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Follow on Google News | IMV - Series Vehicle Cumulative Global Production and Sales crosses record 5 million unitsToyota Motor Corporation, Japan today announced that the (Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle) IMV Series Vehicle Cumulative Global Production and Sales crossed 5 million units.
Under the IMV project Toyota manufactures diesel engines in Thailand, gasoline engines in Indonesia and manual transmissions in India and the Philippines. These are supplied to the countries manufacturing vehicles on the IMV platform. The IMV series vehicles are manufactured in 11 locations across the globe. For vehicle assembly, Toyota will use plants in Thailand, Indonesia, Argentina and South Africa. These are four main IMV production bases that also export IMV vehicles. Hilux, Innova and Fortuner are the vehicles manufactured on the IMV platform are Innova and Fortuner are the two models from the IMV series that are manufactured in India. Commenting on the IMV vehicles in India Mr. Hiroshi Nakagawa, Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) said “We are very happy to have touched the record 5million mark in global production and sales of the IMV series vehicles. India is one of the leading IMV countries and has played an important role in the success of the IMV project. This underlines the faith that Indian customers have placed in the Innova and Fortuner through the years, that has translated into its success in India. “The Innova and Fortuner like all IMV series vehicles are designed to provide unprecedented satisfaction in terms of comfort, styling, handling, safety, fuel economy, and environmental sensitivity. The New Innova and New Fortuner have been very well received. The Innova and Fortuner are very successful models in India. Innova achieved cumulative sales of around 3, 28,000 units since its launch in 2005 and Fortuner around 30,000 units since its launch in 2009 added Mr. Sandeep Singh, Deputy Managing Director – Marketing, TKM . Awards won by Innova and Fortuner in India Toyota Innova: Sr. No. Year 1 2005 2 2006 3 2006 4 2006 5 2010 Toyota Fortuner: Sr. No. Year 1 2009 2 2010 3 2010 4 2010 5 2010 Overview of TKM: Company name Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited Managing Director Equity participation TMC: 89%, Kirloskar group: 11% Number of employees Land area Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2) Building area 74,000 m2 Overview of TKM 1st Plant Established October 1997 (start of production: December 1999) Location Products Camry, Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs. Annual production capacity Approx. 90,000 units Overview of TKM 2nd Plant Location Products Start of production Annual production capacity # # # Based on resident knowledge and experiences, Buzz Communications develop a market by market strategy to deliver locally relevant messages to news outlets. End
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