EXHIBIT 10.8

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
MMC International Finance (Netherlands) B.V.

    We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form F-3 (No. 333-13160) of DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corporation
and the registration statements of Form S-8 (Nos. 333-5074, 333-7082, 333-8998,
333-86934 and 333-86936) of DaimlerChrysler AG of our report dated February 22,
2002, with respect to the balance sheet of MMC International Finance
(Netherlands) B.V. as of December 31, 2001, and the related statements of
operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, which
report appears in the December 31, 2001, annual report on Form 20-F/A of
DaimlerChrysler AG.

                                                                   Ernst & Young

September 25, 2002
Amsterdam, the Netherlands