Daimler's CEO said yesterday at the Frankfurt Auto Show the he is open to the idea of creating an alliance between Germany's premium carmakers to manufacture next-generation batteries. "There are commonalities between the German carmakers." Nokia said when asked whether Mercedes-Benz would consider extending an alliance formed earlier this year to buy Nokia's maps business, to battery technology. "(The) Nokia (deal) led to a common approach... and there might be other areas," he stated, adding that any such cooperation would most likely start with the next generation of batteries.
Daimler's CEO said yesterday at the Frankfurt Auto Show the he is open to the idea of creating an alliance between Germany's premium carmakers to manufacture next-generation batteries. "There are commonalities between the German carmakers." Dieter Zetsche said when asked whether Mercedes-Benz would consider extending an alliance formed earlier this year to buy Nokia's maps business, to battery technology. "(The) Nokia (deal) led to a common approach... and there might be other areas," he stated, adding that any such cooperation would most likely start with the next generation of batteries.