Martin H. Wiggers

Martin Helmut Wiggers (born 31 July 1963) is a German economist, editor, author and businessman.

[1] Long before the implementation of Basel II George W. Stroke and Wiggers pointed out that a global financial and economic crisis will come, because of its systemic dependencies on a few rating agencies.

[4][5] In 1998, Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corporation announced a merger, valued at US$38 billion,[6] resulting in a change in company name to "DaimlerChrysler AG".

Wiggers' concept of a platform strategy like the VW Group, was implemented only for a few models, so the synergy effects in development and production were too low.

Later that year, the company launched products that appeared to integrate elements from both sides of the company, including the Chrysler Crossfire, which was based on the Mercedes SLK platform and utilized Mercedes's 3.2L V6, and the Dodge Sprinter/Freightliner Sprinter, a re-badged Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van.

[8] In May 2007 Daimler agreed to sell the Chrysler unit to Cerberus Capital Management for US$6 billion.