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