Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe expressed willingness last week to form an alliance with troubled automakers, reports Kyodo News. “The possibility exists constantly that a reconfiguration of ties between global automakers will occur since the automotive industry is going through intense competition,” Watanabe told a news conference in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. “It requires conducting mammoth capital outlays for automakers to innovate their technologies in the fields of the environment, safety and the telecommunications,” he said, “There is the adequate possibility that we will form various types of alliances with others, if an automaker faces difficulties in meeting these needs single-handedly,” he said.
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04/24, 4:40 PM
posted by:
Asher
Here’s a suggestion for their first struggling automaker: help TVR stay British and stay in business…PLEEEAAASSSSEEEE!!!!
04/24, 6:07 PM
posted by:
JEH
Yes!
04/24, 9:25 PM
posted by:
Dre
that i’d like very very much.
And it’d give them an excuse to start building proper sports cars again.
04/24, 9:58 PM
posted by:
manny
if theyre getting aid from japanese toyota (which lotus already kind of does) how exactly is that staying british?
04/24, 10:35 PM
posted by:
Issac
speaking from a diplomatic side of myself. there’s currently a “war” so to speak between car manufacturers, and making alliances with dying makers in turn saves automotive herritage from dying… come on, who’d want TVR to die? (which is a bit likely right now) and as for “staying British” or whatever the country, its not about the eingine (in lotus’ case) or whever the part being made in a foreign land. its about the parts working together to make a good car. come on, the Toyota I4 and the Elise body are a killer combo
04/25, 2:09 AM
posted by:
digitalzombie
pftt if i had the money I would boughtTVR befor that stupid russian dude did. He did got the sagaris sexy ass design but he wouldn’t market it to america. Should go back to business school or some ****. They can compete nicely with Ferrari why can’t they compete with Ferrari and porsche in USA?
04/27, 3:26 PM
posted by:
Juan
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