In brief: Toyota's Corolla plans; BoNY selling Softbank; Polsat in US

Toyota is planning to sell 17,000 cars in Poland this year, and is largely d epending on its new Corolla model to boost sales. The Japanese concern will also begin production of gearboxes for the Corolla, Avensis and Yaris models at Walbrzych. In 2001 Toyota had a 4.25% share of the Polish automobile mark et. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 19) ... The Bank of New York (BoNY) has reduced its stake in Polish software firm Softbank from 9.81% to 4.61%. According to Par kiet the move suggests that BoNY is planning to pull out of the company alto gether. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... Polsat 2 International has become the second Pol ish TV channel, after TV Polonia, to broadcast in the US. Polsat's debut on the US market is the result of an agreement between the Polish channel and E choStar Communication Corp. Polsat 2 International is hoping to appeal to vi ewers in the US who find it too expensive to subscribe to TV Polonia. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 5) M.T.K.