Toyota and Suzuki's capital tie-up results questioned August 29, 4:06
Toyota and Suzuki have decided to start a capital alliance with each other in order to accelerate cooperation in areas such as autonomous driving. In the next generation of technology development, cooperation is progressing regardless of domestic and foreign manufacturers, and since we are in the midst of a major revolution, we will be asked how we can achieve results through strengthening this relationship.
On July 28, Toyota Motor Corporation and Suzuki decided to make a capital tie-up to further strengthen the relationship.
Toyota will acquire approximately 5% of Suzuki's shares for 96.0 billion yen, while Suzuki will invest 48 billion yen to acquire Toyota shares.
The two companies have signed a business alliance, and have expanded their cooperative relationship by, for example, deciding to supply Toyota's hybrid vehicle technology to Suzuki and supplying cars with strengths in India, which is Suzuki's main market. It was.
Meanwhile, in the automotive industry, the competition for the development of next-generation cars has been fierce, involving global IT companies, such as “connected” where cars are connected to the Internet and “sharing” used without possession. The key is how to deal with the era symbolized by the keyword called “CASE” by taking the initials.
For this reason, the two companies intend to further strengthen the relationship by holding stocks and accelerate technological development such as autonomous driving.
The next generation of technology development requires a large amount of investment and diverse human resources, so we are entering a major period of change where cooperation is being promoted regardless of domestic and overseas manufacturers.
For that reason, both companies will be asked how they can achieve results through the strengthening of this relationship.