12月14日,从日本传出丰田与福特正在商谈合作的消息,震动了业界人士,各方都在密切关注事态的进一步发展。 进入2000年之后,福特与丰田的人员开始频繁接触。7月17日,丰田公司会长奥田硕访问了位于底特律的福特公司总部,同杰克-纳赛尔总裁举行了会谈,就有关开展技术交流、建立集团企业协作关系等相关问题广泛和深入地交换了意见。 On December 14, it was reported from Japan that Toyota and Ford were discussing the cooperation and shocked people in the industry. All parties are closely watching the further development of the situation. After entering 2000, Ford and Toyota personnel began to frequent contact. On July 17, President Toyota Okuda visited a Ford company headquarters in Detroit and held talks with President Jack Nasser on extensive and in-depth exchange of views on issues related to technological exchanges and the establishment of synergies between groups and enterprises .