Port of Benicia Named Toyota's Third West Coast Port of Entry

TORRANCE, Calif., July 15 -- Toyota Logistics Services (TLS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., today announced plans to import and process select Toyota vehicles through Benicia by the fall of 2006.

Earmarked for distribution throughout Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and parts of California, these vehicles are presently imported through the Port of Long Beach, where Toyota's rail-yard lease expires at the end of 2006. Toyota also maintains a west coast facility at the Port of Portland.

Portside vehicle processing at Toyota's 34-acre, 25,000-square-foot facility will be handled by Amports, Inc., a 40-year veteran of vehicle processing.

"We look forward to working with the Port of Benicia," said Alan DeCarr, group vice president for TLS and international operations. "The new arrangement enables us to continue to efficiently support our vehicle distribution demands."

About Toyota Logistics Services: Toyota Logistics Services was founded in 1976. The subsidiary is wholly owned by Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. and has facilities in Princeton, IN; Georgetown, KY; Fremont, CA; and the ports of Long Beach, CA; Portland, OR; and Newark, NJ. TLS manages all vehicle logistics operations for Toyota, Lexus and Scion.

About Toyota Motor Sales, (TMS) U.S.A., Inc.: TMS is the marketing, sales, distribution and customer service arm of Toyota, Lexus and Scion in the United States, marketing products and services through a network of 1,422 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealers in 49 states. Established in 1957, TMS and its subsidiaries also are involved in distribution logistics, motorsports, R&D and general aviation. The company's main Web site is www.toyota.com.