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Entries for April 2007

How Private Equity Could Save Chrysler

April 06, 2007 12:43 PM ET | Newman, Rick |

Kirk Kerkorian desperately wants to buy an automaker. Five months after the 89-year-old deal maker sold a large stake in General Motors–after failing to pull off some major reforms he had sought–Kerkorian has offered $4.5 billion for the Chrysler Group, which parent company DaimlerChrysler has put on the block. If Kerkorian–or another private buyer–ends up owning Chrysler, it might be the best chance for turning around the No. 3 U.S. automaker. It could even revive Detroit.

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Tags: Chrysler | car manufacturers | Kerkorian, Kirk

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Justin Ewers is a senior editor in the Money & Business section at U.S. News & World Report, where he covers small business, Silicon Valley, and executive management. Most recently, he has written about eBay's growth strategy and Garmin's dominance of the GPS market. His cover stories for the magazine have tackled subjects ranging from Abraham Lincoln's boyhood to the latest trends in college admissions. He also reviews books occasionally for the Washington Post. Ewers earned both a bachelor of arts and a master of arts in history at Stanford University.

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