http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/ Engadget Comments for Daimler buys 10% stake in Tesla, offers parts and know-how http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 3:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 11:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 10:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/No doubt the 10% stake in Tesla will be more profitable than their
venture with GM.
Big brand electric cars are a joke. Putting an electric motor into a
gasoline based chassis doesn't work. Chevy Volt, ford stuffing electric
motors into a focus, all crap. Tesla built a car around the electric
motor. The right way.]]>May 19th 2009 10:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/
Out of the big 3, a Ford is the only one I would even consider buying. In my opinion, their cars look nice, and I read something a little while back that their quality is near equal to that of Toyota and Honda. They've made the changes necessary to make it through this economy, without taking any government bailout money.

Plus, my 1994 Taurus SHO was pure awesomeness.]]>May 19th 2009 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/
Sex on wheels!]]>May 19th 2009 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/


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This went totally off topic but good conversation anyway, haha.]]>May 19th 2009 11:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/
Considering that the Tesla Roadster was built on the Lotus Elise chassis, a gasoline engine car. It is even assembled by Lotus, Tesla ships the body panels and drive train to england for assembly.

But yeah, they are losing money on a $109,000 car, I agree with you.]]>May 20th 2009 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/
Losing money? What do you think funds their 50k Model S Care. They had a great plan, sell the 109k model to rich bastards who wants a sport electric car then grab the money to produce the 50k Tesla Model S.

If this helps Tesla to produce my car faster I'm content, though this is a two edge sword *I'm staying positive though and hope this deal well skyrocket them, helping our failed auto industry. ]]>May 20th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 19th 2009 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/
I genuinely hope you are either not from the USA, or if a US citizen, are under 12 years old. Your question made my day, thanks!]]>May 19th 2009 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/Even though GM (and subsidiaries and suppliers and dealers and so on) will have to lay off a large number of employees to survive, that number is nowhere NEAR the amount of job losses that would happen if General Motors goes out of business.
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I concur; Shame I didn't put in a Cool Whip or Wil Wheaton; Wonder if they are Liberal Democrats...damn, forgot to mention Hollywood in my rant. Oh well.]]>May 20th 2009 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 2:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 2:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 3:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/May 20th 2009 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/daimler-buys-10-stake-in-tesla-offers-parts-and-know-how/W-P says:
"In March 2008 the Daimler brand was included in Ford's sale of Jaguar Land Rover to Tata Motors of India."
So its india-owned now eh, that explains how they can be buying stuff nowadays.

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