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October November December January February March
Toyota displays sustainability
concepts at Tokyo Motor Show
At the 40th Tokyo Motor Show,
Toyota shows a wide variety of
new concept vehicles, including
a totally new personal mobility
vehicle, a concept car that offers
ultra-efficient vehicle packaging
like no other, and a concept car
that redefines what it means to
be environmentally considerate.
Toyota demonstrates
latest advances in vehicle-
infrastructure cooperative
systems
At the Higashifuji Technical
Center in Japan, Toyota
demonstrates the latest
advances in vehicle-
infrastructure cooperative
systems that enable
communication between
cars and elements of their
surroundings in an effort
to reduce collisions.
Toyota designates four
overseas subsidiaries
as model plants for
“Sustainable Plant” activities
Toyota announces the
designation of four overseas
production subsidiaries, Toyota
Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi,
Inc. (TMMMS), Toyota Motor
Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. (TMUK),
Toyota Motor Manufacturing
France S.A.S. (TMMF), and Toyota
Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. (TMT),
as model plants for “Sustainable
Plant” activities.
Camry production starts
in Russia
Production of the Camry, a key
model in the Russian market,
starts at Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Russia (TMMR)
in St. Petersburg. With an initial
annual production capacity of 20
thousand vehicles, TMMR plant
is Toyota’s first vehicle
production site in Russia.
Toyota announces sales
plans for PHVs with lithium-
ion batteries
At the North American
International Auto Show in
Detroit, Toyota announces
plans to commence sales of
PHV equipped with lithium-ion
batteries to fleet customers in
the United States and other
markets by 2010. Mass
production of the lithium-ion
batteries is currently being
considered by Panasonic EV
Energy Co., Ltd., a joint-venture
company of Toyota and the
Matsushita Group.
Toyota develops Brake
Assist that coordinates with
vehicle navigation systems
Toyota announces
redesigned Crown lineup
including a hybrid model
Vehicles capable of running
on 10% bioethanol fuel mix
certified by Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and
Tourism
Toyota exhibits the ultra-
efficient iQ at Geneva
Motor Show
Reflecting an entirely new
approach to high-efficiency
vehicle design, Toyota exhibits
an ultra-efficient iQ concept car
at the 2008 Geneva Motor
Show. In addition to exceptional
fuel efficiency, the iQ offers a
spacious cabin in a body less
than three meters long.
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Toyota concept vehicles 1/X (top),
a redefinition of environmentally
considerate, and RiN (bottom), a new
focus on promoting well-being.