Toyota Starts Hybrid Vehicle Production in North America.Tokyo, Japan, Oct 13, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center ) announced today that it held a line-off ceremony for the Camry Hybrid at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK TMMK Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. TMMK TamilNadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam TMMK Tamil nadu Muslim Makkal Katchi ) on October 12 (October 13, Japan time), marking the beginning of Toyota hybrid vehicle For other types of "Hybrid Transportation", see . A hybrid vehicle (HV) is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources to propel the vehicle such as: Among those attending the ceremony were United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Senator Jim Bunning, Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher, TMMK President Steve St. Angelo, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. President Seiichi Sudo and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Senior Vice President Don Esmond. At the ceremony, St. Angelo said, "We are proud, excited and honored to be Toyota's first plant in North America to build a hybrid vehicle. It's a great tribute to the tremendous ability and skill level of all of our team members, who have been building the Camry, America's number one selling sedan." TMMK, which invested approximately 10 million U.S. dollars toward production of the Camry Hybrid, will have a Camry Hybrid annual production capacity of 48,000 units. Since the start of sales of the Camry Hybrid in North America in May this year, a total of approximately 23,000 units have been sold as of the end of September. Cumulatively, starting with the Prius in 2000 and including the Highlander Hybrid, the RX400h and the GS450h, approximately 420,000 Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles have been sold in North America as of the end of September 2006. Toyota continues to actively introduce new hybrid products, including the LS600huwhich is scheduled for market introduction in 2007, to further promote the widespread use of hybrid vehicles. Outline of TMMK Company name Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Location Georgetown, Kentucky (U.S.A.) President Steve St. Angelo Establishment January 1986 Start of production May 1988 Product lineup Camry, Camry Solara, Camry Hybrid, Avalon Production capacity 500,000/year Number of employees Approx. 7,000 (As of October 2006) About Toyota Industries Corporation With core-business materials handling equipment Mechanical devices for handling of supplies with greater ease and economy. See also materials handling. and car air-conditioning compressors occupying top world market share, Toyota Industries Corporation is a total equipment maker that is expanding its ventures in vehicles, engines, textile machinery and electronics. Fiscal 2003 sales were 1.16 trillion yen. Toyota Industries Corporation is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya stock exchanges Nagoya Stock Exchange Established after World War II, one of the three major securities markets in Japan. . Source: Toyota Industries Corporation Contact: Toyota Motor Corporation Public Relations Department http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/index_company.html Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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