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Production starts at Tianjin
FAW Toyota Engine Co., Ltd.
plant No. 2 in Tianjin, China
Camry production starts at
Fuji Heavy Industries plant
in United States
A line-off ceremony is held to
celebrate the first Toyota Camry
produced at a Subaru of Indiana
Automotive, Inc. (SIA) plant
operated in the United States
by Fuji Heavy Industries Co.,
Ltd. The plant has an annual
production capacity of 100
thousand vehicles.
■Manufacturing
■Development
■Sales
■Events, etc.
April May June July August September
Agreement signed for third
term of anti-desertification
afforestation project in China
Production of new Corolla
starts at Tianjin FAW
Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. plant
No. 3 in Tianjin, China
Flexible-Fuel Corolla sales
start in Brazil
In Brazil, where Flexible-Fuel
Vehicles (FFVs)* are becoming
mainstream, sales and
manufacturing subsidiary Toyota
do Brasil Ltda. introduces
Corolla Flex and Corolla Fielder
Flex models capable of running
on 100% bioethanol fuel.
*FFV: A vehicle capable of running on
fuels that consist of any
percentage of ethanol mixed with
gasoline or on ethanol alone.
Global Cumulative sales of
Toyota hybrid vehicles top
one million
As of May 31, 2007, some
10 years since the 1997
introduction of the world’s first
mass-produced hybrid vehicle,
the Prius, domestic and
international cumulative sales
of hybrid vehicles totaled
1,047 million vehicles. Taking
advantage of the hybrid system’s
high degree of applicability,
Toyota aims to achieve annual
sales of one million hybrid
vehicles by the early 2010s.
“Sustainable Plant” activities
begin, aiming at increasing the
sustainability of production
operations
Japan certifies Toyota Plug-in
Hybrid for public-road tests
A Toyota Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle
(PHV) becomes the first PHV to be
certified by the Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and
Tourism, for use of public-road
tests in Japan.
Toyota and Isuzu Motors
reach basic agreement
on collaboration for
development, supply, and
production of small diesel
engines
Maximizing use of the
technology and expertise of
both companies, Toyota and
Isuzu Motors Limited agree to
jointly develop and produce
1.6-liter engines with an
aluminum cylinder block for
use in Toyota vehicles sold
in European markets.
Toyota Fuel Cell Hybrid
Vehicle completes 560km
Osaka–Tokyo trip without
refueling
As part of long-distance road
tests, a Toyota Fuel Cell Hybrid
Vehicle (FCHV) is driven from
Osaka to Tokyo, a distance of
approximately 560km, using
the air conditioner, without
hydrogen refueling.
2007
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