Chrysler Group and Key Minority Suppliers from Metro Detroit To Host Media Roundtable at 'Matchmaker' Program, September 25

  WHAT:     Chrysler Group and select minority suppliers will host a media
            roundtable at the upcoming "Matchmaker" event to discuss growth
            opportunities for minority suppliers in today's competitive
            automotive environment.  Chrysler Group's "Matchmaker" program,
            which was established in 2000, pairs minority suppliers with
            Tier One suppliers to encourage the development of long-term
            business relationships between the two companies.  More than
            2,000 attendees from the supplier community are expected.
            Since 2000, more than $110 million in new business has been
            generated between "matched" companies, with local Detroit
            suppliers garnering new business totaling $40 million.

  WHO:      Jethro Joseph, Senior Manager -- Diversity Supplier Development

            Chrysler Group "Matched" Suppliers
            Jon Barfield, CEO, Bartech
            Wally Tsuha, CEO, Saturn Electronics
            Diane Pattison, CEO, Aldez
            Andra Rush, CEO, Rush Trucking

  WHEN:     Thursday, September 25 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
            Please follow the signs for Visitor Parking and enter the
            building via the Tech Center entrance.

  WHERE:    DaimlerChrysler Technology Center
            1000 Chrysler Drive
            Auburn Hills, Mich.

DETAILS/OTHER: Lunch will be provided at the media roundtable discussion. Journalists and photographers can tour the "Matchmaker" event before or after the media program. Please contact Ed Saenz at (248) 512-2674 and advise of your attendance by Wednesday, September 24.

Additional information and news from DaimlerChrysler is available on the Internet at: www.media.daimlerchrysler.com

PRNewswire -- Sept. 23