Toyota has delivered its 400,000th hybrid in Europe. The milestone car was a UK-built Auris handed over to Valentine Nkwocha in Anderlecht, Belgium, as a company car from his employer CTG, an IT-consultancy. The company recently ordered over 20 Auris Hybrids for its junior consultants.

Trelleborg has sold an operation that manufactures high-technology rubber, plastic and foam components and systems for the light vehicle industry. The operation is primarily located in France and is part of the supplier’s automotive business area. The buyer is Bavaria Industriekapital of Munich.