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BMW, Toyota seal deal to deepen ties
By Andreas Cremer
January 24, 2013 14:45 IST
BMW will deepen cooperation with Japanese rival Toyota, expanding it to areas such as joint development of fuel cells, batteries and light-weight technologies, the German luxury-car maker said on Thursday.
BMW said in a statement ‘binding agreements’
signed with Toyota also foresee to jointly develop an architecture and components for sports vehicles.
BMW and Toyota Motor Corp last June agreed in a memorandum of understanding to extend their cooperation to a bigger strategic alliance in a challenge to global rivals as competition intensifies.
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