Ford, Toyota partnership talks still brewing

Toyota is open to a partnership if Ford asks, and that partnership would almost certainly be focused on alternative technologies, such as the Mazda hybrid pictured to the left, Reuters coverage of a Nikkei story claims (more).

"Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe told the paper that if the two auto makers formed a tie-up, it would likely focus on an alliance in technological development, but he said no talks had taken place yet."