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Toyota has denied reports in the German media which said it was to build cars sharing the Mercedes A- and B-class platforms.

The report suggested Toyota was considering the move to better utilise the efficiency and capacity of its European plants in the long-term.

It suggested that Toyota would start using the platforms in 2018, when the follow-up models to the upcoming A- and B-class models were introduced.

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I thought there where rumors going round stating that the next A-Class would platform share with the next BMW MINI and that the B-Class would go RWD and utilise a shorter version of the W204 C-Class platform. This is the first I have heard of any partnership with Toyota.

I hope the partnership between Mercedes and another Japanese brand NEVER happens, but I don't really think Mercedes would share its technology that easily with a competitor...so I wouldn't believe these reports as true.