TOKYO, Jun 5: Japan's Mit-«'>hi«:hi Motors Corp, has begun iaik& with Italian automaker Fiat about a tie-up to supply each other with key parts as well as fully assembled cars, a newspaper reported Saturday, says AP.

The Japanese carmaker also started similar talks with France s Peugeot SA, the Nihon Keizai business daily reported.

The reported move comes after Ford Motor Co. bought Volvo AB's car division In January, raising doubts about the future of an existing joint production venture in Europe between Volvo and Mitsubishi Motors.

Mitsubishi Motors will discuss supplying Flat with its GDI direct-injection gas engines, the , papaj^d; The two automakers also may agree to share other components or car models which complement their existing product lines, it said.

Additionally, the Japanese company is considering buying GDI engines made with its technology by Fiat and Peugeot.