Last year, Suzuki has announced that they have parted ways with General Motors at the companies’ CAMI joint-venture plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. And with the separation, Suzuki will also no longer take part on GM’s hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell technologies.

Suzuki and General Motors had been collaborating on hybrid and hydrogen technologies, but that tie will come to an end as Suzuki swings to Volkswagen. The shift may be due to the recent 19.9 percent stake purchase of the VW in Suzuki, making the former the largest stakeholder of the Japanese automaker.

“Suzuki is in a comprehensive alliance with Volkswagen. In every field including hybrid, diesel and electric cars, we will carry out joint development with them, or we will learn from them,” Osamu Suzuki, the chairman and chief executive, said.

The announcement also indicates that Suzuki’s partnership with PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and Renault SA will also be ended. Suzuki is currently getting its diesel engines from PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and Renault SA, but will now rely on VW for the said engines.