new york time has a bit more on that at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/23/bu...23daimler.html

for the moment, i would expect some fallout on chrysler because of the joint venture product issue but mistu had all kinds of problems of it's own and the big-picture issues do not seem to transfer to chrysler.

the target is still the u.s. market and chrysler gives them a full grown dealer market somewhat negating the benefit of mitsu.

it all still hangs on the success of the new models, the 300m etc and, although there does seem to be some positive news, it's still too early to tell.

dan