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Suzuki wants to buy back shares from VW, may seek mediation

Suzuki wants to buy back shares from VW, may seek mediation

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Tokyo: Suzuki Motor Corp said on Friday it wants to buy back the 20% of its shares owned by Volkswagen and is ending their two-year alliance, vowing to seek mediation if necessary, but VW said it would keep the shares.

Suzuki called on Volkswagen to release the shares to it or to a third party it specifies, adding it would seek mediation if VW did not comply. It said it would buy back the shares by November next year.

After Suzuki’s statement, Volkswagen said it would hold onto the stake.

VW bought a 19.9% stake in Suzuki in 2009 for about €1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) to bolster its presence in the Indian market for small cars.

For Suzuki, the tie-up was supposed to give access to technology it could not afford to develop on its own, but the partnership has failed to deliver any meaningful cooperation.

Suzuki was holding a media briefing on the matter from 5 pm.

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Published: 18 Nov 2011, 02:17 PM IST
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