Japanese car makers collaborate on new sports car for 2011

[SpecB]

New Toyota designed rear-wheel drive car to be built by Subaru! It should be the other way around if you ask me.

Check this link out:

http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/Artic ... 51345&vf=2

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[moggy]

I hope Subaru continue with the AWD concept, if Toyota had made the TRD Aurion an AWD they would of had a winner.

Bob.

[MY07GT]

They aint collaborating! Toyota is the major shareholder in FHI.

They are designing cars and stealing Subaru's great ideas. LOL!

Phil.

[SpecB]

Is 16.5% the major shareholder? Funny company set-up of that the case.

A lot of small shareholders means the company has the potential to be pulled in so many different directions.

Phil, are you sure that Toyota is the major shareholder?

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[MY07GT]

Im only going off what i've heard and read

http://www.caradvice.com.au/11602/toyota-increasing-stake-in-subaru/

Phil.

[tangcla]

Is 16.5% the major shareholder? Funny company set-up of that the case.

Without going into detail in how Japanese firms are structured (look up keiretsu), 16.5% is a sizeable amount.

Major shareholders are banks and suppliers, they don't work on a firm structure like the Western system

[moggy]

The website still maintains it's 'a collaboration between Toyota and Subaru', nothing about Toyota being the major stakeholder in Fuji.

Bob.

[Kagetsu]

The information isn't new... I think I read in Option mag last year, regarding a coupe concept car in collaboration. Personally I'm keen to see another RWD car produced. AWD isn't the be all and end all.

[MY07GT]

Now the current majority shareholder, Toyota pursued Fuji in 2005 after General Motors ended its stake in the company.

Are you sure you past the second paragraph Bob?

Phil.