Toyota open to Ford alliance, if asked

[DetroitNut90]

Toyota would consider a partnership with Ford if approached by the U.S. automaker, Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe told Japan's Nikkei business daily. Such an alliance would focus on developing and sharing technologies, he said.

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[ricepaper]

I think that the sharing of technology would benefit both companies.

[AxelTheRed]

As long as the alliance isn't a buyout, I really don't care. Ford needs all the help it can get right now.

[Intrepidation]

Ford could take advantage of Toyota's supreme PR department. They can make any mess sound good! And they can sell bland cars like hotcakes...just what Ford needs!

[Satty]

I saw a Tundra pull an F-150 put of a ditch the other day. Foreshadowing?

[Intrepidation]

Ouch.

[Z-06]

Ford could take advantage of Toyota's supreme PR department. They can make any mess sound good! And they can sell bland cars like hotcakes...just what Ford needs!

[Nick]

Hypothetically speaking...what would you all be saying if it was GM instead of Ford?

[Northstar]

Hypothetically speaking...what would you all be saying if it was GM instead of Ford?

Well, Ford is in a much tighter spot than GM. If it was either Toyota helping GM or GM dying, I'd vote Toyota helping GM.

[chevelle454]

And I that that Fords sucked now.

[Flybrian]

Ford doesn't want Toyota's quality problems.

[Paolino]

Ford doesn't want Toyota's quality problems.

Ouch! :AH-HA_wink:

[BuddyP]

Fords doing badly, and Toyota knows it. Sounds to me like a way for em to get the foot in the door and counts Fords sales in with Toyota's sales to push em to the #1 spot.