Denying a report from earlier this month, Toyota says it is not considering a tie-up with Germany’s Daimler. The refuted report – published July 1st – claimed Toyota was mulling building its own version of Mercedes’ A- and B-Class vehicles and that the two automakers were considering co-development of their flagship models.
Germany’s auto motor und sport published a report earlier this month that claimed Toyota was readying its own versions of Mercedes’ A- and B-Class vehicle to gain a better foothold in the European market, but Toyota says no such plans are under consideration. The Japanese automaker also denied that it was working with Mercedes to co-develop the automakers’ flagship vehicles, the Lexus LS and Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
“We are denying this completely,” Toyota spokesman Yuta Kaga told Reuters. “There is no truth to anything written in the article.”
The Toyota-badged A- and B-Class vehicles were tipped to debut sometime around the midpoint of next decade.
Daimler wasn’t as strong worded as Toyota in denying the rumor, simply calling the report “speculation”.
07/06, 10:53 AM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
There must be a Daimler tie up in there somewhere. Look at Toyotas low quality and pisspoor reliability over the past 10 years.
GM. AN American Revolution
07/06, 10:55 AM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
In true Daimler fashion, Toyotas follow those German piles of sh1t straight to the junkyard in 50 thousand miles.
Buy American. Buy General Motors. It is your patriotic duty as Americans
07/06, 11:00 AM
posted by:
Dante_JoseCuervo
Ahahaha, I never get tired of your nonsensical comments. Your humor never bores me
Though… most german cars last a very long time. I’ve got 203k on my old benz and I’m slated to go at least 250k more
07/06, 11:00 AM
posted by:
05Z88Path
Thanks for the insightful comments as usual NMOFGM…
07/06, 11:12 AM
posted by:
mayer_ray_nagin
NMOFGM has Toyota running scared!
07/06, 11:15 AM
posted by:
BAD124
NMOFGM – you really are pro-abortions strongest example aren’t you?
07/06, 11:16 AM
posted by:
2WheeledSpeed
I’d laugh if Daimler did to Toyota what they did to Chrysler!
07/06, 11:19 AM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
There will be no more Toyota by 2011. Victims of the American Revolution
07/06, 11:29 AM
posted by:
Dante_JoseCuervo
What revolution? Don’t tell me you think going in the crapper is a revolution, cause if it is, then you’re ahead of the curve.
07/06, 11:39 AM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
All this talk about Germans and Japanese and tying things up is actually somewhat arousing.
07/06, 12:17 PM
posted by:
Dante_JoseCuervo
johnnycanuck
-so you’re not the only one who noticed that? I was just about to bring out the jumper cables and handcuffs too!
07/06, 12:54 PM
posted by:
BAD124
“There will be no more Toyota by 2011. Victims of the American Revolution” –
Well yeah thats obvious. Look at Toyotas current situation -crappy cars, redundant model lines, CH11, federal bailouts, official company warnings about buying their own stock. Only a matter of time now….
07/06, 3:14 PM
posted by:
sharpie
Not Daimler again, that company is toxic.
07/06, 8:18 PM
posted by:
DrFill
You can tell a lot from their responses
Sounds like Daimler is more open-minded to it
Toyota ain’t havin it!
They’re like “Oh, Hell NO!
DrFill
07/06, 9:35 PM
posted by:
Rafa LL
Nah they simply don’t match. Benzes are beautiful and good from toes to head, so are Toyotas, but they have different ideals..
07/07, 10:41 AM
posted by:
snoogah
NMOFGM, gm is dissapointing at best. you can keep kidding youself if you want but someone has to break it to you.
07/07, 5:02 PM
posted by:
scratchy
NMOFGM , as your biggest fan i hope you will post in the GM bankruptcy threads , that would make your posts even funnier !