Toyota takes stake in Suzuki Motor for $908M
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Toyota Motor is taking a stake in rival Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor.
Toyota is spending more than $900 million for a 4.9 percent stake.
The move comes three years after the two companies started to consider a partnership.
The automaker's partnership will concentrate on developing technologies for autonomous driving, according to the Wall Street Journal.
In June, Toyota announced it would increase its focus on electric vehicles.
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Suzuki tied up with Volkswagen in 2009, but that deal eventually ended and the partnership was dissolved.