Toyota to raise Subaru stake to deepen tech cooperation

Automakers eye team-up in self-driving cars to lighten investment burden

20190926 Toyota and Subaru and jointly developed electric vehicle model

Toyota and Subaru seek greater flexibility to invest in technologies for connected, autonomous, shared and electric vehicles, known as CASE.

Nikkei staff writers

NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor announced on Friday that the company will turn Subaru into an equity-method affiliate, expanding the 14-year-old partnership between the Japanese automakers to invest more effectively in new technologies.

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