BMW expects a purchasing cooperation with Daimler to save about EUR100m (US$126m) a year from 2012/2013, the company’s procurement chief said.

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“We are satisfied with the cooperation. That will pay off over the years,” Herbert Diess told Reuters.

BMW and Daimler already buy together a double-digit number of components to get better prices. Diess said the cooperation will be expanded, without being more specific. BMW is also mulling options for a purchasing tie-up with French PSA Peugeot Citroen, which already supplies diesel engines for BMW’s Mini brand.

No decision has been made yet, Diess said, adding that no further partnerships beyond those two would be necessary.

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