According to the report of Sü ddeutsche Zeitung and German Automotive Illustrated, BMW and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, are currently discussing cooperation in developing an electric vehicle platform. This will save both parties at least 7 billion euros (7.91 billion US dollars). This means that the total cost of BMW and Daimler can save 15.82 billion US dollars, or about 16.2 billion yuan.

The two car companies have already had a joint procurement project, and recently the scope of cooperation has been expanded to include the development of advanced driver assistance systems and mobile travel services.

BMW's flagship iNext

Auto Illustrated, which will be released in 221, indicates that Daimler and BMW are currently discussing whether to share the engineering cost of small and medium-sized vehicles. The plan is to start with electric vehicles and be able to use traditional power systems. According to the magazine, BMW and Daimler will each save 7 billion euros in seven years.

sü ddeutsche Zeitung said that the two companies are looking for possible cost savings of more than 7 billion euros; If large vehicles are included, the cost savings will be even higher.

According to the Sü ddeutsche Zeitung and the German newspaper Automotive Illustrated, the negotiation on whether to cooperate on vehicle platforms may still break down.

Mercedes-Benz EQC, a pure electric SUV model owned by Mercedes-Benz

Daimler and BMW have admitted that they are negotiating cooperation including sharing the engineering cost of driverless cars, but they have repeatedly refused to comment on whether the cooperation between them includes all vehicle platforms.

the chief financial officer of BMW said in November that he was willing to cooperate more deeply with Daimler, but it was difficult to find a win-win opportunity in the field of * * * car platform.

BMW and Daimler declined to comment.