Pardon for spoiling the excitement, but there's been an electric wave that's hit the blogosphere recently that needs a little dampening.

It has been reported that since Ford lost its #2 automaker status to Toyota and that the Japanese car maker is poised to take #1 from GM as soon as January, the Blue Oval CEO Alan Mulally has sought a meeting with Toyota's top brass for a possible deal between the two companies.

This is where speculation runs wild. Will it be a DaimlerChrysler merger of unequals? Or merely a partnership that has been as productive as the one GM currently (ahem) enjoys with Toyota on R&D. Or nothing at all - just a social call?

Time will certainly tell. But the news certainly does not look good for FoMoCo as the appearance is of Detroit going hat-in-hand to a confident, secure Japan.

The question remains > why visit Toyota instead of Honda?

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