Chrysler Sees '07 Gain in U.S. Share

WALL STREET JOURNAL | Neal E. Boudette | DETROIT -- DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group told auto dealers in a meeting here yesterday that the auto maker expects to gain nearly a full percentage point of market share in the U.S. next year thanks to several new models, people who attended the event said.

Still, the auto maker faces a climb in selling the bloated inventory of cars and trucks that dealers and Chrysler itself are holding.

At the meeting, before about 100 dealers from the Midwest, Chrysler chief Tom LaSorda said new models would give the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands products in several areas where they don't ...