All Toyota articles – Page 7

  • 2018 Toyota Auris
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    Toyota announces Auris production

    2018-03-01T10:41:39Z

    UK - The third generation Auris will be built at Toyota Manufacturing UK's (TMUK) plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire. Established in 1989, the facility was recently upgraded with a £240m (US$330m) investment to house the production of vehicles based on the OEM's new global architecture (TNGA) platform."Producing TNGA-based vehicles locally is ...

  • Toyota electric motor
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    Toyota investigates rare earth element reduction in EVs

    2018-02-21T15:20:03Z

    Toyota has developed a new magnet that uses significantly less neodymium, which is a rare earth element commonly used to create magnets for electrified vehicles. It also contains no terbium or dysprosium - two rare earth elements that are needed to create heat-resistant neodymium magnets.The OEM believes that the new ...

  • diesel engine
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    The final death throes of diesel?

    2018-02-14T16:44:12Z

    Not so long ago, European consumers were encouraged, with government approval and lower fuel duty, to switch to diesel for their lower CO2 emissions compared to petrol engines. Vehicle companies needed diesel to reach key thresholds in their fuel mix to meet corporate emissions targets which could not be met ...