Auris is key to Toyota's sales growth.(Toyota Motor Corp.)(Brief article)

Automotive News Europe,  October, 2006  by Ciferri, Luca

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Byline: Luca Ciferri

The success of the Auris will be key to whether Toyota reaches its goal of selling 1.2 million cars in Europe in 2008.

Toyota showed a near-production prototype for the new car in Paris and called it the Auris Space Concept to emphasize its roominess.

"With the concept our designers have taken an intense inside-out approach creating a spectacularly roomy and spacious interior," said Thierry Dombreval, Toyota Europe's executive vice president of marketing.

The Auris goes on sale starting in the spring as a three- and five-door hatchback. It ...

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