Suzuki fired another salvo in its ongoing partnership tussle with Volkswagen by terming the latter’s response as being “not worthy of comment”, reported Bloomberg quoting Hideki Taguchi, a Suzuki spokesman.
The comment was made after the German carmaker responded to Suzuki’s demand that VW retract its allegation of breach of its partnership agreement.
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“The facts haven’t changed for Volkswagen,” Bloomberg quoted Michael Brendel, a VW spokesman, as saying.
Suzuki, which currently holds a 1.49% stake in VW, has announced its intention to sell its stake if its partnership with VW breaks down.
VW, on the other hand, said its 19.9% stake in Suzuki would not be affected.
