Bob Lutz, the GM vice-president credit with the revival of the excitement in the GM product range has said that it “may be impossible” from GM to stop Toyota from becoming the next No 1 car company.
In my opinion, GM’s choice to partner with Toyota in the building the Vibe on the Corolla platform is more like the future, then an all-obvious No 1.
Today Ford is lauded for the hybrid Escape, while most people fail to know the facts: the hybrid technology came from Toyota.
Toyota shares parts with VW for years now. Toyota shares diesel designs with PSA, the parents company of Peugeot & Renault.
Toyota is the 800 pound gorilla in the industry, as it sets standards of quality, fuel economy and manages to even invent new technology.
Don’t even need to mention Lexus.
But as long as they have some reason to co-operate, we all win.
Posted by petergun at January 12, 2005 11:18 AM