Motor vehicle cable assembly having segmented chain cable end

A motor vehicle cable assembly (10) includes a cable (26) having a first end (24) and a second end and an end fitting (44) secured to the first end (24) of the cable (26). A segmented chain (30) has a first end (28) and a second end (34) with the first end (28) of the segmented chain (30) being pivotally (42) connected to the end fitting (40,44).