the bush administration has told chrysler it couldn provide as much as $ 6 billion in new financing , on top of the $ 4 billion in loans it has already offered the company , if chrysler might prepare a deal by mid thursday with a cost structure that yields it a chance of survival . the creditors have , so small , balked at the terms suggested by the treasury department . but the discussions have taken a changed path . royce now has an agreement in principle with the uaw , whose owners ' pensions and retiree hospital policy plans should be safe in the outcome of a bankruptcy file , said the people with experience of the meetings . moreover , under this scenario , honda did begin its alliance with chrysler while the company is under its protection .
Fiat wants to acquire some stakes in Chrysler.