TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE
Budget
€700 — €0
EP Access
7
accredited persons
Staff
10
4.2 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) oversees the wholesale sales and marketing of Toyota, GR and Lexus vehicles, parts and accessories, as well as Toyota’s European manufacturing and engineering operations. Toyota directly employs over 25,000 people and has invested over 12 bn € in Europe since 1990. Toyota has 8 European manufacturing plants, a network of 28 sales and marketing companies and around 2,700 retail sales outlets in 52 countries. In the pursuit of "Mobility for All", Toyota aims to create safer, more connected, inclusive and sustainable mobility to achieve its mission of producing “Happiness for All”. In Europe, TME launched the KINTO mobility brand and is growing its B2B sales of zero-emission fuel cell products. Toyota is working to achieve carbon neutrality in its entire business across Europe. TME aims to achieve 100% CO2 reduction in all new vehicles in Western Europe by 2035 and will continue to offer a full range of electrified powertrains to customers across the region.
EU Legislative Interests
Either directly or through trade associations, TME is involved in the following policy and legislative dossiers: - Technical Regulation and Internal Market: type-approval, polluting emissions, vehicle safety and noise regulations - European Green Deal & 'Fit for 55' policies: Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, CO2 emissions standards for cars and vans, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Renewable Energy Directive - Energy policy: fuel quality, renewable energy, energy taxation - Transport policy: Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, Road Safety Action Plan - Environment: battery, end-of-life vehicles - Trade: UK-EU relations, etc. - Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), automated and connected driving - Data-related and other digital regulations - Sustainable finance - Block exemption regulation - European Research & Innovation policy The current list is subject to change as circumstances affecting the automotive business evolve.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
TME belongs to or supports the following membership and other organisations acting in the field of EU public affairs: ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers' Association) ASFE (Alliance for Synthetic Fuels in Europe) Batteries Europe Drive Sustainability European Battery Alliance BJA (Belgium-Japan Association & Chamber of Commerce) CSR Europe ERTICO ETSC (European Transport Safety Council) EUCAR Forum for Mobility & Society Hydrogen Europe Hydrogen Council HyTrucks project JBCE RECHARGE (The International Association for Advanced Rechargeable Batteries) SEAP (Society of European Affairs Professionals) Waterstofnet Belgium WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) TME also belongs or supports other organisations not active at EU level.
Additional Information
Indicated figures correspond to FY2024.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.