LEGALLY, Daimler/Chrysler, i.e Chrysler AG, is an American company. And you would know that if you had read the corporate "merger"-assuming you understand all the legal jargon. Ownership is in name only. But as far as how the investment rules are played, they are ruled by US law, therefore making Chrysler AG an American company.
You may want to get your facts straight before inadvertantly misleading others.
And as to those who want to lump Chrysler into the other misleading comments in this thread-with an exception of Mr. Exremely Extreme-Chrysler is on a swing upward in meeting quality benchmarks that is game to surpass Toyota by 2008. Innovative design is a given, but the benchmarks I speak of are those most notably given to Toyota.
As a matter of fact, the company has been hiring Smart Manufacturing troubleshooters from Toyota and they think that Toyota is becoming complacent and saying the Chrysler track has the momentum to surpass Toyota in terms of quality benchmarks by as early as 2007.
At the risk of boasting, I should know...I have worked for Chrysler for the last 11 years.