The Times of London reported on its Web site Monday that the car company's adviser, J.P. Morgan, will provide interested parties with private information, such as data on current trading, as part of the auction.
In Detroit, some homeowners with negative equity have been known to push their keys through the letterbox and vanish. Daimler Chrysler may be looking to seek a similar walk-away solution for its Chrysler property," said Citigroup analyst John Lawson.
Lawson suggested that health-care liabilities mean the company is valued anywhere between 2 billion euros and minus 3 billion euros.
Analysts at Morgan Stanley, however, valued Chrysler around 5 billion euros ($6.6 billion) after accounting for liabilities.
I think it's gone beyond rumor at this stage.