Toyota and Volkswagen are also trying to hammer out an agreement to standardize select components for vehicles sold in Europe. Jagawa said the two companies launched the talks last summer to identify specific parts they can standardize. He added, however, that the process has been slow because of a "wide gap" between what the two companies consider common components. "VW put on the table 20 to 30 parts as possible targets for standardization; we identified several at most," said Jagawa.