20% of Chrysler 300's parts from Mercedes; DaimlerChrysler insists level of sharing will remain limited.(News)

Automotive News Europe,  July, 2004  

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Byline: Jens Meiners, Alex Graham

Just how many components will future Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz models share? Chrysler's new 300 sedan gives one answer - one-fifth.

Following the merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler in 1998, there was a lot of talk about how the ailing US brand would benefit from M-B's engineering capabilities.

However, optimists at Chrysler's US headquarters at Auburn Hills, near Detroit, underestimated the determination of Mercedes engineers at Stuttgart, Germany, to protect their technology.

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