BMW not interested in buying stake in Tesla: Wirtschaftswoche

The logo of German luxury car maker BMW-Mini is pictured in front of the BMW headquarters in Munich March 18, 2014. BMW will hold its annual news conference in Munich tomorrow. REUTERS/Michael Dalder(GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT SPORT MOTORSPORT)

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's BMW is not interested in buying a stake in U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Motors , German weekly WirtschaftsWoche reported on Friday, citing a BMW statement. Earlier this week, a Tesla spokeswoman said there had been informal talks between the companies, but there were no plans to set up an alliance. (Reporting by Harro ten Wolde; Editing by Ludwig Burger)