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Chrysler Corporation
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An American automobile manufacturer founded on June 6, 1925 by Walter Chrysler out of the remains of the Maxwell Motor Company, one of the traditional Big Three of the American automotive industry alongside Ford and General Motors. In 1998 it combined with the German automaker Daimler-Benz in a stock swap billed as a merger of equals, forming DaimlerChrysler AG, and Daimler ultimately sold the Chrysler unit to Cerberus Capital Management in 2007.
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Company TypeAutomobile manufacturer (merged into DaimlerChrysler AG in 1998) 1 Founded Year HeadquartersAuburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. (originally Detroit, Michigan) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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The American merger partner this 1998 deal combined with Daimler-Benz.
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1. Wikipedia, Chrysler
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The original Chrysler Corporation was founded in 1925 by Walter Chrysler from the remains of the Maxwell Motor Company.
1. Wikipedia, Chrysler
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known historically as Chrysler Corporation is one of the "Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States
Wikipedia, Walter Chrysler
Wikipedia, Walter Chrysler
Wikipedia, DaimlerChrysler
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