VW, Ford to reveal deeper alliance next week - sources

HAMBURG/DETROIT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AGand Ford Motor Cowill unveil a deeper alliance next week that goes beyond cooperating in commercial vehicles in a move meant to save the automakers billions of dollars as they develop new technologies, two people familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.Ford and VW have been exploring closer cooperation as trade frictions force carmakers to rethink where they build vehiclesfor Europe, the United States and China, and as software companies prepare to launc