The Politics of Motor Car Development
By Montag | Related entries in Corporate Business, Environment, General Politics, TechnologyA potential collaboration between Honda and GM:
The head of Honda Motor Co. said he is open to working with General Motors in various areas including fuel-cell development…
Alternative energy good. The more minds working on it the better. Is this a done deal?
“The door is open,” Chief Executive Takeo Fukui told reporters on Thursday.
“They haven’t approached us (about working together on fuel-cell technology), but if they did we’d seriously consider it,” he said, while admitting that was unlikely given GM’s broad tie-up agreement with Toyota Motor Corp. in the field.
This reminds me of an awkward bashful middle school kid trying to nerve up enough to ask Susie to ‘go steady’ without setting himself up for a gutting rejection.
But Honda develops their own technology. What do they stand to gain from this collaboration?
Honda could share information with GM, and in return benefit from the U.S. giant’s knowledge at the political and regulatory levels — useful when it comes to lobbying activities, for instance.
Oh, that.
Reuters: Honda says open to fuel-cell, other ties with GM
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