Mercedes-Benz and BMW team up
December 4, 2007 by Alborz Fallah
German car makers Mercedes-Benz and BMW are looking to team up. Mercedes, which has recently rid itself of Chrysler, is looking to find another manufacturer to share development costs with. This will allow the company to effectively take on the mighty Volkswagen group.
The Volkswagen group includes the likes of Audi, Lamborghini, Seat, Skoda, Bentley, Bugatti and of course Volkswagen. This allows the group to significantly cut costs by conducting joint research and development for use across all its brands.
So far the two German rivals (Mercedes and BMW) have worked together on Mercedes-Benz’s A- and B-class models. They are also collaborating with General Motors to develop a two-mode hybrid powertrain for larger passenger vehicles. But future cooperation looks set to go much further.
According to insider sources, the Germans plan to cooperate on powertrains. Both companies realise the economies of scale are more important than ever in the ongoing climate-change debate.
The problem facing today’s manufacturers is the inability to pass the higher costs of environmentally-friendly powertrains onto car buyers. We all want green cars, but we don’t want to pay more for it. This has left many increasingly looking for joint ventures or cooperation to share costs.
“We’ve made the realization that we are so well set up that we’ll only be able to generate cost advantages with engines and gear boxes,” a source inside Mercedes-Benz said.
There are also reports that Mercedes is looking to Japan for a similar deal.
Print it: 
It would be like Holden and Ford teaming up to battle Toyota.
Thats exactly it!
Don’t VW also own Bugatti and Bentley?
This is big. Get set for world domination if they get together.
Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini, Seat, Skoda , Volkswagen and yes Bugatti and Bentley.
That would be big ford and holden but it will never happen
Hahahaha…will it really work or are they just going to kill each other like in a bad relationship.
Ford& GM do talk to each about such things. Share holder pressure is a difficult thing for boardrooms to ignore.
Only 12 months ago stories were going around.
MSNBC.com
Sept. 18, 2006
DETROIT – Executives of General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. have discussed a possible merger or alliance, the trade journal Automotive News reported Monday. Both companies declined comment on the report
Where’s BM ?
Sun baking in my new bikini!!!!!hehehe
LOL!
Gee Im dragging that joke along aren’t I,too bad I guess for you 280ZX you don’t live in W.A? You could see me out the back topless sunbaking! Google Earth me if you knew where I lived I guess!hahaha Oh crap Golfshwein does better cover up!
Enough of the fun!
So BMW and Merc want to team up……will they pass the savings on to us?
Definately there are prospects of excellence coming out of this alliance.
Unlike Daimler-Chrysler which did nothing for Daimler and everything for Chrysler, except teach them how to style volume selling cars.
Unlike BMW L/R which only depleted BMW’s bank balance by a massive amount – they made the mistake of thinking English workers were like German ones, BIG BAD :)
Here we have two equals with very high credentials already. They’d better be quick, or VW might just buy them both first LOL…
LOOK OUT!!! Google maps has an advert on this site….
They do ME ???? You know that was a joke…………dont you?? I dont bake in the sun! Solariums for me!
Sorry for the long delay after reading BM’S comments i fell off my chair again and took out the filing cabinet with my head … All good now i think ….
hahaha….you got to stop doing that!
Bavaria – there is no difference between a Solarium and the sun, so why not come out and do it the natural way :-)
Hey Flying High…yeah I know,but totally in the buff out side ? Hate tan lines!!! Solarium is faster too!
You don’t live near me do you…hahahaha
Hey 280zx………hows the head???
Flying high………Im also of English decent from 200 years ago so I am pale skinned and freckled like Nichole Kiddman!
Burn and peel in the sun……….not a good look!
Use to use fake tan but hubby thought it more of perv exercise for him when I was applying……..MEN!! A pain the arse to do every week as well!!
That reminds me of the Chasers when they put blue neon lights in a coffin telling Solariums to use them!!!LOL
hahaha………..I remember that episode!!
Some believed them that was the scary bit!!