DaimlerChrysler AG was an automobile manufacturing corporation that formed after the Daimler-Benz and Chrysler $36 billion merger in 1998.
DaimlerChrysler Timeline
1926: Daimler-Benz is founded and the Mercedes-Benz line is born in Germany.1933-1945: Daimler-Benz helps the war effort after Germany takes over the auto industry by producing tanks, trucks and aircraft engines.
1950s: Rebuilding after the war, the company becomes the largest automaker outside of the United States.
1980s: The company acquires AEG and diversifies into industrial technology, electrical products and aerospace, buying control of space system manufacturer Dornier.
1992: The company gains control of Dutch airplane manufacturer Fokker.1995: The company loses $3.9 billion.
1998: Daimler-Benz merges with Chrysler for $38 billion, one of the largest mergers in industrial history.
2007: Chrysler is sold to Cerberus Capital Management for $650 million.
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