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DaimlerChrysler Showcases at Republican National Convention

27 July 2000

Philadelphia Charity Receives $25,000 Donation

    PHILADELPHIA - DaimlerChrysler Corporation is bringing its unconventional 
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser, the most talked-about new vehicle on the road today, 
to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia July 29 - August 3.  The 
PT Cruiser and 17 other vehicles are part of the company's product showcase 
and tribute to the people and communities that make up DaimlerChrysler.  The 
Company will also be donating $25,000 to a local charity.

    DaimlerChrysler's 35,000 square foot exhibit, located in the Grand Hall of
the Pennsylvania Convention Center, demonstrates the Company's deep roots in
America, its commitment to the people, products and places that shape the
American economy, and its continued investment in the future vitality of this
country.

    "Conventions have played a critical role in American political history
and, as a company that has a deep investment in the country's growth and
prosperity, DaimlerChrysler is honored to be a part of this tradition," said
Robert G. Liberatore, DaimlerChrysler Senior Vice President of External
Affairs and Public Policy.  "With our sales making up one percent of America's
gross domestic product, DaimlerChrysler has an impact on the U.S. economy.
Our exhibit reflects our commitment to investing in America as well as
providing an opportunity to view the products that are part of this country's
economic growth."

    The DaimlerChrysler exhibit includes current and upcoming Chrysler,
Jeep(R), Dodge and Mercedes-Benz vehicles as well as concept vehicles.  One of
the Company's commercial truck subsidiaries, Freightliner, will also have a
display.

    Highlighting the exhibit is an interactive wall map demonstrating
DaimlerChrysler's impact in every state across the U.S.  The wall map and
other displays in the exhibit provide the impressive numbers behind
DaimlerChrysler's commitment to investing in America.  These include:

    -- more than 125,000 employees (union and salaried) receiving more than
$8.8 billion in wages;
    -- supporting an additional 212,000 U.S. jobs in the industry;
    -- paying more than $583 million in annual state taxes;
    -- providing contracts to more than 8,500 suppliers around the country
totaling more than $38 billion dollars;
    -- reinvesting more than $10 billion in facilities located in urban
centers; and,
    -- spending $1.5 billion on environmental protection in 1999.

    "Our numbers tell an impressive story that we feel is important for the
delegates, opinion leaders and policy makers of this country to hear,"
commented W. Frank Fountain, DaimlerChrysler Senior Vice President of
Government Affairs and President of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund.
"Whether from Delaware, Alabama, Texas, Colorado or Washington, D.C.,
DaimlerChrysler is part of the fabric of these communities and the economic
health of this country."

    Another exhibit will illustrate DaimlerChrysler's philanthropic contributions 
in the communities in which the company does business.  Since its inception in 
1953, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund has given more than $300 million 
to charitable organizations nationwide.

    In conjunction with the convention, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund
made a $25,000 contribution to the Good Neighbor Partnership Fund, a non-partisan 
initiative whose mission is to alleviate poverty among women, children and 
families in the Philadelphia area.  The contribution specifically benefits ASPIRA 
Inc. of Pennsylvania, an organization dedicated to promoting the welfare and 
development of Puerto Rican and Latino youth in the Philadelphia area.

    During the convention week, DaimlerChrysler will host various activities
for delegates and guests.  Delegate events begin with a Sunday, July 30 gospel
brunch honoring the Michigan delegation.  The Company will also host delegation 
events throughout the week for the Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, Ohio, Alabama 
and Delaware delegations, states that have DaimlerChrysler manufacturing 
facilities.  Governors, senators, representatives and state and local elected 
officials will attend their state's delegation event.