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Toyota Names Irv Miller Group Vice President of External Affairs

31 January 2001

Toyota Names Irv Miller Group Vice President of External Affairs

    TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 30 Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
(TMS) announced today the appointment of Irving A. Miller to Group Vice
President, External Affairs, effective February 1, 2001.
    Miller began his career with Toyota in 1980 as merchandising manager in
the San Francisco Region.  Since then, he has held several regional management
positions including field operations manager of the Denver Region, assistant
general manager of the Cincinnati Region and general manager of the Kansas
City Region.  Miller also served as market representation manager for Toyota
and the Lexus Division, corporate manager, advertising-merchandising for the
Toyota Division, vice president, field operations, Customer Services and vice
president of sales for Lexus.
    Most recently, Miller was vice president of the Office of the Web, a group
of top marketing and technology professionals organized to unify Toyota's
electronic commerce programs.
    "Miller's twenty-plus year career with TMS makes him an excellent choice
for the company's top communications position," said James E. Press, TMS
executive vice president and chief operating officer.  "He has a unique
understanding of the automobile business having worked in all facets of the
industry from regional management to laying the foundation for Toyota's entry
into e-commerce."
    Miller assumes the position formerly held by James R. Olson, who was named
senior vice president of external and regulatory affairs for Toyota Motor
North America in February, 2000.  Olson will continue to oversee all external
affairs activities of the various Toyota companies in North America.