Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that it plans to start production at a new plant in China in the first half of 2012. The plant, for which construction will soon begin, will be the third plant of Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (SFTM), a joint venture by TMC and China FAW Group Corporation [...]
Archive for April, 2010
TMC Plans First-half 2012 Start for New China Plant
Friday, April 30th, 2010Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Accepting 2010 Applications
Friday, April 30th, 2010Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that it has begun accepting applications today for this year’s1 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program, which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development.
The themes this year, as last year, are “Global Warming Countermeasures” and “Biodiversity Conservation”—both key areas of environmental activities. Grants will [...]
TMC Announces Schedule for 2010 Toyota Community Concerts
Friday, April 30th, 2010TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces the 2010* schedule for the Toyota Community Concerts, which is a classical music concert program TMC holds in collaboration with its domestic sales companies as part of its social contribution activities. This year 42 concerts will be held in 23 prefectures throughout Japan.
The Toyota Community Concerts program has been [...]
Toyota Motor Korea Marks 10th Anniversary
Friday, April 30th, 2010Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that its distributor in South Korea, Toyota Motor Korea Co., Ltd. (TMKR), recently marked its 10th anniversary.
Established in March 2000 as a local distributor of Toyota-brand vehicles, TMKR began to sell Lexus-brand vehicles in January 2001 and added the Toyota brand to its lineup in October 2009.
Since its establishment, TMKR [...]
Popular I30 Reaches Half A Million Sales Landmark
Friday, April 30th, 2010Hyundai’s C-segment family car, the European designed and built i30, last month passed cumulative sales of 500.000 units worldwide. This landmark figure – which includes over 200.000 units from the European market – is testament to the high quality and broad appeal of the versatile i30, which has cemented its position as a leading [...]
HYUNDAI: “I” GOT IT ALL
Friday, April 30th, 2010Meridian Enterprises Company Limited, local agents for Hyundai, are excited to offer unbeatable special prices on the Hyundai ‘i’ range models: the i10, i20 and i30, with incredible payment terms of 0% down-payment, with payment period of up to 7 years at an interest rate of 5.7%, offers that are being made available throughout [...]
Hyundai Motor Reports 1st Quarter Earnings
Friday, April 30th, 2010Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s largest automaker, sold 842,037 units (domestic plants: 397,646 units, overseas plants: 444,391 units) worldwide in the first quarter, a 36.6 percent increase from a year earlier, helped by the launch of new models and strong demand in overseas markets.
Net profit increased almost fivefold to 1.13 trillion won ($1.02 billion), boosted [...]
‘Alphard’, ‘Prado’ to Highlight 49-vehicle Display in Beijing
Friday, April 30th, 2010Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that the Toyota “Alphard” minivan and Toyota “Land Cruiser Prado” SUV are highlighting TMC’s 49-vehicle display at the 11th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The display of Toyota and Lexus vehicles is TMC’s largest ever in China; the show runs from today until May 2 at the Beijing China International [...]
GM to Bring Chevrolet to Korea
Friday, April 30th, 2010Chevrolet, General Motors Company’s leading global vehicle brand, will be introduced in Korea in 2011. GM Daewoo Auto & Technology President and CEO Mike Arcamone made the announcement today at a press conference held in conjunction with the opening of the Busan International Motor Show.
“The introduction of Chevrolet will enable us to provide our customers [...]
Audi puts the DTM on the iPhone
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Right in time for the start of the new season Audi puts the DTM and all other racing series in which the brand with the four rings is active on the iPhone, the iPod Touch and the new iPad: the “Audi Sport” App is now available for downloading from the App Store – free of [...]




