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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedD/C says parts-sharing gives it more clout.(News)(Brief Article)
Automotive News Europe, April, 2003
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Byline: Mary Connelly
Parts sharing within Daimler-Chrysler will become "part of our life," said Chrysler Chief Operating Officer Wolfgang Bernhard.
Bernhard said increased sharing of vehicle parts that customers don't see between Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler and affiliates Mitsubishi and Hyundai would be a very effective way of reducing costs.
With common parts ordered in millions per year, D/C would have more clout with suppliers.
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DaimlerChrysler will share parts unseen by the customers and even engines and transmissions between brands, he said. "But we are ...
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