TOYOTA. TOYOTA in USA
Toyota Motor North America Inc., 9 West 57th St., Suite 4900, New
York,
NY 10019,
USA,
tel. +1212/2230303,
fax+1212/7597670, www.toyota.com
New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI),
455000 Fremont
Blvd, Fermont, CA 94538, USA,
tel. +1510/4985763,
fax +1510/7704010, http://www.nummi.com
Models produced in the USA:
Corolla sedan, Cam-ry sedan, Camry Solara (coupe, cabrio), Avalon, Sienna,
Sequoia, Tacoma pick-up (Regular Cab, Xtracab, Double Cab), Tundra pick-up
(Regular Cab, Access Cab, Double Cab); models produced in Canada: Corolla,
Corolla Matrix; models produced in Japan: Echo (hatchback, sedan, coupe),
Prius, MR 2 Spyder, Celica, RAV 4, Land Cruiser, 4 Runner, Higlander,
FJ Cruiser (as of 2006).
Production volume in the USA in 2003 - 783,587 passenger cars and 267,229 pick-ups. In October
1957, Toyota started the
sale of its cars in the USA. In 1971, it started the assembly of pick-ups in Los Angeles. In
December 1984,
the 50% - 50% Toyota and GM - NUMMI company
started the production of
the Toyota Corolla. The plant has also been
producing, since 1995, the Tacoma pick-up, since 2001 - the Voltz minivan, and since 2001 - the Pontiac Vibe.
In September 1996, the Toyota Motor North America Inc. was established, and has been
coordinating all the concern’s activities in the
USA since. The third Toyota plant in the USA - TMMK in Georgetown, Kentucky,
has been producing the Toyota Camry since May 1998. In February 1999, at the fourth TMMI
plant in Princeton, Indiana, the production of the Tundra pick-up began, and in
2000 - of the Sequoia SUV
The fifth TMMTX plant in San Antonio, Texas, will start the production of a new
Tundra in 2006. Earlier, the TMMBC plant in Baja California in Mexico started in
December 2004
the
production of the new Tacoma.
Latest premieres: October 2002 - new 4 Runner; Detroit 2003 - Sienna II, a
prototype of FJ Cruiser Concept, Fine S Fuel Cell Concept; Chicago 2003 - Big Rig Double Cab;
New York 2003
- Camry
Solara coupe II, Prius II; Las Vegas 2003 - Corolla XRS, Tundra Racing V8; Detroit 2004 - Higlander Hybrid,
FTX pick-up concept car; Chicago 2004 - Camry Solara Convertible II, Tacoma II X-Runner;
September 2004 - Tacoma II, Camry restyling, Corolla Matrix restyling, Sequoia restyling;
Detroit 2005
- Avalon
III, FT-SX crossover concept car; Chicago 2005 - FJ Cruiser (series version);
New York 2005
- i-Unit
concept car. At the beginning of 2004, the production of the Toyota Voltz was terminated.
Plans for the future: 2006 - new Camry, new Tundra.
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