Chrysler Financial Great Lakes Business Center Employees Prepare Playground Area for Back to School Time

   WHAT:   The Great Lakes Business Center for Chrysler Financial will be
           funding the purchase and installation of new playground
           equipment at Franklin Elementary in Pontiac.  Chrysler Financial
           employees will spend the day working on the Pontiac school's
           playground equipment installation, painting existing (reworked)
           equipment and cleaning up the play area.

   WHO:    Brad Norman, Director -- Great Lakes Business Center for
            Chrysler Financial
           Letyna Roberts, President -- Pontiac School Board

   WHEN:   11:30 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2006

   WHERE:  Franklin Elementary School
           661 Franklin Rd
           Pontiac, Mich. 48341

   OTHER:  Chrysler Financial has partnered with the Pontiac School
           District in the past to institute a unique Financial Health
           Workshop for Junior and Senior Pontiac high school students to
           strengthen financial literacy. Chrysler Financial continues its
           commitment toward consumer education initiatives.  Chrysler
           Financial is investing time, talent and energy in the Pontiac
           community, making it possible for hundreds of students to become
           more financially savvy.

  About Chrysler Financial

Chrysler Financial offers a complete line of world-class automotive financial products and services for both dealers and consumers of Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge vehicles. In addition to offering vehicle wholesale and retail financing, Chrysler Financial provides fleet management and lines of credit to Chrysler Group dealers. As an industry leader in automotive financing, Chrysler Financial provides its customers with the most innovative and efficient methods of doing business. For more information on Chrysler Financial visit http://www.chryslerfinancial.com/.

About the School District of the City of Pontiac

The School District of the City of Pontiac has a tradition of excellence that provides an exciting and diverse educational program for 9,000 students. Proud of our reputation for instructional innovation, our school district continues to be a professional laboratory for delivering a site-based school improvement model with an aligned curriculum that is data-driven, student- focused and research-based.

PRNewswire -- Aug. 15