Toyota
Kirloskar Motor Private Ltd. (TKM) announced the export of the Toyota
Etios series to South Africa. The first consignment of 247 units has
already been dispatched from Ennore Port near Chennai. The export model
of the Etios will be built on the same platform as the Etios & the
Etios Liva. However, they will be customised to suit local requirements
& only the petrol variants will be exported. The Etios series is
currently manufactured in Toyota’s plant on the outskirts of Bangalore
& export models will be manufactured here as well.
Hiroshi
Nakagawa, managing director, TKM said, “Toyota Kirloskar Motor has a
come a long way since its inception in India & with the export of
the Etios, we have been successful in completing our vision of making
Toyota’s India operations a strategic hub for both the domestic &
global market.”
Vicente
Socco, executive vice president, Toyota Motor Asia Pacific commented,
“The start of the export operations at TKM denotes the growing role of
TKM in Toyota’s global operations. India has always been a very
important market for us & it is further reiterated with the advent
of the Etios export to South Africa.”
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