Zetsche: Daimler has no plans for taking over BMW

Damiler’s CEO, Dieter Zetsche, told a German magazine that he would be open to work together with BMW to develop an engine. “I would not exclude such cooperation, if it makes sense for both sides,” Dieter Zetsche told Der Spiegel magazine in an interview.

Zetsche also confirmed that Daimler has no plans of taking over BMW. Reported last week, a Mercedes executive who spoke with German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, a partnership with BMW could be in the works...
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BenzW124 - 9/10/2007 10:22:52 AM

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Mayb BMW is goin to take ovr Daimelr? Eithr way they stil remani king ovr GM an Toytoa

Airliner - 9/10/2007 11:29:04 AM

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Gosh, you got so excited you skipped spell checking your post. Don’t get all worked up ‘BenzW124’ things always work out in the end. People who drive Toyota’s usually aspire to graduate up to a Benz or BMW at some point in their lives… Ditto for chauffeurs of most GM products.

EnnNorak - 9/10/2007 5:14:56 PM

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You are wrong to write off GM. GM is coming back big time with great product in spite of the fact that they royally screwed up the 2008 Saturn VUE with a cheap plastic interior and lack of front passenger seat height adjustments to the point that I banged my head on the roof trying to get into the front passenger seat.

Airliner - 9/10/2007 11:57:26 PM

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EnnNorak, I am not writing GM off... I like a great deal of their new products but trust me when I tell you that a guy driving down the street in a base model Cobalt drools a little when he gets passed by the guy driving the new C-Class or 3 Series Coupe.

chuck717 - 9/10/2007 10:24:00 AM

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Work on projects fine but Benz takeover of BMW, it would be like Coke and Pepsi trying to work out a merger or the Hatfield's and Mccoys, that won't happen in anybody's lifetime?

EnnNorak - 9/10/2007 5:16:09 PM

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It could happen if BMW does more silly things like iDrive and the Bangle Butt rear end.