Zetsche: Daimler-Chrysler deal made 'substantial' loss

Dr Dieter Zetsche is chairman of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. He was instrumental in a disastrous merger between Daimler and US company Chrysler that ended in huge losses for the company.

He told HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur that with hindsight it was obvious the tie-up did not create any value and as soon as the problems became clear he had initiated a separation between the two companies. The two companies merged in in 1998, split up in 2007 and then in 2009 Chrysler filed for bankruptcy.

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You can see the full interview on BBC World News at 16:30 and 21:30 GMT on Monday 17 February 2014 and on BBC News Channel on Tuesday 18 February at 00:30 and 04:30 GMT.