Welcome to the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club Tuesday March 19, 2024
Home Forums Images WikiNASIOC Products Store Modifications Upgrade Garage
NASIOC
Go Back   NASIOC > NASIOC General > News & Rumors > Non-Subaru News & Rumors

Welcome to NASIOC - The world's largest online community for Subaru enthusiasts!
Welcome to the NASIOC.com Subaru forum.

You are currently viewing our forum as a guest, which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community, free of charge, you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is free, fast and simple, so please join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.







* As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads. 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-15-2013, 10:31 AM   #1
Masterauto
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 198376
Join Date: Dec 2008
Chapter/Region: MAIC
Location: Delaware
Vehicle:
23 RAM 1500 diesel
BMW ///M4 23' C8 23'

News GM and Isuzu Silverado 1500 Diesel/hybrid in works

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T130113003068.htm

Isuzu to seek new markets / After 7-year hiatus, alliance with GM to develop pickup trucks

Kohei Nakashima / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

Isuzu's new pickup truck factory in Thailand




The planned alliance between Isuzu Motors Ltd. and General Motors Co. to jointly develop pickup trucks is aimed at strengthening sales in newly emerging markets in Southeast Asia and other areas.
Isuzu is aiming to restart business tie-up talks with GM after a seven-year interval to compete against such automakers as Germany's Daimler AG and Volkswagen AG.
Isuzu and GM forged a capital and business partnership in 1971 that lasted more than 30 years. In 1999, GM increased its stake in Isuzu to 49 percent.
However, under troubling financial conditions, GM sold its stake in Isuzu in 2006 and broke off their capital alliance.
It was believed the companies' relationship has cooled since then, as Isuzu started negotiations with Volkswagen over a tie-up and ended its consignment of its pickup truck production in Thailand to GM.
However, Isuzu and GM started arrangements to form an alliance behind the scenes in 2012, with Isuzu officially announcing Thursday that the two companies have agreed to restart talks.
The two firms plan to jointly develop a next-generation pickup truck by combining Isuzu's fuel-efficient diesel engines and GM's hybrid technology.
Isuzu believes an alliance with GM is better than a tie-up with other automakers, with one senior official saying, "We decided GM is more reliable than Volkswagen as our alliance partner since we had an alliance with GM that lasted more than 30 years."
Isuzu and GM decided to join forces again to compete with other automakers by combining their respective technologies. Although GM is No. 1 in the global pickup truck market, the company is struggling in Southeast Asia.
Isuzu has a nearly 30 percent share in the pickup truck market in Thailand, and the company has been interested in GM's hybrid vehicle technology.
Through continued negotiations, the two companies likely realized they could complement each other in sales and technology.
However, Isuzu has taken a cautious stance toward a capital alliance requested by GM. "We may end up swallowed up by a big partner," a top official at Isuzu said.
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
Masterauto is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
Old 01-15-2013, 11:18 AM   #2
IMPORTIMAGE
Former Vendor
 
Member#: 79304
Join Date: Jan 2005
Chapter/Region: South East
Location: FL
Vehicle:
CALL 941-257-9618
www.ImportImageRacing.com

Default

a diesel 1500 would be awesome
IMPORTIMAGE is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2013, 12:21 PM   #3
justincredible
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 83633
Join Date: Mar 2005
Chapter/Region: RMIC
Location: The Mountains
Vehicle:
2012 bright green
box

Default

Chevy VehiCross!
justincredible is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2013, 05:31 PM   #4
White out
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 46277
Join Date: Oct 2003
Vehicle:
H1 Viper
LP640 FGT

Default

dreams of this will be crushed in 6 months, as usual.
White out is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-11-2013, 12:55 AM   #5
Barnt
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 161824
Join Date: Oct 2007
Chapter/Region: MWSOC
Location: Caledonia(Racine), Wisconsin
Vehicle:
15 WRX. Pro-tuned
Way too blue...

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by White out View Post
dreams of this will be crushed in 6 months, as usual.
Probably.
I pray for the 4.5 liter Duramax to be released every year. I'm always disappointed.
Good news though! Chrysler is putting in a 3 liter diesel in their 1500 Ram this year! GM and Ford will no doubt follow eventually...
Barnt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-11-2013, 01:00 AM   #6
tibug
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 273906
Join Date: Feb 2011
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: U.S. (Рос
Vehicle:
2005 Lexus
Grandpa

Default

I'd rock it.
tibug is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-12-2013, 11:33 PM   #7
imprezaL2345
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 108188
Join Date: Feb 2006
Chapter/Region: MAIC
Location: VB yo.
Vehicle:
1993 Impreza L 1.8T
Lotus Storm Titanium

Default

Diesel silverado 1500, f150, Tacoma,wrangler. All bound to happen, except the Tacoma
imprezaL2345 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:36 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Copyright ©1999 - 2019, North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club, Inc.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission
Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.