Welcome to the future of the global auto industry. The tie-up of Germany's Volkswagen and Japan's Suzuki Motor not only immediately creates the world's number one car alliance by volume. If this initial cross-shareholding leads eventually to deeper integration, it could become the world's biggest auto group, unseating Toyota – and so fulfilling VW's aim. It could also prove a model. Faced with overcapacity, fragile demand in developed markets and the need for huge investment in low-emission technologies, carmaker alliances are surely the way ahead.
歡迎來到全球汽車業的未來。德國大眾(Volkswagen)與日本鈴木汽車(Suzuki Motor)的結盟，立刻打造出了全球銷量第一的汽車聯盟。不僅如此，如果最初的交叉持股最終發展到更深層次的整合，那么這一聯盟可能會取代豐田(Toyota)，成為全球最大的汽車集團，令大眾如愿以償。此舉或許還將成為一種典范。面對產能過剩、發達市場需求疲弱以及低排放技術需要巨額投資，打造汽車制造商聯盟無疑是未來之路。