In yet another unusual for the industry outburst of cordial praise towards another carmaker after last month's listing of some of his favorite cars made by Toyota's domestic rivals, the Japanese firm's president Akio Toyoda expressed his admiration about BMW during a press conference today in Munich where the two companies agreed to expand their cooperation.
You can read Toyoda's heartwarming speech on BMW and what the partnership means for the two companies in its full context after the break, but here some bits that stand out.
Toyoda, an avid car fan and a weekend racer who has competed in the Nürburgring 24 hour endurance race, admitted or at least claimed that, "At the Nürburgring, there is always a car that passes me. It is a BMW."
