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DaimlerChrysler: A Takeover in Chaos
By Mr. Herber Leshinsky
As I write this follow-up article on DaimlerChrysler (DC), I am deeply saddened to say that Chrysler no longer exists as an entity. There is absolutely no vestige of a Chrysler presence in the DC organization It has been reduced to a mere operating division of Daimler.
Now the truth can be known as evidenced by chairman Jrgen Schrempp's own recent public statements to the Financial Times. He said that he never intended that the merger be one of equals. He openly acknowledged that if Daimler's real intention were publicly known at the outset, there would have been no deal. The facts are that the announced merger of equal partners was a carefully crafted charade.
In a later press interview, Schrempp largely retracted his statements to the Financial Times by saying that if the strategy was to takeover Chrysler, Daimler would never have included them in the name of the new corporate entity. These contradictory statements have severely tarnished Schrempp's image both in Germany and the U.S...