Toyota, BMW team up on green tech

Toyota and BMW will reportedly team up for his or her next-generation of eco-friendly automobiles. The accord might find Toyota exchanging its hybrid technological know-how for BMW’s diesel know-how.

Based on reviews out of Japan and Germany, Toyota will offer BMW with hybrid know-how in exchange for the Germany automaker’s diesel engines - most probably those displacing two.0L. Toyota will make use of the BMW-sourced diesel engines to its European passenger autobus.

No term on once the partnership will officially start.

Regardless of the brand new deal with Toyota, BMW will retain its previous partnership with PSA/Peugeot-Citroen to develop hybrid devices for compact automobiles. BMW entered into that agreement previous calendar year.
The announcement on the make a difference may very well be announced in the approaching Tokyo Motor Demonstrate.