MITSUBISHI MOTORS DEVELOPS NEW ECO-FRIENDLY FLOOR MATS USING PLANT-BASED FIBRES

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Use of oil in the mats is significantly reduced, cutting life-cycle CO2 emissions. To be available in summer 2012

MitsubishiTokyo, December 12, 2011 – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), working with EIDAIKAKO Co., Ltd., MRC Pylen Co., Ltd. and Toyota Tsusho Corporation, has developed a new floor mat made using plant-based bio-polyethylene (bio-PE) fibre to add to its lineup of proprietary plant-based “Green Plastic” products. The company plans to start production of the new floor mats in the summer of 2012.

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FHI TO EXHIBIT IN ECO-PRODUCTS 2011

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Tokyo, December 8, 2011 – Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, will participate in Eco-Products 2011, an environmental exhibition held at Tokyo Big Sight from December 15 to 17.

This will be FHI’s fourth involvement in this fair. The theme of the exhibit is “Rediscovering Subaru – Subaru isn’t just about cars –” and will emphasize FHI’s ecological technologies that are employed by several of its businesses.

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Tokyo Motor Show Image Gallery

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The Tokyo Motor Show is currently well on its way in Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo Motor Show is one of the premier Car Shows in the world. This year’s Tokyo Motor Show haven’t disappointed. One of my favorite concepts from this year’s car show is the Toyota VII Fun Concept Car.

Honda Concept 2011

The car allows you to change the exterior of the car via a computer or Smartphone. For more information about the Toyota VII Concept Car read our articles on 3D Car Shows about the Toyota VII Fun Concept.

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TOYOTA Fun-VII – Design your own Unique Car using your own Photographs and Images

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This week at the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota have stolen the show with the Toyota Fun VII Concept Car. With the car it would be possible for anyone to change the paint job on their car instantly.

Professional Photographers and Amateur and Casual Photographers alike can instantly upload a photo to the Toyota Fun VII concept via their smart phone or computer and change the paint work of the car to their favorite photograph.

Toyota Fun-Vii Tokyo Motor Show

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BMW GROUP AND TOYOTA AGREE TO MID-TO-LONG-TERM RESEARCH COLLABORATION IN ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES

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BMW Group to Supply 1.6L and 2.0L BMW Fuel Efficient Diesel Engines to Toyota Motor

BMW Group Toyota

Tokyo/München. BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announce that they today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies.

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MINI PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE 42ND TOKYO MOTOR SHOW

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Dr. Ian Robertson (HonDSc)
Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Sales and Marketing
MINI press conference
The 42nd Tokyo Motor Show

Tokyo, November 30, 2011

Konnichiwa, herzlich willkommen… welcome!  It’s great to be here in Japan — a country that has earned the world’s respect for bringing us tomorrow’s technologies, today.  For the BMW Group – a company focused on bringing future innovations to life – this is impressive.

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