Under the headline “Handling into the moth box” today’s “Automobile Week” from the TME headquarters in Brussels reports on future CO2 reduction measures. “Toyota relies on longer transmission transmissions instead of hybrids.” “We are still planning some measures that will further reduce our current fleet emissions,” says Toyota Motor Europe. The Japanese company does not rely on the mass spread of its sophisticated hybrid technology. In addition, the Yaris will receive a start-stop automatic. “Overall, we have not yet pulled the last levers”, says an insider. Until the end of the year the customer will benefit from the planned changes, more than a year will pass, because the technical innovations will only be included in the series by the end of 2009. The small car should also contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions – first with the three-cylinder engine known from the Aygo. Later, the Japanese want to use charged, small-volume engines, as they are used in a similar way on the home market of the so-called K-Cars. In the Toyota model range, there will probably be only one hybrid model beyond 2009. The first generation of the Prius, whose world premiere Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe indirectly announced for the Detroit Auto Show, will also present a new hybrid model from Lexus (RX reissue) there.” Quotation end. Personal note: “A start-stop automatic and longer translations. “If that’s all, then good night Toyota. The market will judge it. How many cars Toyota wanted to sell in 2010 in this country: 200,000 pieces? Half of them they can go to Russl There they find grateful buyers. I cannot resist the impression that they have given up their ambitions in Germany. Probably costs too much money. Greetings Kühli