DaimlerChrysler for East Asia(
INTRODUCTION
On May 6 1998 the management board of Daimler Benz approved the $130 billion merger that created DaimlerChrysler. The merger leapfrogged DaimlerChrysler into the big league of global automobile manufacturers combining Daimler-Benz’s solid engineering and production techniques centered around one of the world’s greatest luxury brands with Chrysler’s famed resilience and creative design strength, especially in the light trucks, minivans, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). The combined firm ranked fifth in worldwide automobile production.
At some point during his attempt to successfully integrate DaimlerChrysler, Jurgen Schrempp, the CEO of DaimlerChrysler, must have realized that there were two large gaps in his strategy to create a truly global automotive manufacturer. The most obvious was the total lack of a significant presence in East Asia. The other gap was a standard vehicle to sell in East Asia and other growing......
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