The Financial Times suggests that while smart CEO Andreas Renschler is a likely candidate to replace Rolf Eckrodt as MMC's CEO, Eckrodt's resignation is unlikely to be demanded by DaimlerChrysler, which owns 37% of Mitsubishi Motors, and may wind up with more if the cost of rescuing MMC amounts to the Y300bn ($2.89bn) reported. On the other hand, the FT reported today that one unnamed source put the chances of DaimlerChrysler injecting any such volume of fresh capital as no more than 50%. Mitsubishi Motors is meanwhile reported to be negotiating with the Development Bank of Japan for a further Y100bn of long-term, low-interest loans to pay off part of its short-term debt.