Daimler Announces Strategic Partnership with Tesla Motors

This is a completely different type of partnership than the ridiculous merger with Chrysler. M-B will actually benefit from the development work done by Tesla. Chrysler was a pig when Daimler bought in to them and was a pig when they left. This type of merger will just maintain Mercedes-Benz' position as a leader in innovation.

A pig that was making profit when Daimler bought in to them and a pig with huge losses when they left. Now Daimler will strip Tesla of all it's innovations and trow it away like a bad tooth. Just don't lat Dr. Z in Tesla's tech department and it might be a hope.

dead wrong, stop mislead people here (even thou not much except yourself). it was the other way around & Daimler couldn't wait more to sale off Chrysler at loss, otherwise it will drag Daimler down! show me the proof Chrysler was in profit before merger! don't lie to people here.

Daimler developed the only decent car that Chrysler made in recent times. The 300C chassis is based on a 3 generations old E-Class platform (it's in there somewhere). Jurgen Schremp had a plan for world domination involving slow-moving Chrysler and, for a while at least, corrupt Mitsubishi; but he overreached himself and the company and the shareholders revolted. The current management at Daimler seems a lot more focused. I think this might deal be good for both parties. Bear in mind that the Tesla Roadster is already just an electric Lotus Elise. Daimler can add a great deal to them.

I have since found from TechCrunch that this values Tesla at $550M (http://tinyurl.com/qts75p).