Toyota and BMW in green agreement

LONDON. December 1. KAZINFORM Japanese carmaker Toyota and Germany's BMW are to work together on environmental-friendly motoring technology; Kazinform refers to BBC.

They will do joint research on next-generation batteries for green cars.

BMW will also supply clean 1.6 and 2 litre diesel engines to Toyota, beginning in 2014 for models for the European market.

Bosses from the two companies said they are also discussing other medium and long-term collaborative projects.

Toyota said as a result of the agreement it plans to expand its European range and sell more fuel-efficient, diesel cars.

"It is a great joy and a thrill to enter into this relationship with BMW," said the company's president Akio Toyoda.

BMW chairman Norbert Reithofer said that "supplying Toyota with our fuel-efficient and dynamic diesel engines represents another important step in the planned expansion of our sales activities".

"The agreement marks a milestone for ongoing cooperation between two companies that set the benchmark in complimentary field," said BMW's sales and marketing director Ian Robertson; Kazinform cites BBC.

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