Diesel engines may still have a future at Toyota, at least in some markets.
In a recent interview with Australian publication DriveToyota Australia’s sales and marketing director said the diesel engine was “not going away anytime soon”, adding that it was still viable as part of a hybrid powertrain, “especially for luxury vehicles heavy”. That probably won’t happen in the US, where Toyota currently doesn’t sell any diesel engines.
For Toyota, this seems like a change from nearly a decade ago, when it was said that it was basically stop investing on diesel engines and will soon stop selling them in Europe. However, Toyota continues to supply diesel engines for some SUV models for the European market. President Akio Toyota also called new generation of combustion enginesshows that the car manufacturer does not stop using fossil fuels.
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Europe is a stronghold of diesel engines. But some European brands have stopped producing them altogether. Porsche announced the end in 2018 for example. And Volvo went from selling mostly diesel engines in Europe in 2019 to selling 70% hybrid and electric vehicles in that market today.
In the US, General Motors currently offers diesel engines for large pickup trucks and SUVs and is said to be working on a new generation of diesel engines. plug-in hybrid technology for your truck. But most other diesel passenger cars in the US market died in the wake of Volkswagen’s emissions scandal.
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It’s unlikely that Toyota will challenge GM and lead the diesel renaissance in America. Three-row electric SUV And Increase investment in production facilities needed to do that suggests Toyota plans to reduce emissions with more electric and hybrid vehicles in this market.
However, in other markets, the continued use of diesel vehicles may continue to be an emissions problem. A 2016 report found that Africa has Diesel fuel is much dirtier than Europe, further increasing the environmental impact of burning it.
