Toyota to Exhibit New Corolla and Yaris at Shanghai Motor Show.Tokyo, Japan, Apr 21, 2007 - (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 (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 7203) announced today that it plans to display a total of 31 production and concept vehicles at the Toyota and Lexus booths during Auto Shanghai 2007 (the Shanghai Motor Show) being held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center The Shanghai New International Expo Center is a convention center for Shanghai, China. It hosts various conventions, including the Shanghai Motor Show. It has also hosted the 2002 Tennis Masters Cup, where one of the ballrooms was converted into a temporary tennis court. from April 20 to 28. The display will be the largest Toyota/Lexus display ever at the Shanghai event and will showcase Toyota's broad product lineup and advanced technology. In addition to the new Corolla corolla: see petal. , which will go into production around the middle of this year in Tianjin, a variety of models suited to the rapidly diversifying needs of customers will be on display, such as the Yaris compact vehicle scheduled for production in Guangzhou, the Highlander SUV and the FJ Cruiser cruiser, large, fast, moderately armed warship, intermediate in type between the aircraft carrier and the destroyer. During World War II, battle cruisers operated as small battleships, combining in one vessel maximum qualities of gun caliber, armor protection, and . Along with the Prius, the Lexus booth will display other hybrid models that reduce environmental impact, including the LS600h, GS450h and RX400h. The LS600h and GS450h, as well as the Yaris, Highlander and FJ Cruiser, will be displayed in China for the first time. There will also be environment and safety areas that will introduce Toyota's advanced environmental and safety technologies. The environment area will feature cutaway models of the GS450h and the Prius, while the collision-safety body of Toyota's Crown, the first vehicle to receive a five-star safety rating under the China New Car Assessment Program (C-NCAP) safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. introduced last year, will be on display in the safety area. At a press conference in Shanghai today, 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 Executive Vice President Yoshimi Inaba expressed Toyota's aim of further contributing to Chinese society: "Toyota is serious about the future of China and will work together with its business partners to diligently realize that future. We intend to continue working on a variety of initiatives to promptly earn recognition as a good corporate citizen." About Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation (TSE: 7203; NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TM), established in 1937, is one of the world's representative automobile manufacturers, producing vehicles in 26 countries and regions and marketing vehicles in more than 170 countries and regions. In fiscal 2006, Toyota provided nearly eight million vehicles on a consolidated basis to customers around the world under the Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino brands. Toyota had more than 280,000 employees at the end of fiscal 2006. The company is headquartered in Aichi, Japan. For more information, please visit www.toyota.co.jp/en/index.html. Source: Toyota Motor Corporation Contact: Toyota Motor Corporation Corporate Communications Department Public Affairs Division Tel: +81-3-3817-9150 URL: http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/ Copyright [c] 2007 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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