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DaimlerChrysler Corporation and UAW Share 'Proud Past, Promising Future' With Convention Goers

10 August 2000

DaimlerChrysler Corporation and UAW Share 'Proud Past, Promising Future' With Convention Goers

    *  Automaker and UAW Partner for Democratic National Convention Exhibit
    *  Los Angeles Charity Receives $25,000 Contribution
    *  Exhibit Visitors Can Win a 2000 Jeep(R) Wrangler

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Convention goers and the general public will get a 
firsthand look at the "Proud Past, Promising Future" of the automotive industry 
in America when DaimlerChrysler Corporation and the United Auto Workers host an 
exhibit in Los Angeles coinciding with the 2000 Democratic National Convention.

    The UAW and DaimlerChrysler are partnering to turn the Petersen Automotive
Museum in Los Angeles into an impressive DaimlerChrysler display of more than
40 vehicles tracing the automaker's history from the 1920s and '30s to 2001.
The vehicles on display include the 1924 Chrysler Touring, 1929 DeSoto
Roadster and the 1934 Chrysler Airflow, the 2000 Chrysler 300M and Dodge Viper
GTS, and the upcoming 2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible.

    The UAW and DaimlerChrysler, through the UAW DaimlerChrysler National
Training Center (NTC), will utilize the exhibit to jointly host delegates and
guests during the Democratic Convention August 11-17.  The exhibit will also
be open to the public.

    As an added bonus, visitors to the exhibit will have an opportunity to win
a 2000 Jeep(R) Wrangler, simply by correctly answering questions on a contest
entry form.  The questions pertain to information provided in the
DaimlerChrysler exhibit area.  A winner will be selected in a random drawing
Wednesday, August 16 when DaimlerChrysler hosts the Ohio delegation.  Jeep
vehicles are manufactured in Toledo, Ohio.

    "DaimlerChrysler and the UAW have deep roots in the American economy,"
said Nate Gooden, UAW Vice President for DaimlerChrysler.  "With this exhibit
we will be educating opinion leaders, policy makers and the general public
about our past and how we invest in our workers, their families, our
communities and the national economy for the future."

    The exhibit communicates the huge impact UAW/DaimlerChrysler has had and
continues to have on American society.

    "For more than 75 years, our company has played a significant role in the
vitality of the American economy," said Robert G. Liberatore, DaimlerChrysler
Senior Vice President of External Affairs and Public Policy.  "DaimlerChrysler
vehicle sales alone account for almost one percent of the American economy,
about $79 billion."

    An interactive wall map of the 50 states and other displays throughout the
exhibit provide the impressive numbers behind the UAW/DaimlerChrysler
commitment to investing in America.  These include:

    *  more than 125,000 employees (union and salaried) receiving more than
$8.8 billion in wages;
    *  supporting an additional 212,000 U.S. jobs in the industry;
    *  paying more than $583 million in annual state taxes;
    *  providing contracts to more than 8,500 suppliers around the country
totaling more than $38 billion dollars;
    *  reinvesting more than $10 billion in facilities located in urban
centers; and,
    *  spending $1.5 billion on environmental protection in 1999.

    UAW/DaimlerChrysler will jointly host events at the exhibit for elected
officials and delegates from Michigan, Missouri, Delaware, Indiana, Ohio, and
Alabama, states that are home to DaimlerChrysler manufacturing facilities.
Governors, senators, representatives, and state and local elected officials
will attend their state's delegation event.

    The museum will also be the back drop for events recognizing Los Angeles
community groups.  On Friday, August 11, the UAW/DaimlerChrysler will host
more than 200 children from high-risk communities who are part of LA's BEST
(Better Educated Students for Tomorrow).  On Saturday, August 12, the
UAW/DaimlerChrysler will host a fundraising dinner for the California Highway
Patrol (CHP) 11-99 Foundation, an organization that provides academic
scholarships and financial assistance to CHP employees and their families.
The DaimlerChrysler Fund, which has contributed more than $300 million to
charitable organizations since 1953, has made a $25,000 donation to the
organization.

    DaimlerChrysler had a similar exhibit at the Republican National
Convention in Philadelphia, which ended Thursday, August 3.