So it would seem that Cerberus has no intention of not selling most of their stake in chrysler.  If Nissan had some to the table with more than 20% in their offer Cerberus probably would have taken more time to consider that deal.  For now we’ll have to settle for Chrysler making Nissan’s Titan and [...]

First, I want to point out that most mergers in history are not successful.  Second, I would like to point out that most mergers happen between a company that is doing well and a company that is doing poorly or between a company that is doing well and a company that is doing ok.  I [...]

Renault-Nissan has a presence in the US market through Nissan, but it’s a small one.  The company has been looking for a partner in the US for some time now, they’ve proposed alliances with GM in the past.  Now, at a time when Cerberus seems like it wants to get out of the car business [...]

According to a Wall Street Journal report, talks between General Motors and Cerberus/Chrysler are “floundering” as GM is having a tough time finding investors who would be willing to finance any deal between the two US automakers. General Motors and Chrysler have been suggesting a plan that would save $10 billion while at the same [...]

With all the rumors flying around about the chrysler sale and or merger many journalists have posited that Renault-Nissan is one of the potential buyers.  It makes sense, afterall, Nissan and Chrysler have a close relationship right now.  Starting in 2010 Chrysler will build the Nissan Titan and Nissan will build a small car for [...]

While there are many sites and journals and blogs out there reporting that GM and Chrysler are just a hair away from merging one is reporting of the financial roadblocks to such a merger.  As it stands right now Cerberus has stated that they want to retain a major stake in any combined company, it’s [...]

The NYTimes is reporting that Chrysler and GM have been in talks for about a month now.  From the article: General Motors is in preliminary talks about a possible merger with Chrysler, a deal that could drastically remake the landscape of the auto industry by reducing the Big Three of Detroit automakers to the Big [...]