(The following statement was released by the rating agency)
May 26 - Fitch Ratings says in a new report that the effects of Chrysler's ('D') recent Chapter 11 filing, and the possibility of General Motors Corp. (GM, 'C') taking similar action, are likely to have a more limited impact on European than Asian car manufacturers, given their smaller presence in the US market (8.3% overall share in Q109 versus Asia's 47.9% share for the same period).