Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler, as well as component makers Bosch and Continental, are "examining" a possible alliance, weekly Manager Magazin reported. On Monday, business daily Handelsblatt reported similar talks betweenDaimler and BMW, while Bloomberg News reported preliminary discussions in the same direction late last year. BMW told AFP that "other firms are interested in cooperation" with theMunich-based firm on its "non-exclusive" self-driving platform, which hasalready roped in Italy's Fiat and chipmaker Intel. The Wolfsburg-based group is "considering different combined economicprojects with other firms all over the world," he added. According to Manager Magazin, the Ford talks failed to reach a moreambitious conclusion as VW boss Herbert Diess prefers to cooperate with other German companies.

Source: The Local January 23, 2019 14:26 UTC