Since it appears Toyota has an interest in Subaru and Subaru has insane brand loyalty, they should be fine. Toyota could take a more direct role through sharing technology if it would help.
I don’t know much about Mazda other than they are still made in Japan and I love my CX5. I certainly hope there is room for the smaller, high quality brands. I would be concerned about any manufacturer that hasn’t made progress on hybrid and EV tech though. I hear those Chinese kids make some pretty inexpensive options.
Thus the question how Subaru and Mazda won’t get curbstomped when they are so much smaller.
Since it appears Toyota has an interest in Subaru and Subaru has insane brand loyalty, they should be fine. Toyota could take a more direct role through sharing technology if it would help. I don’t know much about Mazda other than they are still made in Japan and I love my CX5. I certainly hope there is room for the smaller, high quality brands. I would be concerned about any manufacturer that hasn’t made progress on hybrid and EV tech though. I hear those Chinese kids make some pretty inexpensive options.