NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor and Daimler Truck are closing in on merging their commercial vehicles subsidiaries after nearly two years thanks largely to a shared quest to promote hydrogen fuel.
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Toyota President Koji Sato, top, and Hino Motors President Satoshi Ogiso look to Daimler Trucks to help develop advanced hydrogen-fueled commercial vehicles. (Source photos by Nikkei)
NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor and Daimler Truck are closing in on merging their commercial vehicles subsidiaries after nearly two years thanks largely to a shared quest to promote hydrogen fuel.