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07-20-2009, 06:56 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/European_Union_Flag.jpg The Corolla hatch receives_HSD in Europe. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=222945)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2007_Toyota_Auris.jpgWayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - July 20, 2009
2009 Toyota Auris – Fuel economy all but guaranteed to be higher than the Prius-III.
Tokyo, Japan – Toyota announced it will produce a hybrid version of the "Auris" hatchback. The hybrid Auris, using engines produced at TMUK's Deeside Plant, will be produced at TMUK's Burnaston Plant.
The decision to build the hybrid Auris at TMUK represents the first materialization of Toyota’s plan to further its business operations in Europe and distinguish itself in that market through the strengths of its hybrid technology. It also reflects Toyota having positioned "product-focused management" and "management that places priority on meeting the needs of regional markets" as pivotal management themes to address the extreme hardships the global automobile industry has been facing in the current economic environment.
More than 370,000 units of the non-hybrid Auris—produced at TMUK and at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey Inc. in Turkey—have been sold in Europe since the model's introduction in the spring of 2007.
Based on the philosophy it has had since its birth to "contribute to society through the manufacture of automobiles", TMC, by carefully studying market needs by region, intends to consistently offer products that fully address peoples' needs.
With this announcement, the US should expect not a Yaris but a Corolla w/ HSD and for a price everyone will surely be able to afford.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2007_Toyota_Auris.jpgWayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - July 20, 2009
2009 Toyota Auris – Fuel economy all but guaranteed to be higher than the Prius-III.
Tokyo, Japan – Toyota announced it will produce a hybrid version of the "Auris" hatchback. The hybrid Auris, using engines produced at TMUK's Deeside Plant, will be produced at TMUK's Burnaston Plant.
The decision to build the hybrid Auris at TMUK represents the first materialization of Toyota’s plan to further its business operations in Europe and distinguish itself in that market through the strengths of its hybrid technology. It also reflects Toyota having positioned "product-focused management" and "management that places priority on meeting the needs of regional markets" as pivotal management themes to address the extreme hardships the global automobile industry has been facing in the current economic environment.
More than 370,000 units of the non-hybrid Auris—produced at TMUK and at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey Inc. in Turkey—have been sold in Europe since the model's introduction in the spring of 2007.
Based on the philosophy it has had since its birth to "contribute to society through the manufacture of automobiles", TMC, by carefully studying market needs by region, intends to consistently offer products that fully address peoples' needs.
With this announcement, the US should expect not a Yaris but a Corolla w/ HSD and for a price everyone will surely be able to afford.