There’s simply nothing to that, … The dynamics in the board of management are absolutely fantastic. This isn’t a German or an American thing.

This merger of equals will catapult DaimlerChrysler into the industry’s top three in market capitalization with an equally strong credit position, … By realizing the synergies, and with our combined strengths we believe that we...

Coming off record earnings last year, we knew 1996 would be a tough act to follow, … But despite a costly 29-day strike and the most ambitious multi-vehicle launch in Chrysler’s history, our 1997 results...

It would have been easy for our people to become distracted by all the merger activities. But, they have remained focused on what’s become a real dogfight in the marketplace and brought home record results...

This industry is consolidating as it becomes more global. We are leading a new trend that we believe will change the future and the face of this industry.

Now we are looking to make the technology affordable to every consumer.

The outlook for the U.S. automotive industry remains favorable — consumer confidence continues to be high while unemployment and inflation remain low,

We are becoming part of something even bigger and better, something that will make our future even brighter,

We’re absolutely confident we will reach that. We will continue to build the brand after that.

This was a big hurdle that we cleared to be able to move forward to the general election,

I was really excited and surprised to see the amount of votes we did receive, … I’m looking forward to the general election.

[Developing new models is] the lifeblood of this industry, … That’s really required to be as successful as we intend to be.

There’s nothing new to report right now,

The event exceeded all of our expectations, … You could really feel the energy.

As we speak, negotiations are ongoing, … and we are quite hopeful that we will be able to complete a contract without any additional work stoppage.

The merger of equals will catapult DaimlerChrysler into the industry’s top three in market capitalization.