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Daimler CEO open to engine deal with BMW

 
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Daimler CEO open to engine deal with BMW

Daimler CEO open to engine deal with BMW

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BMW makes some of the best engines in the business so it comes as little surprise the CEO of Daimler, Dieter Zetsche, is open to jointly developing new engines with the Munich-based rival. In a recent interview, Zetsche revealed that he would be open to a partnership if it made financial sense.

Speaking with Germany’s Der Spiegel, Zetsche referred to the Porsche Cayenne SUV and its success with using a Volkswagen engine. BMW is not the only carmaker on Daimler’s list of potential partners. According to the report, Daimler is already in talks with a number of other companies but no final decision has been made yet.

One thing Zetsche stressed was that he had no plans for a takeover or merger. We suspect he’s learnt his lesson from the failed dealings with Chrysler. Earlier reports suggested BMW was also keen to partner with Daimler as well, and there are rumors that a new SUV variant of the Mini could be co-developed with a similar off-road A-class.



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  1. By Gus Posted: 9/9/2007 10:46am PDT

    Truly the bginning of the end, dogs sleeping with cats, total mayhem... :)

    I think it will bring better results than the Chrysler merger did...
     
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  2. By HECTOR Posted: 9/9/2007 11:05am PDT

    I truly don't understand this at all. Both BMW and MB make a whole range of engines, both gas and diesels, in about 758 different kinds of power.

    Why would they want to join to develop yet another engine? I'd understand if it were some kind of futuristic ion drive, warp nacelle, Star Trek Wars sort of thing but I'm thinking there's very little yet to be invented in the internal combustion engine. Just *minor* tweaks that each company can do separately.
     
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