2011年11月6日日曜日

Toyota Considers Green-Component Shift to China - Wall Street Journal

AUTOSSEPTEMBER 5, 2011, 7:36 A.M. ET

BEIJING—Toyota Motor Corp. is considering shifting production of key components used to make its fuel-efficient hybrids and other alternative-energy vehicles to China, potentially boosting that nation's green-car technology ambitions.

But the maker of the hot-selling Prius hybrid is unlikely to shift production of components it is developing for its next generation of electric-gasoline hybrid and pure-electric vehicle technologies, according to a person familiar with the matter. That reluctance highlights Toyota's desire to keep its most-advanced technology out of reach of Chinese companies.

Hiroyoshi Yoshiki, a senior Japan-based Toyota executive, said over the weekend at an auto conference in the northeastern ...

BEIJING—Toyota Motor Corp. is considering shifting production of key components used to make its fuel-efficient hybrids and other alternative-energy vehicles to China, potentially boosting that nation's green-car technology ambitions.

But the maker of the hot-selling Prius hybrid is unlikely to shift production of components it is developing for its next generation of electric-gasoline hybrid and pure-electric vehicle technologies, according to a person familiar with the matter. That reluctance highlights Toyota's desire to keep its most-advanced technology out of reach of Chinese companies.

Hiroyoshi Yoshiki, a senior Japan-based Toyota executive, said over the weekend at an auto conference in the northeastern ...


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