Press Association: Car makers are cutting their fleets’ carbon dioxide emissions faster than expected, environmental activists have said. That means they are likely to reach European Union pollution targets ahead of time. A new study said cars sold in the EU in 2009 on average emitted 5.1% less C02 than cars sold in 2008. Brussels-based Transportation&Environment said that is the steepest annual reduction in emissions since the EU started collecting data 10 years ago. Japanese manufacturer Toyota cut…