German carmakers Daimler and BMW on Saturday dismissed a report that they had ended talks on possible cooperation without success.
Asked about the report, due to be published in the next issue of Der Spiegel magazine on January 18, a spokesman for Daimler said: "We continue to talk to BMW," declining to give details of the status of the talks.
A BMW spokesman said talks about a purchasing cooperation were still being held.
Der Spiegel said in pre-release abstracts of its story that the one year-old talks had failed and there were no dates set for a return to the table or topics left for discussion.
Daimler said in December it was talking to various manufacturers including French peer Renault about options for cooperation.
