Toyota and Suzuki come together to develop technology | Automonitor – automonitor

The two manufacturers japanese will create a partnership to share research, technology and parts.

Toyota and Suzuki have announced in Japan that got together to design a partnership that enables both to jointly develop security technology, protection of the environment and connectivity. In a joint statement, they claim that this collaboration was designed to improve mobility for a better society. Confirm that the research will be shared as well as the technology and the parts, give born.

"we Want to cooperate to allow people in all around the world can experience the joy of mobility and thus to achieve a society that enjoy that joy with a smile daily. I am very grateful for in offering this possibility with a company like Suzuki, a brand that embodies the spirit of challenge and with which the Toyota is eager to learn," said Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota, on the occasion of the announcement of the partnership.

This announcement comes four months after the two companies have expressed interest in collaborating, having begun to discuss the details of this partnership that allows you to keep up with the competition. It is true that Toyota, as one of the greatest "players" of the industry, maintains a high pace in the research and development department, but also know that competitors in Europe and the us are to combine promptly, and that the normalization of some of the developments, however achieved, you can take the advantage of the massive investment in R&D from Toyota. Give this alliance that can speed up the standardisation of some technologies.

we Remind you that the Suzuki had a bad experience with the VW group that ended in court. The agreement ended more early than expected, and the Suzuki bought back the 20% that were in the possession of the VW group. Now waiting for more happiness in this agreement with Toyota. The brand led by Akio Toyoda, for its part, is developing a sports car in collaboration with BMW, which will give rise to the Toyota Supra and BMW Z5. This partnership with the German constructor already exists for some time, allowed diesel engines of the BMW arise in models Toyota and BMW have inherited some knowledge about the hybrid drive.