Chrysler is a leading united states automobile company and one of the three leading american automobile companies. The founder of the company, walter chrysler, was born in 1875 in the home of a railway technician in iowa, united states. The three car brands, chrysler, jeep?, dodge, and the spare parts mopar, are based under the chrysler flag in oppenshan, michigan, and cover passenger, pickup and light commercial vehicles. Outside north america, chrysler's sales in 2007 (238,218) generated a record high, an increase of 15 per cent compared to 2006. This has also created another record for chrysler: a year-on-year increase in sales over 31 months. In all regions outside north america, chrysler's sales increased in 2007: sales in the middle east/north africa (21,171 units) increased significantly, to 64 per cent; sales in latin america (45,199 units) increased by 22 per cent; sales in eastern europe (12,775 units) increased by 30 per cent; sales in the asia-pacific region (33,715) increased by 22 per cent; and sales in western/central europe (117,675) increased by 6 per cent. It accounts for about half of chrysler's international sales. Chrysler sells cars and provides related services in 125 countries and regions around the world. Currently, chrysler sells more than 9 per cent of its global sales outside north america (2000: 6 per cent). The vehicle-type series includes all three brands of chrysler, as well as a number of heavy vehicles and suvs. Outside north america, chrysler's business has been growing since 2004, with a high sales record in 2007. In 2008, chrysler will launch three brand new models (one for each of the three brands) outside north america and continue to grow strategically and sexually in the global market. The fiat group is an international automobile group that combines design, manufacture and sale, under the banner of fiat, alpha romeo, blue zone, abart, fiat light commercial, and high-performance and luxurious brands such as ferrari and mashalati. The integration with the chrysler group has expanded the fiat group's operations to the global level, and the products under the chrysler group include brands such as chrysler, jeep, dodge, ram and srt, and after-sale services and products from mopar. At the same time, the fiat group, manelli marelli, the texi brand, operates its spare parts business, and the koma brand operates its production systems business。