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Kerkorian bid for Chrysler seen getting cold shoulder

The $4.5 billion bid for DaimlerChrysler by Los Angeles billionaire Kirk Kerkorian is likely to get a very chilly reception in Germany, according to thecarconnection.com
Even without the standard German aversion to meddlesome corporate raiders, DaimlerChrysler's directors have a deep-seated mistrust of Kerkorian and his automotive adviser, Jerry York, because of the litigation that followed the original merger that created DaimlerChrysler in 1998, the Web site says.

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