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Parts sharing; in the automotive industry, if you look at these two words, they will remind you of Volkswagen. The German automaker is known for sharing parts among car models and also among cars under the Volkswagen Group. And by producing models with common architecture or platform, it has brought success for the company in terms of profitability.

Nissan is the latest to jump on the parts sharing bandwagon by announcing a new Common Module Family (CMF) platform that will underpin a range of new cars which will come into the market by the start of 2013. This announcement was made by the company