FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Daimler AG. is prepared to strike a deal
with British car-makers Jaguar and Land Rover that could see the German
car-maker sell components to its peers, chief executive Dieter Zetsche told auto
motor und sport magazine.
Zetsche highlighted that Daimler holds a 7 percent stake in Indian car maker
Tata Motors Ltd. that owns Jaguar and Land Rover.
"If (chief executive) Ratan Tata approaches us regarding the supply of
components, we would be open for talks," he said.
Zetsche said supplies from Daimler could replace those from Ford Motor
Company, from whom Tata bought the two companies.
He added that there are currently no plans to increase the company's stake
in Tata Motors. "We're quite comfortable with the stake we have today," he said.
Zetsche also said he is very optimistic China will become a key market.
"Today, the Chinese market is number ten in our global internal ranking. In
five years I would rather see it number three," he said.
Daimler sold 27,900 cars in China in 2007.
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