Record July in Europe for Chrysler and Jeep Brands

Highlights DaimlerChrysler Sales Outside North America AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (PROTEXT) - Sales of the Jeep(R) GrandCherokee and the Chrysler 300M led DaimlerChrysler's (NYSE: DCX)Chrysler and Jeep brands to their best July ever in Europe, with10,539 cars and trucks delivered to customers, a 6 percent jumpfor those brands over July 1998. Chrysler and Jeep brands haddouble-digit or higher upswings in the United Kingdom, Greece,the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland and Italy. Grand Cherokee salesoutside North America in total were 4,482, a 55 percent surgeover last July. Sales for the Chrysler 300M were 702, up 47percent from July 1998. Sales outside North America for the Dodge, Chrysler and Jeepbrands as a whole were down 9 percent for the month of July, with15,983 vehicles sold, compared to 17,503 in the year earlierperiod. Bright spots included Puerto Rico, with sales of 615vehicles, a 17 percent increase; Saudi Arabia, with sales of 261,a 39 percent increase over the previous year; and Kuwait, with113 units sold, a 38 percent jump over sales in July 1998. Regionally, July sales were 2,771 in Latin America, a 25percent decline from July 1998. Asia-Pacific sales were 1,813,down 39 percent from the previous year. Middle East/Africa saleswere 860, off 8 percent from the previous year. ots OriginalText Service: DaimlerChrysler Corporation Internet:http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Melinda Wilson, (USA) 248-512-2317, or Rick Deneau, 248-512-2694, both of DaimlerChryslerWeb site: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com

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