DETROIT (Dow Jones)--Chrysler LLC is poised to run out of money by July 4 if it fails to complete the sale of its assets to Italian auto maker Fiat SpA (FIATY), a deal that has been delayed owing to opposition from lenders.

A budget, filed with a New York bankruptcy court in early May, shows the auto maker burning through its $4.1 billion in debtor-in-possession financing and $400 million in cash collateral by the end of the week of June 29 as it pays employees and suppliers, and maintains its plants.

Read the whole story on Wall Street Journal or try our Toolbar
Bookmark and Share

Related stories from top sites:

  • Money led GM to woo Chrysler for merger

    Jun 4th, 2009 - Freep.com

    Last year, when Chrysler LLC approached General Motors Corp. about a possible merger, many auto industry watchers scratched their heads and wondered: Why? The idea of a GM-Chrysler union kept coming up...

  • Court Backs Delphi Lenders in Bankruptcy Case

    Jun 4th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal

    A U.S. bankruptcy court Wednesday sided with a group of Delphi Corp. lenders who said a government-led plan to sell the auto-parts maker's operations to a private-equity fund trampled on their rights.

  • Lawyer Who Slowed Chrysler Deal May Take On GM

    Jun 4th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal

    A government lawyer labeled him a terrorist. A top adviser to Chrysler LLC called him ridiculous. As the Obama administration pushed Chrysler through bankruptcy court in record time, no one caused it more angst than Thomas Lauria...

  • Chrysler Appeals Court Won't Block Asset Sale to Fiat

    Jun 4th, 2009 - Bloomberg

    June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Chrysler LLC creditors lost anappeals court bid to block the carmaker’s sale of its bestassets to a group led by Italy’s Fiat SpA and plan to appeal thedecision to the U.S...

  • Consumers Seek Relief as Chrysler Bankruptcy Derails Lawsuits

    Jun 4th, 2009 - Bloomberg

    June 4 (Bloomberg) -- Consumers bringing personal-injuryand product-liability lawsuits against Chrysler LLC and GeneralMotors Corp. are pressing lawmakers in Washington...

More stories ...

Leave a Reply

Comment moderation is enabled. Your comment may take some time to appear.