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TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE

TME

Toyota Motor Europe oversees wholesale sales and marketing of Toyota, GR and Lexus vehicles, parts and accessories, as well as European manufacturing and engineering operations.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Jan 2026 · Brussels Motorshow

Meeting with Denis Redonnet (Deputy Director-General Trade)

3 Dec 2025 · Touch base in view of D. Redonnet’s upcoming visit to Japan.

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament) and Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles and

26 Nov 2025 · Paquet automobile

Meeting with Danuše Nerudová (Member of the European Parliament) and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and

26 Nov 2025 · Automotive package

Meeting with Liesbet Sommen (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2025 · Emission reduction in transport sector

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

18 Nov 2025 · Exchange on automotive sector

Meeting with Adam Romanowski (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič), Dārta Tentere (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

13 Nov 2025 · Discussion on industrial policy, competitiveness, and sustainable automotive supply chain.

Meeting with Piotr Müller (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

5 Nov 2025 · End of life vehicle Regulation

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and

28 Oct 2025 · Priorities of the EU’s trade agenda

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Joan Canton (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs), Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

20 Oct 2025 · Made in Europe requirements Small affordable cars initiative

Meeting with Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

9 Oct 2025 · CO2 standards for cars and vans

Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Oct 2025 · Automotive legislative

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

26 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

26 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Anna Panagopoulou (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas), Simone Ritzek-Seidl (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

24 Sept 2025 · Exchange on automotive

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Sept 2025 · Automotive Package

Toyota warns corporate vehicle mandates risk market collapse

5 Sept 2025
Topic — EU consultation on setting zero-emission vehicle requirements for corporate fleets to accelerate decarbonization.
Message — Toyota opposes binding zero-emission mandates for corporate fleets, calling them counterproductive. They request the EU prioritize strengthening enabling conditions like infrastructure and fiscal incentives. They advocate for a more flexible, incentive-based approach to decarbonization.123
Why — Avoiding mandates protects Toyota's production volumes and prevents the erosion of its automotive economies of scale.4
Impact — Fleet operators and consumers face higher costs and financial losses from collapsing vehicle resale values.56
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Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

4 Sept 2025 · Automotive

Toyota Motor Europe opposes carbon border tax for vehicles

26 Aug 2025
Topic — The EU is considering extending its carbon border adjustment mechanism to downstream products.
Message — Toyota argues that extending CBAM to vehicles is disproportionate and operationally unfeasible. The company urges the EU to recognize renewable energy certificates within the compliance framework.12
Why — This would prevent high administrative costs and complex data collection across global supply chains.34
Impact — European producers of downstream goods face higher risks of carbon leakage and relocation.5
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Meeting with Anna Panagopoulou (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas), Simone Ritzek-Seidl (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas) and

2 Jul 2025 · Hydrogen Road Mobility

Meeting with Maravillas Abadía Jover (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

18 Jun 2025 · Omnibus Simplification Package

Meeting with Bernd Lange (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

18 Jun 2025 · General exchange of views

Meeting with Marion Walsmann (Member of the European Parliament)

27 May 2025 · Omnibus I

Meeting with Angelika Niebler (Member of the European Parliament)

16 May 2025 · Omnibus, CSRD, CSDDD

Meeting with Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Member of the European Parliament) and ExxonMobil Petroleum Chemical and Deutsches Aktieninstitut

15 May 2025 · Omnibus 1 package & simplification efforts

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

7 May 2025 · Sustainability omnibus

Meeting with Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Member of the European Parliament)

6 May 2025 · Omnibus Package in JURI Committee

Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

28 Apr 2025 · Omnibus

Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 Apr 2025 · Omnibus

Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Apr 2025 · EU automotive policy

Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

3 Apr 2025 · Follow-up to automotive action plan

Meeting with Tobiasz Bocheński (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and TotalEnergies SE and The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA

2 Apr 2025 · Omnibus package

Meeting with Raúl De La Hoz Quintano (Member of the European Parliament) and IVECO GROUP N.V.

2 Apr 2025 · Automotive Action Plan

Meeting with Eszter Lakos (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Apr 2025 · Automotive industry

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Mar 2025 · Vehicle emission targets

Meeting with Dan-Ştefan Motreanu (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Mar 2025 · Automotive Action Plan and ELV

Meeting with Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Mar 2025 · Automotive sector

Meeting with Annalisa Corrado (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Mar 2025 · Automotive

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Mar 2025 · Effects of the Clean Industrial Deal on the Automotive Sector

Meeting with Wouter Beke (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Feb 2025 · Waterstof, auto industrie en Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Anna Panagopoulou (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas), Simone Ritzek-Seidl (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas) and

21 Feb 2025 · Exchange of ideas with regard to the automotive dialogue

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

20 Feb 2025 · Future of the automotive Sector

Meeting with Elena Sancho Murillo (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Feb 2025 · Relevant issues to the ENVI Committee

Meeting with Piotr Müller (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and DGA Group Europe SA and

7 Feb 2025 · Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and Hyundai Motor Europe

6 Feb 2025 · End of Life Vehicles Regulation

Meeting with Dariusz Joński (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Jan 2025 · Presentation of Toyota Motor Europe, its priorities, challenges

Meeting with Majdouline Sbai (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Dec 2024 · Visite usine

Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Oct 2024 · Challenges of the automotive sector

Meeting with Raúl De La Hoz Quintano (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Oct 2024 · Introduction

Meeting with Susana Solís Pérez (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Oct 2024 · Automotive sector crisis

Meeting with Alexandr Vondra (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Oct 2024 · Automotive industry

Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Oct 2024 · Future of the automotive industry in the EU

Meeting with Jan Farský (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Sept 2024 · Discussion on the policies affecting the automotive industry

Toyota warns EU battery rules penalize hybrid vehicle technology

27 May 2024
Topic — The consultation defines methodology for calculating and verifying electric vehicle battery carbon footprints.
Message — Toyota requests distinct calculation rules for hybrid vehicle batteries, arguing the current proposal only suits large electric cars. They also propose that suppliers provide pre-certified datasets to car manufacturers to protect commercial secrets.12
Why — Modifying the technical formulas would prevent Toyota's hybrid batteries from receiving an unfairly poor environmental rating.3
Impact — Regulators and the public lose access to granular supply chain data due to confidentiality concerns.4
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Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

2 May 2024 · Carbon neutrality Road safety

Meeting with Pablo Fabregas Martinez (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean) and Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and

8 Dec 2023 · AFIR regulation

Toyota Motor Europe urges flexible car recycling rules

4 Dec 2023
Topic — This consultation covers a new regulation on vehicle design and recycling.
Message — Toyota asks for a clearer methodology and inclusion of pre-consumer waste in recycling targets. They request a five-year lead time for new design requirements to match development cycles. The company argues producers should only finance contracted waste operators to ensure efficiency.12
Why — These changes would lower compliance costs and align regulations with automotive production cycles.3
Impact — Independent recycling facilities would lose guaranteed financial support from car manufacturers for processing vehicles.45
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Meeting with Susana Solís Pérez (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

22 Nov 2023 · Euro 7 meeting held by parliamentary assistant

Meeting with Dominique Riquet (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Jun 2023 · Émissions de CO2 du transport routier

Meeting with Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Shell Companies and

1 Jun 2023 · Hydrogen

Meeting with Ondřej Kovařík (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

19 Apr 2023 · EURO 7

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and BUSINESSEUROPE and

8 Mar 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

2 Dec 2022 · EU-Japan energy relations.

Meeting with Kateřina Konečná (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and ZF Friedrichshafen AG

13 Apr 2022 · CO2 in cars and vans

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

28 Jan 2020 · Visit of Toyota plant

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

3 Dec 2019 · Trade Issues

Meeting with Alessandro Carano (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

13 Aug 2019 · Discussion on TEN-T

Response to Procedure to monitor CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles type-approved in a multi-stage process

20 Dec 2018

Toyota welcomes the initiative from the European Commission to adapt the regulation to the new WLTP test procedure. We have carefully studied the proposed regulation text and highlighted several areas where more clarity shall be provided, making also amendment proposals. Our focus has been in making the regulation text more clear and robust, we have not highlighted other areas of concern in the overall methodology, as this has been already discussed in the relevant CO2 expert groups. An item of major importance is that for complete vehicles the CO2 emissions of the base vehicle shall be used for CO2 monitoring. All our comments can be found in the attached document, which has been reviewed and agreed in the related working group in ACEA.
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Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Tomasz Husak (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

20 Oct 2017 · CO2 beyond 2020

Meeting with Jos Delbeke (Director-General Climate Action)

18 May 2017 · Low Carbon Mobility

Response to Real-Driving Emissions in the EURO 6 regulation on emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (RDE3)

7 Dec 2016

Toyota Motor Europe fully supports the principles of RDE, especially package 3. However sufficient lead-time needs to be given to the industry to make the necessary changes and bring these clean technologies to market. Considering the current timeframe by which RDE package 3 will be adopted, respective publication in the OJ is scheduled for April 2017. Publication in April 2017 would leave only 4 months for the new types and 16 months for all new vehicles in our ranges. The addition of a particulate filter for petrol vehicles is not a simple addition but requires, in the vast majority of cases, re-design of the engine and / or chassis space and engine re-calibration. The significant engineering and certification burden associated with these new requirements requires sufficient time to address the fact that particle filter technology for direct injection gasoline engines still requires development and the level of maturity of the portable measuring instruments used for homologation is not adequate at this time. As already mentioned TME does not oppose the principles of these new requirements. However, we merely request to consider a practical application date of this new requirement to the dates already decided by the Member States and by the European Parliament, from September 2019 for all new vehicles. This would allow to synchronise this new deadline with that related to the measurement of in-use NOx as already voted. PEMS instruments will be used to assess compliance under real-driving conditions. As respective compliance will determine if a vehicle can be introduced or not to the market, it is strongly recommended, that these equipments are certified. Practice to date has indicted that accuracy improvements are still necessary. As TME, we would very much appreciate consideration for the points above. It will allow industry to further contribute to the improvement of air quality.
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Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and

30 Jun 2016 · EU decarbonization policy 2030

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and

9 Apr 2015 · Decabornisaton of Road Transport

Meeting with Michel Servoz (Director-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)

12 Dec 2014 · Toyota's challenges in Europe in terms of recruitment, employment protection legislation, skills and competitiveness (Meeting with Mr Leroy - CEO Europe)