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#1988 of 1989 bye bye Ford, hello Toyota
by steve_ HOST
Nov 09, 2012 (7:23 am)
"Under the agreement announced Friday, Mazda will annually produce 50,000 subcompacts, based on the Mazda2 but under the Toyota brand by mid-2015. Toyota Motor Corp. will invest in equipment and other costs for the production increase, both sides said."
Mazda to produce Toyota-brand vehicles in Mexico (Detroit News)
#1989 of 1989 Re: bye bye Ford, hello Toyota [steve_]
by bpizzuti
Nov 09, 2012 (7:46 am)
I wonder if one of the conditions of the deal was an anti-compete clause? That would explain Mazda removing the Mazda2 from the US lineup.
So now we'll get the ToyotaSpeed2? So long as Toyota isn't designing Mazda's cars, I really don't like Toyotas.