It seems Toyota has taken
to collaborating with other automakers. We are guessing their partnership with
Subaru on the recently revealed Toyota GT 86 went so well that they thought
another partnership might not be such a bad idea. The automaker is collaborating
with BMW to build next generation green technologies, that’s great news for the environment.
Both automakers signed
a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for mid to long term collaboration. The
partnership will be focused on research in the area of next–generation lithium-ion battery technologies, with the possibility of
incorporating other projects. BMW has stated that from 2014 they will be
supplying Toyota with 1.6 litres and 2.0 litres diesel engines. The German
automaker has stressed that this engines will be used exclusively in Toyota products built for the European market as Toyota plans to expand their line-up
and sales of low CO2-emission diesel-powered vehicles in this market.Both companies have
had their fair share of success in the Green vehicles market, this partnership
can only bring even more success as both auto-makers will be spending less on
research and development making the Eco-friendly vehicles even more affordable.
After the announcement was made, the Chairman
of the Board of Management of BMW AG Norbert Reithofer said: "Toyota is
the leading provider of environment-friendly series technology in the volume
segment and the BMW Group is the most innovative and sustainable manufacturer
of premium automobiles. We are now joining forces to further develop
environment-friendly technologies and to expand our innovation leadership in
each of our segments. Supplying Toyota with our fuel efficient and dynamic
diesel engines represents another important step in the planned expansion of
our sales activities for engines and power train systems."
What do you think will
come of this Collaboration?
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