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Partnerships seem to be becoming more commonplace. What could this mean for upcoming products?
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Another day, another alliance.
This round, Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, and BMW are reportedly
in talks to merge their mobility divisions into a single company. Both
companies would partner on self-driving car development, and also may share
next-generation subcompact car platforms for the A-Class and 1-Series.
Toyota and Panasonic are said to be partnering up for electric vehicle battery development, not just for Toyota, but for rivals as well. That’s quite interesting. The new company would oversee battery R&D and production at facilities in China and Japan. Lithium-ion and solid-state batteries were mentioned in the agreement. Solid-state batteries are more stable than lithium-ion ones, and Toyota intends to offer them on vehicles next decade.
Partnerships are popping up more and more, and the reason is because it reduces complexity and production costs. We just saw Ford and VW team up to share commercial vehicle development, a truck platform, and potentially EV development as well. I discuss my theories on this in a prior post (here: https://www.adamsautos.org/2018/11/so-whats-up-with-ford-and-possibly-vw.html). Will these partnerships lead to a greener and autonomous future. Time will tell!
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