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BMW,
Mercedes Benz
Auto Bild is reporting that
Mercedes and
BMW may consider collaborating on subcompacts in the coming years.
BMW's keeping an eye on the MINI plant in Oxford, England. If the factory doesn't run at full-tilt,
BMW takes a monetary hit. Shacking up with
Mercedes to build the next generation A-Class at MINI's facility and on the MINI platform would keep production humming right along. Other potential partners have been mentioned as well, such as Honda and PSA.
Mercedes and
BMW are working on hybrid technology together already, but
Mercedes will only say that while it remains open to collaboration where sensible, there are no current plans to partner further with
BMW.
[Source: Reuters] Read | Permalink |
