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Statement By Chrysler Corporation Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Eaton in Response to the U.S. Trade Representative

1 October 1997

Statement By Chrysler Corporation Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Eaton in Response to the U.S. Trade Representative

   Naming Korean Autos as a Priority Practice Under 'Super 301' of the U.S.
                                  Trade Law

    WASHINGTON D.C., Oct. 1 -- Chrysler Corporation
commends the Clinton Administration for taking a bold and proper step today to
enforce the U.S. trade agreement with Korea, in which the Koreans committed to
open their doors to U.S. automobiles.  This action is good for Korean
consumers and American workers.
    Korea should allow us the same access to their market as they have to
ours.  It is critical to Chrysler's goal of increasing exports and supporting
manufacturing jobs in the U.S.
    Chrysler also supports the U.S.T.R. in its statement expressing concern
with Japan's lack of responsiveness to the 1995 U.S.-Japan Auto Trade
Agreement.  We remain concerned about the weak yen and the growing U.S. auto
trade imbalance with Japan.

SOURCE  Chrysler Corporation