DaimlerChrysler shareholders call for spin-off

Fund managers and analysts are pressing DaimlerChrysler, the German-US automaker, to spin off its US division, as spiralling healthcare costs and a highly unionised labour force continue to hamper its performance.

Some of the group's largest shareholders have said it would be irresponsible of management to exclude this option. The two companies merged nine years ago.

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