the obama administration has told me it might require as much as $ 6 billion in new financing , on top of the $ 4 m in terms it has already paid the company , if chrysler could complete a deal by the thursday with a cost structure that gives it a chance of survival . the creditors have , so far , bristled at the terms considered by the executive department . but the agreements have chosen a novel direction . treasury now has an agreement in principle with the uaw , whose members ' pensions and medicaid sick security benefits would be preserved in the event of a bankruptcy filing , said the people with knowledge of the discussions . nevertheless , under this scenario , fiat wouldn complete its merger with jeep while the company is under tax protection .
Fiat wants to acquire some stakes in Chrysler.