Dow Jones cites a report in Der Spiegel Magazine which claims that GM Vice Chairman for Corporate Strategy Steve Girsky
has made enquiries at BMW to start discussions on “far-reaching joint projects.”
According to Dow Jones, the Spiegel article does not cite any specific source for its information, and TTAC has not yet been able to find the original article online. According to Dow Jones, GM is
primarily interesting in gasoline and diesel engines… General Motors is at an advanced stage in developing a fuel cell and could offer co-operation in that field… The technology behind GM’s Opel Ampera electric vehicle would also be of interest to BMW, according to the report.
GM has not yet responded to TTAC’s request for comment. A similar rumor was floated by Handelsblatt around this time last year, but BMW was quick to quash it. Are things different this time, or is GM still struggling with unrequited desire? We’ll let you know as soon as possible…
Using a car mag is definitely more exciting than using a paper bag.
The 318ti is paper baggable. I wonder why they couldn’t have used a ///M shoe.
Ah, those misalliances dreamed up by upper management. Wait until BMW engineering finds out!
and pigs fly……
…out of the model’s willy.
The idiots running GM don’t even realize that GM has the finest powertrain division in the world.
Or do the idiots realize it is the most overrated and bloated powertrain division in the world?
I think this is closer to the truth…
Wasn’t BMW part of GM’s 2-mode hybrid boondoggle? Might be round 2 of that misadventure.
Sure, China ATS diesel.
Or more generally, diesels for Cadillac. That makes sense. But gas engines?
The best diesels dont come from BMW even BMW out sources engines from PSA for the MINI, but Ford alreadt has PSA joint development ties so GM has to go further down the food chain.
Could it be that GM has been having a few too many “joint projects”? ~:p
When did Baruth shave?
Baruth would never bed a BMW.
A Porsche yes – but a BMW no.
Their headlights are far too small.
Jack likes em with a little more meat on ’em. (Which is just fine FWIW.)
If I had a chin like that, I’d shave twice a day! And yeah, nowadays I’m no longer auditioning Cs and below.
Anything more than a mouthful is wasted. Or so they say.
The method in the photo only worked before Bangle.
Did GM have a powertrain alliance with Fiat that imploded? And didn’t GM have a diesel engine alliance with Isuzu?