Six Degrees of Automotive Separation – New connections, Suzuki and VW

Okay, last week’s Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge didn’t exactly sizzle. Except for a couple of the comments that made me hungry for breakfast. Luckily, current events have given me a chance to redeem myself. You see, news broke earlier this week that Volkswagen had bought a 20 percent stake in Suzuki, so that means we have a new connection to explore.

So, let’s play. This week’s challenge will thus be a slight variation of the fox-and-hound type challenge. As with the standard fox-and-hound challenge, whoever comments first gets to suggest another automaker (a “fox”) to link to VW or Suzuki (the “hounds”) in six degrees or less. However, in this variation, anybody who answers the challenge can choose either VW or Suzuki as the hound. Bonus Internet points if you can link the fox to both hounds separately.

Also, if you prefer the more traditional Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation challenge format, feel free to comment with the myriad ways VW and Suzuki could have been connected prior to this new partnership.