the ball despite the distractions. Now Chrysler has tied Toyota as the most efficient vehicle maker in North America, according to the report, which evaluates the time and labor it takes to produce vehicles, engines and transmissions. (Detroit Free Press)

    Grasso looking increasingly likely to keep $185 million pay  Jun 3, 2008
    rgen Schrempp, the former chief executive of DaimlerChrysler who resigned abruptly in 2005 after a billion-dollar loss; Martha Stewart, who spent five months in jail in 2004 and 2005; and finally, Linda Wachner, the former chief executive of Warnaco who was fired in 2001 after her company sought bankruptcy protection. "Time has favored his position," said John Jakobson, a former stock exchange member and critic of Grasso. (International Herald Tribune)

    Japan's May new vehicle sales down 6.1 pct, first fall in two ...  Jun 2, 2008
    Sales by Mitsubishi (other-otc: - - ) Fuso Truck and Bus Corp., which is owned by DaimlerChrysler AG (nyse: - - ), dropped 32. 6 percent to 2,591 units. (Forbes)

    The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America  May 31, 2008
    His corporate posts include senior managing director with Lazard Freres & Co. and directorships with American Express Co., Asbury Automotive Group, Howard University, J.C. Penney Co. Inc., the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation and Xerox Corp. He has served on the international advisory boards of DaimlerChrysler A.G. and Barrick Gold Corp. His past civic titles include president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League Inc. and executive director of the United Negro College Fund... (Law.com)

    The latest in technology? Billboards that look back  May 31, 2008
    For now, "there's nothing you could go back to and look at," said George Murphy, the chief executive of TruMedia, who was previously a marketing executive at DaimlerChrysler. "All it needs to do is look at the audience, process what it sees, and convert that to digital fields that we upload to our servers.". (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    Insider trading probe extended at Airbus parent EADS  May 30, 2008
    The AMF's investigation focusses on share sales by 17 executives and shareholders DaimlerChrysler and Lagardere. EADS spokesman Pierre Bayle declined to comment on the charges against Forgeard and the possible investigation of executives still working for EADS.. (USA Today -- Money)

    What Is The Value Of Biodiversity To Our Collective Future?  May 26, 2008
    What Is The Value Of Biodiversity To Our Collective Future. What Is The Value Of Biodiversity To Our Collective Future. (Science Daily)

    Germany debates whether it's time for big business to raise curtain on executive pay, bonuses  May 23, 2008
    Among the resisters are automakers DaimlerChrysler, Volkswagen and BMW, airline Lufthansa and engineering group Siemens. Pressure for more disclosure in Germany has built up from the recent criminal trial over payouts to executives at mobile phone company Mannesmann during a merger with Britain's Vodafone. (Business Report, South Africa)

    New SMART corporate solutions to change the way companies collaborate  May 21, 2008
    SMART customers include NASA, Texas Instruments, BMW, Toyota Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Boeing, Lucent Technologies, NTT, the Los Angeles Lakers, Novartis, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Accenture, Procter le, British Telecom, Disney Imagineering and Harvard University. SMART is a private company founded in 1987. (Canada Newswire)

    South Africa:Apartheid Victims to Sue Multinationals  May 13, 2008
    It named the defendants in the case as: Barclay National Bank Ltd., British Petroleum, PLC, Chevrontexaco Corporation, Chevrontexaco Global Energy, Inc., Citigroup, Inc., Commerzbank, Credit Suisse Group, Daimlerchrysler AG, Deutsche Bank AG, Dresdner Bank AG, Exxonmobil Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Fujitsu, Ltd., General Motors Corporations, International Business Machines Corp., J.P. Morgan Chase, Shell Oil Company, UBS AG, AEG Daimler-Benz Industrie, Fluor Corporation, Rheinmetall Group... (allAfrica.com)

    Chrysler offers $2.99 fuel-price guarantee  May 6, 2008
    As part of DaimlerChrysler AG, the Auburn Hills, Michigan-based automaker distributed a $2,400 gasoline card and free maintenance in November 2005. Chrysler, the third-largest U.S. auto manufacturer, is struggling with an 18 percent sales slide in 2008. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Toyota Enjoys Record Share in U.S. New Auto Sales in April  May 3, 2008
    posted a record share of 17. 5 pct in the U.S. new vehicle market in April, according to data released by Autodata Corp. on Thursday. (JCN Network, Japan)

    Read review  May 2, 2008
    Mini Coopers originally used an iron engine jointly done with DaimlerChrysler. The new, alloy powerplant is a cooperative effort with PSA, the big French car company that's not Renault. (USA Today -- Autos)

    Regional Competitions Begin in the Search for the World's Top Undergraduate Student Entrepreneur  Apr 18, 2008
    Currently, 350,000 drivers in the United States enjoy the benefits of leasing or financing their Mercedes-Benz vehicles through Mercedes-Benz Financial, which is part of DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC. DCFSA's group of companies operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and South America. DCFSA is part of the DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Group, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, which operates in 39 countries and has an employee base close to 11,000 and a... (PR Newswire)

    Home developers eye Chrysler Proving Ground  Apr 18, 2008
    DaimlerChrysler spokeswoman Mary Beth Halprin said the company has not sold the property, and she was unaware of any marketing proposal shared with builders ... "With all the new land planning that metropolitan Phoenix has been able to learn from California and other markets, the excitement to make the (DaimlerChrysler property) the place to live in Surprise is apparent," according to the company's request, filed recently with the city ... The DaimlerChrysler documents contain color maps that... (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

    White knight could rescue power plants  Apr 16, 2008
    This energy is then sold to DaimlerChrysler South Africa and the municipalities of East London and Tshwane. Eskom sells its electricity for between 20c and 25c a kilowatt-hour. (Business Report, South Africa)

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