DaimlerChrysler to sell majority Chrysler stake

After months of rumors that DaimlerChrysler will spin off its money-losing Chrysler Group, the company agreed to sell a 80.1% majority stake in its Chrysler Group to Cerberus Capital Management for $7.4 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, which will leave DaimlerChrysler with a 19.9% stake in the U.S. volume automaker. The deal effectively dissolves the $38 billion merger of Daimler-Benz AG and the Chrysler Corp. forged back in 1998. As a result of the deal, DaimlerChrysler plans to change its name to Daimler AG. The divesture of DaimlerChrysler’s majority ...

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