BMW agreed to supply Japanese carmaker Toyota with clean 1.6- and 2-liter diesel engines beginning in 2014 in Europe as part of the partnership. Toyota plans to expand its European football and sell more fuel-efficient, diesel cars.
“Supplying Toyota with our fuel-efficient and dynamic diesel engines represents another important step in the planned expansion of our sales activities,” BMW Chairman Norbert Reithofer said.
This is a unique partnership for BMW while Toyota is partnered with Japan’s Suzuki and Germany’s Volkswagen, Ford Motor Co., Aston Martin, Tesla Motors and Microsoft.