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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 12:59 AM
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STi powered by Toyota?

or the other way around?

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to buy an 8.7 percent stake in rival Japanese automaker Fuji Heavy Industries, the maker of Subaru cars, from General Motors Corp. for about $315 million, officials from the companies said Wednesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051005/...e/japan_toyota
and
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...top_world_news
(same story, different source)
Old Oct 6, 2005 | 02:13 AM
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rather have toyota then gm with our cars input
Old Oct 6, 2005 | 02:32 AM
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I prefer neither.
Old Oct 6, 2005 | 02:33 AM
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But... that means I can rock my TRD stickers.
Old Oct 6, 2005 | 02:35 AM
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interesting story...
Old Oct 6, 2005 | 02:43 AM
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Damn, everyone wants a piece of Fuji Heavy.
Old Oct 6, 2005 | 02:56 AM
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Toyota > General Motors
Old Oct 6, 2005 | 08:20 AM
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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Toyota > General Motors
Exactly!!!!
Old Oct 6, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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there was an article that jose(i think posted) that i made a comment on... it was in regards to toyota/subaru sharing hybrid technology. right now toyota is the dominant force in u.s. hybrid sales. that is a market where subaru NEEDS to address.

since subarus generally are pigs at the pump, if we do get hybrid tech from them... only good things are comin our way... and maybe we will see subarus 1st roadster hybrid... the B9 scrambler



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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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Seen the concept B9... doesn't catch my eyes...
Old Oct 7, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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...And here is their first product...

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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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Those Ver 7s actually look pretty good on the lunch box. I wonder what Jon thinks?
Old Oct 7, 2005 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by WRX-Zero
Exactly!!!!
I would have put a bigger "greater than" sign but I didn't know how, lol. I'm liking this because my family is a Toyota family with me being the lonely Subaru. My favorite car manufacturers are Toyota and Subaru.
Old Oct 8, 2005 | 05:24 AM
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look on the bright side........If a car company had to own part of subaru.....thank god its Toyota and not Kia.......



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