Toyota will be the representative of hybrid flex technology in India, which has already been producing in Brazil for over two years

Toyota, the leading global vehicle manufacturer, shipped this week the Corolla flex hybrid sedan – the first in the world to use this technology and produced in Brazil – along with the entourage of Brazilian government leaders, UNICA (União da Indústria de Cana-de- Sugar), the automotive industry and national capital goods, aiming to build an integrated agenda to reduce emissions in the vehicular transport matrix in India, with emphasis on biofuels and vehicles with flexfuel technology, used in Brazil for almost two decades.

Watch the video below and check out the Corolla flex hybrid sedan

Toyota Brasil is being represented by Roberto Braun, director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, whose mission is to show one of the most viable possibilities in terms of sustainable mobility: the flex hybrid technology, manufactured by Toyota on Brazilian soil in the municipalities of Indaiatuba ( SP) and Sorocaba (SP), with the Corolla sedan and Corolla Cross models, respectively, for more than two years. 

According to the automaker, one of the main targets of the mission will be the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the countries for technical cooperation in the area of ​​sustainable mobility. 

Toyota is a leader in the electrification of the Brazilian automotive market

Toyota is proud of its pioneering spirit and leadership in the electrification of the Brazilian automotive market. Since the arrival of the Prius in 2013, more than 50.000 electrified brand vehicles have been sold. In 2022, Toyota's electrified models represent 56% of all sales of this type of car, according to data from Anfavea.

Also this year, Toyota do Brasil celebrates the third anniversary of the flex hybrid technology, introduced in an unprecedented way in the world, through the launch of the 12th generation of the Corolla sedan, in September 2019. Since then, sales of the Toyota models that offer the unheard of powertrain exceed 35 units by March 2022.

This volume of flex-fuel hybrid vehicles helped prevent approximately 10.800 tons of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere. The reference value was extracted from the vehicle emissions report for the State of São Paulo, issued by CETESB, which considers the following scenario: percentage of gasoline consumption used by owners/users of flex-fuel vehicles (which is equal to 40%) and average annual mileage driven by them (from around 13.000 km to 14.000 km per year)