Toyota to Produce Camry Hybrid in Thailand

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Toyota to Produce Camry Hybrid in Thailand 	
 	 
Tokyo, June 10, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC)
announced today that, as part of an effort to further popularize hybrid
vehicles worldwide, it will begin producing the "Camry Hybrid" at Toyota
Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. (TMT), TMC's vehicle production base in
Thailand.

Production of the Camry Hybrid at TMT's Gateway Plant will commence in
2009, with an annual production target of 9,000 vehicles.

"Thailand is the first ASEAN country to build hybrid vehicles. As the
Camry has received a warm welcome from Thai customers, we are sure these
customers will be satisfied not only with the product but also with its
environmental performance", said TMT President Mitsuhiro Sonoda at a
joint press conference in Bangkok with Siam Toyota Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.

Ever since the introduction in 1997 of the Toyota Prius?the world's
first mass-produced gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle?TMC has actively
been promoting and popularizing hybrid technology, as part of its
high-priority environmental management policy. 
Toyota aims to sell 1 million or more hybrid vehicles annually as early
as possible in the 2010s and is working to establish a worldwide optimal
hybrid vehicle production system that reflects market needs.