DaimlerChrysler Statement Regarding Collective Bargaining With the CAW

TORONTO, Sept. 14 The Auto Channel reported that Mark Gendregske, DaimlerChrysler Canada Vice President of Human Resources said, "DaimlerChrysler Canada's bargaining team is continuing its negotiations with the CAW. We have a productive relationship with the CAW and their Chrysler bargaining team and, although much hard work needs to be done, we are optimistic we can find common ground."

The company's current collective agreement will expire at 11:59 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, September 20. DaimlerChrysler Canada has more than 10,600 represented workers at its various Canadian facilities, primarily in Brampton, Etobicoke and Windsor, Ontario.

COMMITMENT TO CANADA

* DaimlerChrysler has invested more than $2.6 billion (Cdn.) in Canada since the last contract agreement in 2002.

* Since the last contract agreement in 2002, DaimlerChrysler has invested heavily in the products it manufactures in Canada resulting in increased consumer demand, and thus requiring its Brampton and Windsor plants to operate three shifts.

* DaimlerChrysler created approximately 1,000 new CAW jobs in Brampton in 2005.

DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler Corporation. Founded as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925, the Company is celebrating its 80th anniversary in Canada this year.

  Headquarters:   One Riverside Drive West, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9A 5K3
                  (Employees at HQ: 399)
  Executive
  Management:     Mark D. Norman
                  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

  Total
  Employment:     Approximately 12,000

  Major Brands:   Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge

  Vehicles Built: 554,983
  (2004)

  Vehicles Sold
  (2004):         210,866 vehicles (includes 47,985 cars and 162,881 trucks)

          Brampton Assembly Plant -- DaimlerChrysler Corporation

  Location:  2000 Williams Parkway East, Brampton, Ontario, Canada L6S 6B3

  Floor Space:  2.95 million square feet (274,063 m2)

  Acreage:   269

  Products:  Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum, Dodge Charger

  Total production:  208,750 units (2004)

  Employment:  4,200 employees

  Shifts:  3

  Hours Per Vehicle (HPV):  29.97

  Training Hours: 83,322 hours (2004)

  Conveyors: 38.2 kilometres (20.6 miles)

  Robotics: 581 robots

  Union Local: C.A.W. (Canadian Auto Workers) Local #1285

Total plant investment from 2000 to present: approximately $1.6 billion (Cdn.)

Plant History: Facility was built in 1986 and acquired by Chrysler Corporation with purchase of American Motors Corporation in August 1987. Production of LH (cab forward) vehicles began in June 1992. Production of new Chrysler Concorde and Dodge Intrepid began in September 1997, and Chrysler LHS and 300M in April 1998. Production of rear-wheel drive vehicles started at the beginning of 2004 with the launch of Chrysler 300 and the Dodge Magnum. Production of the Dodge Charger was launched in early 2005.

  Brampton Satellite Stamping Plant

  Location: 2000 Williams Parkway, Brampton, Ontario, Canada L6S 6B3

  Floor Space: 230,000 square feet

Products: 72 Outer body stampings: Doors, hoods, decklids, quarter panels, and roofs

Equipment: 5 Automatic transfer presses, 1 blanking line, 61 Die sets (4- minute die changes)

Employment: Included in Assembly Plant total listed above

Material Handling: Automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) deliver blanks to press lines.

Storage: Automatic sheet metal storage and retrieval system; 2,300 storage containers.

Plant History: Satellite stamping facility was completed; production started in December 1991.

          Windsor Assembly Plant -- DaimlerChrysler Corporation

  Location: 2199 Chrysler Centre, Windsor, Ontario N9A 4H6

  Floor Space: 4.01 million square feet

  Acreage: 123.3 acres

Products: Dodge Grand Caravan, Chrysler Town & Country and Chrysler Pacifica

  Total Production:  346,233 units (2004)

  Employment: 5,522 employees

  Shifts: 3 (since November 1993)

  Hours Per Vehicle (HPV):  27.43

  Training Hours: 100,000 hours (2004)

  Conveyors: 37 kilometres (23 miles)

  Robotics: 802 robots in the plant

  Union Local: C.A.W. (Canadian Auto Workers) Local #195, #444 and #1498

  Total plant investment from 2000 to present:  $976 million (Cdn)

Plant History: Facility was built in 1928. Production of minivans began in 1983. Production of the Chrysler Pacifica began in February 2003, making Windsor Assembly the first Chrysler Group facility to produce two vehicles from two different platforms. The 2005 Chrysler and Dodge minivans with the Stow 'n Go(TM) Seating and Storage System launched production in January 12, 2004.

          Etobicoke Casting Plant -- DaimlerChrysler Corporation

  Location:  15 Brown's Line, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8W 3S3

  Floor Space:  284,000 square feet

  Acreage:  27.4 acres

Products: Aluminum die castings, engine and transmission parts, pistons for a variety of Chrysler vehicles

  Employment:   455 employees

  Shifts:  3

  Training Hours:  15,274 hours (2004)

  Union Local:  C.A.W. (Canadian Auto Workers) Local #1459

Plant History: Facility was built in 1942. Purchased by Chrysler Corporation in 1964. Major expansions in 1965 and 1998.

To access DaimlerChrysler Canada's Special Report: 2005 DaimlerChrysler Canada CAW Negotiations, visit http://media.daimlerchrysler.com/ and click on Chrysler Group.