Toyota (7203.T) has decided to drop diesel engines from its new C-HR compact in the wake of Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) emissions scandal and will probably do the same for future model renewals, the carmaker’s second-ranking global executive said on Thursday.
The Japanese automaker decided “within the last six to 12 months” not to offer a diesel version of the car, unveiled at the Paris auto show, because demand for the powertrain technology is falling sharply, Executive Vice President Didier Leroy told Reuters in an interview.
If faced with a renewal decision today for other models up to and including the larger Auris compact, a Toyota staple, “we would probably do the same thing”, Leroy added.