** FILE ** The star emblem of a Mercedes car, seen on Monday, May 14, 2007, in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany. DaimlerChrysler AG said Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 that its Chrysler Group and the related financial services business in North America earned 406 million Euro (US$554.76 million) in the second quarter, an 18 percent rise from last year. The automaker sold both units to Cerberus Capital Management LLC earlier this month in a deal that saw the private equity group take an 80.1 percent stake in the US$7.4 billion (5.42 billion Euro) deal. (AP Photo/Myriam Vogel)