GM denies link-up with Toyota

General Motors has denied an online report that the US car maker and Japanese giant Toyota are in talks about a possible technology-sharing pact that could result in a quicker, wider offering of petrol-electric hybrid vehicles.

According to the report posted on the Wall Street Journal’s online site, details of the discussions remain fuzzy, but it said GM chairman and chief executive Rick Wagoner was planning to go to Japan this month to meet Toyota officials.