Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Mercedes-Benz' Parent Company Sells Tata Motors Stake


Daimler AG, the company that owns Mercedes-Benz, today sold its entire 5.34% stake in India's Tata Motors ending a relationship that stretches back more than five decades.

The German firm said that the sale of 25.6 million shares will generate approximately �300 million (US$401 million) of cash and earnings before interest and taxes, with around �265 million (US$362 million) to be accounted for in the first quarter of 2010.

Read more �