German car makers close to clinching Nokia maps deal for $2.74-3.29 billion: sources

FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's premium car makers are close to a deal to buy Nokia's HERE map business for between 2.5 billion and 3 billion euros ($2.74 billion to $3.29 billion), but a final agreement hinges on the question of who owns the patents which help self-driving cars talk to mobile networks, two sources familiar with the deal told Reuters on Tuesday.