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Suzuki Alto Lapin: VW & Suzuki?

  • Tuesday Aug 11,2009 02:05 AM
  • By Heather
  • In 2010 Cars

sSuzuki Alto Lapin Just a short time ago, the VW chairman Ferdinand Piech was very interested in procuring a very small stake in Suzuki.  While those rumors were denied by Suzuki, the rumors are once against surfacing again and the German magazine Manager Magazin, is actually the one that seems to have the inside scoop.  It looks like Suzuki is actually thinking about going with a joint venture on a few models with VW, which is something I am very excited about.

The main reasons for the joint is because Suzuki is very fond of producing compact cars and as we all know, Volkswagen is the leader for small cars, with them remaking the VW Bug, so to me?  This is a partnership made in heaven!  Of course, there have been a lot of talks and conversations between the two automakers, nothing is finalized just yet.

However, the VW did go into a partnership with Porsche, so that could definitely secure them a spot for a partnership with Suzuki as well!