FOLLOWING REPORTS in June that Volkswagen was investigating a stake in Suzuki, The Japanese carmaker’s CEO Osamu Suzuki confirmed today that no deal has been discussed. The reports came after Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn told Germany’s Manager Magazin that Suzuki "would be an interesting partner because of its competency in small [...]

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REPORTS in late June suggested that Volkswagen had been toying with a possible cooperative alliance with Japanese manufacturer Suzuki to improve its ‘ultra small car’ expertise.

According to a Reuters piece at the time, an unidentified source said that Volkswagen was looking to offer a range of small cars based on the Up! concept, [...]

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