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Volkswagen is poised to take a 20 per cent stake in the Suzuki Motor Corporation in the next few days according to financial market reports.

Suzuki is an unassuming automotive giant, building 2.6m cars globally each year. However, it is the company’s expertise in small car design that is said to have attracted VW’s interest.

Suzuki also has a significant grip on the Indian market, selling various generations of its Swift and Alto small cars at different price points. It also has su...Read the full article

This would be great news if VW were to share technologies with Suzuki aswell as using their small car know-how, not having a model with a diesel engine and auto gearbox is a big barrier for Suzuki in the UK and an alliance with VW could remedy this.

Does anyone know if this would be likely?

hope this comes true, really think some of their proucts are underrated

This would be a real winner in Europe with Suzuki having access to VW engine technology (if VW are willing to let suzuki have it), especially diesel engines. I like Suzuki, but they're not in the rudest of health - done right this could benefit both makers (Suzuki more than VW I'd say), but poorly and it has the potential to drag Suzuki down, at least outside of its Japanese market.

I like Suzuki, think they could do well if they partnered with VW, but would it really be possible for Suzuki, Seat, Skoda, Audi and Volkswagen to all exist at the same time selling the same basic line up of cars?

 VAG are taking over the world which is no bad thing

VX220EDDIE:

VAG are taking over the world which is no bad thing

I think its really rather sad that VW is going round hoovering up shares in other car companies, its got to be the biggest myth ever that VW make cars of higher quality than other manufacturers.

I hired a Golf last week and so had to adjust the drivers seat on collection I was amazed at the very poor quality plastics around the base of the seat. What really brought it home to me was that a couple of days later I hired an Astra, and it was so much better.

And a little of topic, what are those nasty, nasty LED tail lights all about on the latest Audi`s, So tacky i can barely believe my eyes when i see them. Awful.

 

jonfortwo:

And a little of topic,

yeah, just a tad.

jonfortwo:

what are those nasty, nasty LED tail lights

the usual adjectival exclamation from Autocars banshees is 'hideous!'

there's a small thing called DRL, daytime running lights, edict from EU. so not gratuitous. LEDs draw less juice than incandescents, so minmises extra fuel consumption caused by this soon to be legal reqt.

J400uk:

Suzuki, Seat, Skoda, Audi and Volkswagen to all exist at the same time selling the same basic line up of cars?

 

Suzuki should go back to the drawing board and produce a SJ/Jimny for this century with a decent small diesel in its  armoury.

I rather guiltily like the look of the current one.

VX220EDDIE:

VAG are taking over the world

looks like it, don't it. not bad for the people's car.

BigEd:

there's a small thing called DRL, daytime running lights

There is also a small thing called having "class," Audi`s may have LED daytime running lights but they appear to be lacking class these days. I am sure a small single bulb would do the trick........

....and don`t try to kid me these sad strings of lights save fuel, thats the last thing the bling designers had on there minds.

Audi`s used to be the pinnacle of discretion,not any more. 

 

 

jonfortwo:

BigEd:

there's a small thing called DRL, daytime running lights

There is also a small thing called having "class," Audi`s may have LED daytime running lights but they appear to be lacking class these days. I am sure a small single bulb would do the trick........

....and don`t try to kid me these sad strings of lights save fuel, thats the last thing the bling designers had on there minds.

Audi`s used to be the pinnacle of discretion,not any more. 

 

 

I don't know if the Audi LED's have class or not and quite frankly I don't care. What I do know is that they stand out around all the other cars these days with DRL's. I can spot an Audi coming up behind me on the motorway from a mile away.

Good for safety surely? Job done.