https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/09/28/business/corporate-business/toyota-mazda-denso-agree-jointly-launch-ev-tech-firm/ Toyota, Mazda, Denso agree to jointly launch EV tech firm Sep 28, 2017 Kyodo
Toyota Motor Corp., Mazda Motor Corp. and Denso Corp. plan to jointly launch a new company to develop base technologies for use in electric vehicles, sources close to the matter said Thursday. Last month, Toyota and Mazda agreed to form a capital tie-up to strengthen cooperation in areas including electric vehicle development, while announcing a plan to begin building cars together in the United States. By adding auto parts maker Denso, part of the Toyota group, the new firm to be launched by the Japanese entities will aim to make parts that can be used in various types of cars. The addition will also help reduce the costs shouldered by each. Under the agreement, Toyota will take a 5.05 percent stake in Mazda for ¥50 billion ($442 million) and Mazda will buy a 0.25 percent stake in Toyota equivalent in value to the Mazda shares. [© Japan Times] https://inhabitat.com/toyota-and-mazda-establish-a-new-company-for-electric-cars/ Toyota and Mazda establish a new company for electric cars 10/18/2017 Marc Carter [image https://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/10/2017_Toyota_Prius_Prime_0003-1020x610.jpg ] Toyota, Mazda and Denso have signed a new partnership through which they will jointly establish a new company for the development of electric cars. Neither Toyota nor Mazda offer any fully electric vehicles in their lineup yet, so the new partnership will give both automakers the basic structural components for EVs. For automakers to survive the changing automotive industry, they need to be able to produce several types of powertrains, including electric and fuel cell vehicles. Toyota, Mazda and Denso have decided to team up for better capability of developing electric technology that can be applied to a variety of vehicles, improving their response time to the changing market trends. The new company, called EV Common Architecture Spirit Co Ltd. will leverage Mazda’s product planning and computer modeling-based development, Denso’s electronics technologies, and the Toyota New Global Architecture platform. The TNGA platform is already used by models like the 2018 Toyota Camry and the latest-generation Prius. Toyota will own 90 percent of the company, while Mazda and Denso will each have a 5 percent share. The new agreement covers a diverse range of models, from mini vehicles to passenger vehicles, SUVs, and light trucks. Toyota and Mazda are both behind most other automakers, since neither of them have focused on fully-electric vehicles. Toyota has focused its energies on hybrid powertrains, while Mazda continues to focus on improving the internal combustion engine. With countries now mandating zero-emissions vehicles, the partnership will not only help both automakers catch up to their competitors, but also bring new electric cars to market sooner. Mazda has already announced that it will introduce electrified powertrains as early as 2019. [© inhabitat.com] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
