ToyotaCorolla:WorldsMostPopularCar

40MillionUnitsSoldOver47Years
NewDelhi,September5,2013ToyotaMotorCorporation(TMC)announcestodaythat cumulativeglobalsalesoftheToyotaCorollasurpassed40millionasofJuly31,2013, reaching40.013millionunits. LaunchedinNovember1966asatwodoorsedan,theCorollasglobalcumulativesalesreached 1millionunitsafterjustfouryearsonthemarket.In1997,itbecametheworldsbestselling nameplate,withglobalcumulativesalesexceeding22.656millionunits.Lastyear, approximately1.161millionCorollavehiclesweresoldglobally3,180everydayinmorethan 150countriesandregions. CumulativeglobalsalesoftheCorollaaccountforoneinfiveofallvehiclesToyotahassoldinits 76yearhistoryatestamenttothevehiclessignificantcontributiontothegrowthofthe company. Talkingaboutthisimportantmilestone,Mr.HiroshiNakagawa,MDandCEO,Toyota KirloskarMotorsaid:Wearedelightedtocelebratethisimportantmilestoneinthe76year historyofCorollasalesacrosstheglobe.ThismilestonestandstestimonytoCorollaspopularity andworldwideacceptance. WearegladthatweintroducedthisflagshipmodelofToyotainIndiaintheyear2003.The CorollaAltishasbeenlovedandappreciatedbyourIndiancustomers.WehopetheCorollawill continuetobringhappinessandwellbeingtopeopleinIndiaasaroundtheworld. ThehistoryoftheeverevolvingCorolla,filledwithexamplesoftechnologyandquality improvementandeffortstobetteranticipatecustomerneeds,isemblematicofToyotas everbettercaraccomplishmentsoftoday.

Reference1:CurrentCorollaProductionBases

Companyname,country

StartofCorolla production November1966 August1972 May1975 April1986 November1988 March1993 September1994* September1996 September1998 March2001 February2003 May2004 October2011 May2012

TakaokaPlant(TMC),Japan ToyotaMotorThailandCo.,Ltd(TMT),Thailand ToyotaSouthAfricaMotor(Pty)Ltd.(TSAM),SouthAfrica ToyotadeVenezuelaCompaniaAnonima(TDV),Venezuela ToyotaMotorManufacturingCanadaInc.(TMMC),Canada IndusMotorCompanyLtd.(IMC),Pakistan ToyotaMotorManufacturingTurkeyInc.(TMMT),Turkey ToyotaMotorVietnamCo.Ltd.(TMV),Vietnam ToyotadoBrasilLTDA.(TDB),Brazil KuozuiMotorLtd.,Taiwan ToyotaKirloskarMotorPrivateLtd.(TKM),India TianjinFAWToyotaMotorCo.,Ltd.,(TFTM)China(twolocations) ToyotaMotorManufacturingMississippiInc.(TMMMS),UnitedStates MiyagiOhiraPlant,ToyotaMotorEastJapan,Inc,Japan *NoCorollaproductionbetweenJanuary2007andJune201311th generationCorollaproductionbeganonJune172013

Reference2:TheHistoryoftheCorolla Year Month Keymilestones

1966

Nov.

Lineoffoffirst1100ccCorollaatTMCsTakaokaPlantinToyotaCity Salesoftwodoorsedanwithfourspeedfloorshifttransmissionbeginin JapanatToyotaPublicaandToyotaDieseldealerspricesrangefrom 432,000yenforstandardmodelto495,000yenfordeluxemodel

1967 1968

May Feb.

Fourdoorsedanandlightvanadded OverseasproductionbeginsatAssemblyServicesSdn.Bhd.(ASSB)in Malaysia ExportstotheUSbegin CorollaSprinterlaunchedinJapan ExportstoCanadabegin ProductionbeginsatAustralianMotorIndustries(nowToyotaMotor CorporationAustraliaLtd.) ToyotaPublicadealerchannelchangesnametoToyotaCorolla Startof33yearrunasbestsellingcarinJapan Secondgenerationlaunchedcoupeadded Millionthunitsold ProductionbeginsatToyotaMotorThailandCo.,Ltd. ProductionbeginsatToyotaIreland(TI) Thirdgenerationlaunched ProductionbeginsatToyotaSouthAfricaMotor(Pty)Ltd. 5millionthunitsold Fourthgenerationlaunched Friendmaticmodeladdedforpeoplewithdisabilitiesinbothlowerlimbs ProductionatTIends CorollaIIlaunched

Apr.

May July

1969

Mar.

1970

May

1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1979 1981

Aug. Feb. Apr. May Mar. Sept. Dec.

1982

May

 1983 1984 1986 May Oct. Apr. Sept. 1987 1988 1989 May Nov. Oct.

10millionthunitsold Fifthgenerationlaunched CorollaFXlaunched ProductionbeginsatToyotadeVenezuelaC.A. CorollaFXproductionbeginsatNewUnitedMotorManufacturing,Inc.inU.S. Sixthgenerationlaunched ProductionbeginsatToyotaMotorManufacturingCanadaInc. ProductionbeginsatToyotaMotorPhilippinesCorp. 15millionthunitsold Seventhgenerationlaunched CorollaCereslaunchedinJapan ProductionbeginsatIndusMotorCompanyLtd.inPakistan 20millionthunitsold ProductionbeginsatwhatisnowToyotaMotorManufacturingTurkeyInc. (TMMT) Eighthgenerationlaunched ProductionbeginsatToyotaMotorVietnamCo.Ltd. CorollaSpaciolaunchedinJapan ProductionbeginsatPT.ToyotaMotorManufacturingIndonesia(TMMIN) ProductionbeginsatToyotadoBrasilLtda.sIndaiatubaPlant CorollaliftbackproductionbeginsatToyotaMotorManufacturing(U.K.)Ltd. ProductionatToyotaMotorCorporationAustraliaLtd.ends Eighthgenerationlaunched 25millionthunitsold

1991 1992 1993 1994

June May Mar. Sept.

1995 1996 1997 1998

May Sept. Jan. Mar. Aug. Sept.

1999 2000

July Aug.

2001

Jan. Mar.

CorollaRunXlaunchedinJapan ProductionbeginsatKuozuiMotorLtd.inTaiwan RunasJapansbestsellingcarends(226,000unitssoldvs.250,000 HondaFitsales) ProductionatTMMINends Japansalescrownretaken ProductionbeginsatTianjinFAWToyotaMotorCo.,Ltd.s(TFTMs)Xiqing PlantinChina 30millionthunitsold Tenthgenerationlaunched ProductionatTMUKends ProductionbeginsatTFTMsTEDAPlant CorollaRumionlaunchedinJapan ProductionatASSBends ProductionatTMPends 35millionthunitsold ProductionatNUMMIends ProductionbeginsatToyotaMotorManufacturing,MississippiInc.inU.S. ProductionbeginsatToyotaMotorEastJapan,Inc.sOhiraPlantinMiyagi Prefecture Eleventhgenerationlaunched ProductionbeginsatSichuanFAWToyotaMotorCo.,Ltd.s(SFTMs) ChangchunPlantinChina ProductionbeginsatTMMT 40millionthunitsold ProductionatSFTMends

2002

2003

Oct.

2004

Feb.

2005 2006

Oct. Dec.

2007

May. Oct. Aug. Dec.

2009 2010 2011 2012

Apr. Nov. May

2013

Jun. July