DaimlerChrysler Merger - Implications and Recommendations
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Przemyslaw Drobinski Wojciech Piech Michal Piotrowiak Jorge Sanches MBA International Management DaimlerChrysler Merger Implications and Recommendations Nowy Sacz , June 12th 2005 Sorry State Chrysler and Followed Turmoil German Daimler-Benz and American Chrysler signed a merger agreement in 1998. This merger was necessary for the long-term survival of both companies. The merger could not immediately solve any of the problems both were having, but created an opportunity for them to blend their organizations, expertise and technology know-how in the search for solutions to surviving in the competitive global market. The results of this largest industrial merger in the world were rather disappointing in the beginning. DaimlerChrysler had only been posting low or negative profits for a couple of years after the deal. However, the merger did not lead to this sorry state. Even before merging of Chrysler and Daimler-Benz, Chrysler was having problems. As competitors such as Honda and Toyota entered the U.S market, prices started falling as a...


