Daily business briefing: Toyota and Mazda expanding partnership

Toyota Motor Corp. and Japanese rival Mazda have announced plans to expand their partnership as the two auto makers work together to focus on advancements in safety and fuel efficiency. Read more here.

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Danaher is purchasing Pall Corp. for $13.5 billion. Danaher produces goods for the medical and industrial sectors, and Pall Corp. is a company that makes water filtration systems for airplane manufacturers, public works companies and biopharmaceuticals. Learn more here.

An Illinois beer and wine bottler is buying a Mexican glass container business for $2.1 billion. Find out more here.

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General Motors Co. will invest $1 billion in its technical center in the Detroit suburbs. For more information, read here.

-Will Buss, BND business writer

This story was originally published May 13, 2015 at 7:18 PM with the headline "Daily business briefing: Toyota and Mazda expanding partnership."