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Will Chrysler’s Headquarters Move From Germany To China (DCX)

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If Chinese car companies are having trouble breaking into the US market, perhaps that could just buy one of the Big Three. As inventories grow and profits disappear at Chrysler, there is more talk that DaimlerChrysler, the German parent, may want to part ways with its US unit.

DaimlerChrysler has said it cannot build a small car at a profit in the US. Period. Labor costs are too high. A Chinese car company could provide inexpensive small cars in the US. The move would open the world’s largest car market to Chinese products for the first time and give them a dealer and adminstrative infrastructure.

With Chrysler’s US market share dropping to the 10% range, well behind Toyota, Daimler may well be a seller.

Douglas A. McIntyre can be reached at [email protected]. He does not own securities in companies that he writes about.

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Douglas A. McIntyre is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor in chief of 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo. He has held these jobs since 2006.

McIntyre has written thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St. He is an expert on corporate finance, the automotive industry, media companies and international finance. He has edited articles on national demographics, sports, personal income and travel.

His work has been quoted or mentioned in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Time, The New Yorker, HuffPost USA Today, Business Insider, Yahoo, AOL, MarketWatch, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Guardian and many other major publications. McIntyre has been a guest on CNBC, the BBC and television and radio stations across the country.

A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, McIntyre also was president of The Harvard Advocate. Founded in 1866, the Advocate is the oldest college publication in the United States.

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