Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corp denied a newspaper report that it was planning to start assembling plug-in hybrids in China by 2012, when it kicks off domestic production of the vehicles.
The Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday that Toyota's joint venture with China FAW Group Corp would make the plug-in hybrids, which can be recharged from an outside power source, in addition to running as a conventional hybrid car.
"We have no plans to produce plug-in hybrids in China," a Toyota spokeswoman said.
Ahead of starting Chinese production and sales, Toyota will test the vehicles in Tianjin, the Nikkei said.
