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The '''Daimler Group''' is an [[automobile]] manufacturer, based in [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]. The could trace it's roots back over 100 years to the merger of Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz. The company would purchase the [[American]] car maker, [[Chrysler]] in 1998 however this would be a large loss in capital, with the purchase price being 36 Billion Dollars, and they were only able to sell Chrysler for 6 Billion Dollars. In 2007 Daimler completed 10 years of making vehicles in North America, at their SUV plant in Tuscaloosa, [[Alabama]].
Mercedes-Benz, the major brand of the Daimler group is in fact named for the daughter of a business partner of Wilhelm Maybach.
==References==
*[http://www.daimler.com/ Daimler Corporate Website]
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[[Category:Cars]]