1 [DELOITTE & TOUCHE LOGO] EXHIBIT 15A ------------------------------------------- Suite 900 Telephone: (313) 396-3000 600 Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan 48243-1704 INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT Shareholders and Board of Directors Chrysler Corporation Auburn Hills, Michigan We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Chrysler Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries as of March 31, 1997 and 1996 and the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1997 and 1996. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the consolidated balance sheet of Chrysler Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996, and the related consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated January 21, 1997, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1996 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived. Deloitte & Touche LLP April 10, 1997 DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU INTERNATIONAL