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DaimlerChrysler Corporation Contributes $25,000 To The Good Neighbor Partnership Fund

13 July 2000

Philadelphia Charity Benefits from Corporate Involvement In Republican Convention

     PHILADELPHIA - DaimlerChrysler Corporation announced today that it has made 
a $25,000 contribution to the Good Neighbor Partnership Fund, a non-partisan 
initiative whose mission is to alleviate poverty among women, children and 
families in the Philadelphia area.  The Philadelphia Foundation established the 
Fund as a part of this year's Republican Convention, the first national 
political convention to return to Philadelphia in 52 years.

    "DaimlerChrysler is thrilled to support the Good Neighbor Partnership
Fund," said W. Frank Fountain, DaimlerChrysler's Senior Vice President for
Government Affairs and President of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund.
"This initiative supports our long-standing commitment of investing in
America's future and allows us to make a lasting difference in the
Philadelphia community."

    DaimlerChrysler's donation specifically benefits ASPIRA Inc. of
Pennsylvania, an organization dedicated to promoting the welfare and
development of Puerto Rican and Latino youth in the Philadelphia area.  ASPIRA
purchased a new Dodge minivan with the funds.  The organization will use the
minivan to safely transport children to and from their homes and ASPIRA
activities.  Today, DaimlerChrysler delivered a minivan, full of summer camp
supplies to ASPIRA.

    "We are extremely grateful to DaimlerChrysler for their charitable
contribution," said Lydia Hernandez-Velez, executive director of ASPIRA Inc.
of Pennsylvania.  "Their generosity and support will play a key role in our
continued efforts to empower the Latino community through advocacy and the
educational and leadership development of its youth."

    DaimlerChrysler Corporation is the sole contributor to the DaimlerChrysler
Corporation Fund, providing a percentage of the corporation's profits to the
Fund for charitable purposes.  Since its founding in 1953, the DaimlerChrysler
Corporation Fund has contributed more than $250 million to charitable
organizations throughout the United States and, increasingly, around the
world.  During 2000, the Fund will contribute more than $31 million to
charity.