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Automakers use each others parts all the time. Dodge used Mitsubishi engines in the K cars and early minivans. Rolls Royce use Mercedes engines today. Nissan us
by stephengillie 8y ago
Automakers use each others parts all the time. Dodge used Mitsubishi engines in the K cars and early minivans. Rolls Royce use Mercedes engines today. Nissan used Toyota's hybrid transmission in early-2010s Altimas.
This is a good sign for Criuse being a competitor in the self-driving space, and a sign of self-driving market health in general. Much better than Toyota investing $500 billion in Uber for self driving.[∆]
[∆]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17853248 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17853248
- atvatar 8y agoRolls Royce is owned by BMW, they definitely don't use Mercedes engines today
- fredoralive 8y agoPerhaps they are thinking of Aston Martin, who have fairly recently entered into an engine deal with Mercedes.
- bootlooped 8y agoThe Honda Passport and Acura SLX were both built by Isuzu, which is partially owned by GM.
- justtopost 8y agoOnly the 1st gen of each iirc, needed for a head start in the blossoming SUV market at the time. A smart move, if a bit risky based on their relative QC at the time. And you left out the 1st gen Odyssey, also an Isuzu rebadge. You can tell them apart easy, as they are 4-door rather than sliding door models.
- ryen 8y agoI think you mean Toyota invested $500 million.