Daimler Truck Holding AG and Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday they had entered a non-binding agreement to combine the businesses of their truck units in Japan.
said on Tuesday they had entered a non-binding agreement to combine the businesses of their truck units in Japan.
Under the memorandum of understanding , the businesses of Daimler-owned Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp and Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors LtdThe shares of the new company are expected to be listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Daimler Truck and Toyota will invest in the company equally and cooperate on the development of hydrogen and other technologies in areas such as connectivity and autonomous driving, the statement said.
The companies expect to sign a definitive agreement in the first quarter of 2024 and close the transaction by the end of next year, they said. Last year, a committee tasked with investigating an emissions scandal at Hino, which became a Toyota subsidiary in 2001,The heads of the four companies will hold a joint news conference in Tokyo at 4:30 p.m. .
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