Chrysler Financial and Chrysler Rewards Visa(R) Announce 'Inspiration to Guess' Winner at the 2004 Chrysler Block Party

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Nov. 5, 2004 -- Chrysler Financial, a DaimlerChrysler Services business unit, announced today the winner of a two-year lease of a new 2005 Chrysler Town & Country minivan from the "Inspiration to Guess" contest at the 2004 Chrysler Block Party held at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill. on Sept. 25.

Chrysler Financial invited all 12,000 participants at the Chrysler Block Party to enter the contest and asked them to guess the number of footballs packed into a new Chrysler minivan. Jaclynn G. Machura of Hammond, Ind., won the grand prize, a Chrysler brand minivan featuring the Stow 'n Go(TM) seating and storage system, compliments of Chrysler Financial and Chrysler Rewards Visa(R). Machura took delivery of her new Chrysler Town & Country at her local Northlake Chrysler Jeep dealership.

"Chrysler Financial is proud to enhance Chrysler enthusiasts' Block Party experience with an area called Financial Avenue," said Kelly Mankin, Vice President -- Chrysler Brands Marketing for DaimlerChrysler Services. "Financial Avenue is an area of the event that increases participant knowledge of the importance of maintaining good credit health and the benefits of financing and leasing through Chrysler Financial."

Chrysler Block Party is a one-day event, hosted by the Chrysler Group and open to the entire family of Chrysler owners. The event focused on the Chrysler brand's hot new product line-up, including a vehicle ride-and-drive. Lifestyle activities at the event included everything from surf simulators and scavenger hunts to cooking demonstrations and cigar rolling.

About DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC

DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC provides brand-specific financing for automotive dealers' inventories and their retail consumers and does business as Chrysler Financial and Mercedes-Benz Credit. As DaimlerChrysler Services Truck Finance, it also finances commercial vehicles for affiliate products such as Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star. DaimlerChrysler Services North America serves as the headquarters for the operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico and has over 5,500 employees who manage a portfolio of $85 billion with nearly five million contracts. DaimlerChrysler Services North America is a member of the DaimlerChrysler Services Group, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, which operates in 39 countries with an employee base exceeding 10,800 and a global portfolio of $123 billion. DaimlerChrysler Services is one of the leading financial services companies worldwide.

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