Sounds similar to what Toyota does with Lotus. If I recall they make some of the engines.
Lotus does use Toyota sourced engines. The Elise and the Exige use the Yamaha designed and Toyota built 2ZZ 1.8 liter with a Lotus ECU. Don't remember which Toyota V6 engine is in the Evora.
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