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Daimler is taking a 10 percent stake in Tesla Motors, a U.S. based electric car start-up, as it expands its green auto business, the head of Daimler's research department said on Tuesday.

German automaker Daimler AG acquired an equity stake of nearly 10 percent of Tesla Motors Inc. the San Carlos California- based manufacturer of all electric vehicles, the companies announced Tuesday.

General Motors Corp shares hit there lowest level since the Great Depression on Tuesday and Nissan Motor Co posted a loss and expected more amid the deep global auto downturn.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved bidding procedures for the rapid sale of most of Chrysler's assets, over objections from a group of lenders who called the accelerated timetable an absurdity.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved bidding procedures for the rapid sale of most of bankrupt vehicle maker Chrysler's assets.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday considered whether Chrysler LLC could move forward with its plans for a quick sale of most of its assets while rival General Motors Corp prepared to resume talks with its union and detailed a plan that could shift majority ownership control to the U.S. government.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday considered whether Chrysler LLC could move forward with its plans for a quick sale of most of its assets while rival General Motors Corp prepared to resume talks with its union and detailed a plan that could shift majority ownership control to the U.S. government.

A small group of Chrysler's lenders who have objected to the Obama administration's plan for a quick dash through bankruptcy must identify themselves, in spite of death threats, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday.

A Chrysler lenders group objected on Tuesday to the automaker's plans for a quick sale of most of its assets in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, saying it is structured to achieve political goals, rather than economic ones.

Once an icon of American automotive might, Chrysler has reached a new low in its rocky eight-decade history by filing for bankruptcy and cutting its business to a shadow of its former size.

Daimler AG on Monday reached an agreement with Chrysler, the U.S. automaker's owner Cerberus Capital Management, and the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp to exit its 19.9 percent stake in the company.

Daimler AG on Monday reached an agreement with Chrysler, the U.S. automaker's owner Cerberus Capital Management and the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp to exit its 19.9 percent stake in the company.

Chrysler LLC Chief Executive Bob Nardelli said on Monday that German automaker Daimler AG is working with Cerberus Capital Management to divest its 19.9 percent stake in struggling U.S. automaker.

Chrysler won a round of concessions from its Canadian union on Friday while General Motors Corp soaked up $2 billion more in U.S. government aid and Ford Motor Co posted a narrower-than-expected loss that sent its shares soaring.

Chrysler's lenders and a Canadian union continued talks on Friday with less than a week to a U.S. government deadline to cut deals, as General Motors Corp drew $2 billion more in government aid.

Chrysler LLC's lenders offered to cut the amount they are owed in a proposal to the Obama administration that points to an acceleration in the pace of high-stakes debt restructuring talks.

Chrysler's lenders and a Canadian union continued talks with less than a week to a U.S. government deadline to cut deals, as Ford Motor Co posted a $1.4 billion loss that was less than analysts had expected.

Chrysler LLC's first-lien lenders are preparing another counter-offer to the U.S. Treasury that involves reducing the automaker's debt, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Plunging profit at Volkswagen (VOWG.DE), slumping sales at PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA) and job cuts by Volvo (VOLVb.ST) on Wednesday highlighted the dire state of Europe's automotive industry.

Chrysler LLC's first-lien lenders have offered to take equity in a restructured automaker allied with Fiat SpA in exchange for writing off about 35 percent of the $7 billion they are owed, according to people with knowledge of the closed-door talks.

Chrysler LLC's first-lien lenders have submitted a counter-offer to the U.S. Treasury that would swap some $7 billion in debt for equity in a restructured automaker allied with Fiat SpA , according to a person with knowledge of the closed-door talks.