Sales of the Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee and the Chrysler 300M led DaimlerChrysler's (NYSE: DCX) Chrysler and Jeep brands to their best July ever in Europe, with 10,539 cars and trucks delivered to customers, a 6 percent jump for those brands over July 1998. Chrysler and Jeep brands had double-digit or higher upswings in the United Kingdom, Greece, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland and Italy. Grand Cherokee sales outside North America in total were 4,482, a 55 percent surge over last July. Sales for the Chrysler 300M were 702, up 47 percent from July 1998. Sales outside North America for the Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep brands as a whole were down 9 percent for the month of July, with 15,983 vehicles sold, compared to 17,503 in the year earlier period. Bright spots included Puerto Rico, with sales of 615 vehicles, a 17 percent increase; Saudi Arabia, with sales of 261, a 39 percent increase over the previous year; and Kuwait, with 113 units sold, a 38 percent jump over sales in July 1998. Regionally, July sales were 2,771 in Latin America, a 25 percent decline from July 1998. Asia-Pacific sales were 1,813, down 39 percent from the previous year. Middle East/Africa sales were 860, off 8 percent from the previous year. ots Original Text Service: DaimlerChrysler Corporation Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Melinda Wilson, (USA) 248- 512-2317, or Rick Deneau, 248-512-2694, both of DaimlerChrysler Web site: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com