DaimlerChrysler Sells 1,900 Sprinters to FedEx Corp.
DaimlerChrysler AG said FedEx Corp. has ordered 1,900 Freightliner Sprinter vans, a commercial delivery vehicle that will be introduced to the U.S. market March 22. The company didn't give a value for the contract, but the van's list price is $20,000, giving the purchase a potential value of $38 million. The first deliveries of Sprinters to FedEx will begin in August. DaimlerChrysler sold about 130,000