TOYOTA. TOYOTA in TAIWAN
Kuozui Motors Ltd., No. 12F, No 121, Sung Chiang RD, Taipei, Taiwan
tel.
+ 8862/5062875, http://www.toyota.com.tw, http://www.kuozui.com.tw
Models produced in Taiwan:
Vios, Corolla Altis, Camry, Wish, Hiace Solemio, Zace Surf, Zace Surf pick-up.
Production volume in Taiwan in 2003 - 103,425 passenger vehicles.
TOYOTA VIOS
TOYOTA COROLLA ALTIS
TOYOTA HIACE SOLEMIO AERO
TOYOTA ZACE SURF VX-4
The Japanese Hino, together with Taiwan’s Hotai Motor, established Kuozui in 1984. In 1986 Toyota joined the
venture, with current shares as follows: Toyota 25%, Hino 22%, and Taiwanese Hotai and Hoyu 53%. The production of a
7-seat passenger minivan called Zace started in June 1988. The model was replaced by the
Zace Surf model in 1998, and in 2000 - by the Zace VX. After being restyled in 2003, the vehicle is called Zace
Surf, and is available either as the VX-4, VX, GL, DX or STD (1.8-liter 83 hp or 2.4-liter 116 hp engines), or as a
pick-up version, equipped with a 1.8-liter 83 hp unit - the Zace Surf. In 2003 the production of
the Vios sedan, furnished with a 1.5-liter 109 hp power plant (identical to the Japanese Vios 2002), began. The Corolla
Altis sedan (= the Japanese Corolla 2000), which debuted in 2001 and was restyled in October 2004, is also offered and
comes with 1.6-liter
110 hp or 1.8-liter 136 hp engines. The
Camry, produced since 2000, was replaced by its new sedan version in 2002 (restyled in April 2004), and is available
with 2.0-liter 144 hp or 3.0-liter 212 hp power plants (based on the Camry 2001 model). In September
2004 the company started
the production of the Wish minivan, equipped with a 2.0-liter 150 hp unit. Hiace
Solemio is actually the Japanese Hiace Export minivan, available with a
2.7-liter 143 hp plant.
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