MMC, Merrill Lynch eye car-loan business
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Saturday it is considering setting up a joint venture with Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. to engage in North American financing operations as part of the struggling automaker&#39;s rehabilitation efforts.
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U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  is seeking about $4 billion in a second capital raising, and the Kuwait Investment Authority is expected to be a significant investor in the new deal, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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U.S. and European banks including  Citigroup Inc  and HSBC Holdings PLC  are mulling  sales of parts of their businesses from branches to entire  units in a nod to crunch times ahead, the Wall Street Journal  reported on its Web site on Thursday.
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Slow sales and slashed workforces have reportedly prompted executives from the two ailing auto giants to talk about an alliance - or even a merger
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Investor's Business Daily - Cash rebates and cheap loan offers have never been so hefty. And auto analysts expect them to keep rising -- despite Federal Reserve rate hikes and signs that incentives may be losing their punch.
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Ford, battling steep losses, hired the investment banks Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and HSBC to explore the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover.
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BEIJING -- When Wang Xiaoyu set out to buy some sleek Lincoln automobiles for the small company he owns, the problem was how to pay. No dealer in China takes personal checks. Credit card limits are too low. Car loans barely exist.
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E-Loan Inc. , an online lender, on Monday said it entered into an agreement with eBay Inc.  to provide financing to consumers who buy cars and motorcycles through the online auctioneer.
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Too much traffic and too little parking have already made Washington area drivers among the most enthusiastic adopters of car sharing -- and the two leading car-share companies are betting millions that many more area drivers are willing to give up their car keys.
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The banks, which include Citigroup and UBS, are considering injecting capital into Ambac and assuming some of the risks associated with guarantees written by the company.
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Eight banks have formed a consortium  to seek a rescue plan for MBIA Inc , Ambac Financial  Group Inc  and other troubled bond insurers, CNBC  reported on Friday, citing an unnamed source.
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Ford Motor Co.  will offer  zero-percent financing for three years on all 2007 Ford,  Lincoln and Mercury models and additional cash on some vehicles  as it tries to clear showroom floors at the end of the month.
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U.S. and European banks including Citigroup Inc  and HSBC Holdings PLC  are mulling sales of parts of their businesses from branches to entire units in a nod to crunch times ahead, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Thursday.
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Profit at Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.   could take a big hit if the U.S. brokerage heavyweight  cuts the value on nearly $1 billion in subprime lender assets  it bought just eight months ago.
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The CEO of Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) believes that exercising an option forcing General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to buy its loss-mired car unit would probably result in more work for the operation
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Ford Motor Co.  has hired  investment banks to help it explore options including a sale of  its Jaguar and Land Rover European luxury brands, sources  familiar with the matter said, as several companies ruled  themselves out from bidding.
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