TOYOTA PLOT UK MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF NEW SUPER-EFFICIENT HYBRID CAR
August 1st, 2009
BY JULIAN RYALL
TOYOTA Motor Corp is to release an ultra-efficient and reasonably priced hybrid car worldwide in 2011, with the British market a top target for sales.
The compact hybrid will have a fuel-efficiency of 40 kilometres per litre - making it the best-performing mass-produced hybrid in the world - with a price tag of Yen 1.5 million (GBPounds 9,622) in Japan.
Officials of the Japanese auto giant declined to comment on the likely price in Europe, but did confirm the importance of hybrid technology to the company's global ambitions.
"Toyota is ...
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