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Eduardo Silva · 06-09-2004, 13:34:17

La Hilux Vigo se va a fabricar en Tailandia, tal como la L200 y la Mazda.

También se fabricarán 60000 unidades en Argentina, y otras mas en Indonesia y Suráfrica.

Transcribo artículo del diario Business Day de Bangkok:

TOKYO-BASED Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Toyota Motor Thailand said yesterday they expect to produce 500,000 trucks under the Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle (IMV) scheme from production bases in four countries, mainly Thailand which stands to benefit from an export revenue of up to 75 billion baht annually from the project.

Akio Toyoda, TMC’s senior managing director, said Thailand will be the first country to start producing 280,000 trucks at Hilux Vigo, at its factory in Samut Prakarn on the eastern outskirts of Bangkok. About half of the output will be exported to 90 countries around the globe.

It is the first time that TMC has moved its production base of one-tonne trucks overseas. The project in Thailand is expected to cost 30 billion baht, which will come from TMC, its subsidiaries here and local part makers.

Apart from Thailand, the IMV project is being developed in Argentina, South Africa and Indonesia.

In Indonesia, TMC plans to produce 90,000 IMV’s with the export target of 10,000 vehicles. The project will start in September this year, while it hopes to start the project in South Africa in 2005 with a capacity of 60,000 vehicles and an export target of 30,000.

In Argentina, it plans to commence operations in 2005 to produce 60,000 trucks, 45,000 of which will be sold outside the country. In total, the project will see the production of 490,000 trucks in the four countries.

“Within a year, Toyota will market the five truck models from this IMV project in 140 countries across the world,” Toyoda told a press conference in Bangkok.

The main model will be Hilux Vigo, which will account for about 12 percent of the project’s global sales.

He said one-tonne trucks represent about 60 percent of automobile exports from Thailand, the world’s second largest exporter in this category of trucks.

TMC will spend as much as one billion baht in public relations to promote trucks from the IMV project in the four countries.

Toyota plans to take the top position in Thailand’s pick-up truck segment by launching Hilux Vigo here with a price range of 488,000 to 861,000 baht, which is up to 10 percent cheaper than its existing Hilux models.

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported last month that the country’s total car exports over the first six months of this year increased by 42 percent on the back of stronger demand for vehicles in the world market.

Surapong Paisitpattanapong, spokesman of the FTI’s Automotive Industrial Group, said in the first half of the year, a total of 151,910 vehicles or about 34.03 percent of the country’s total car production were exported to overseas markets.

He added that the country’s car exports increased by 44,977 vehicles valued at 66.44 billion baht, 42.06 percent or 20.08 billion baht higher than that of the same period last year.

The country’s exports of automotive engines decreased to 1.98 billion baht from last year by 611.11 million baht or 23.53 percent. The overall value of the country’s cars, automotive engines, auto parts and spare parts over the first half of the year stood at 88.89 billion baht, an increase of 39.96 percent or 25.38 billion baht from last year, he said.

Regarding the country’s motorcycle industry, Surapong said Thailand exported 401,175 motorcycles, or about 27.97 percent of the total output over the first half of the year, an increase of 136,430 vehicles or 51.53 percent with a total value of 6.38 billion baht.

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Eduardo Silva Senior Member Top 1000 Fecha de Ingreso: Dec 2003 Mensajes: 3.972	La Hilux Vigo se va a fabricar en Tailandia, tal como la L200 y la Mazda. También se fabricarán 60000 unidades en Argentina, y otras mas en Indonesia y Suráfrica. Transcribo artículo del diario Business Day de Bangkok: TOKYO-BASED Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Toyota Motor Thailand said yesterday they expect to produce 500,000 trucks under the Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle (IMV) scheme from production bases in four countries, mainly Thailand which stands to benefit from an export revenue of up to 75 billion baht annually from the project. Akio Toyoda, TMC’s senior managing director, said Thailand will be the first country to start producing 280,000 trucks at Hilux Vigo, at its factory in Samut Prakarn on the eastern outskirts of Bangkok. About half of the output will be exported to 90 countries around the globe. It is the first time that TMC has moved its production base of one-tonne trucks overseas. The project in Thailand is expected to cost 30 billion baht, which will come from TMC, its subsidiaries here and local part makers. Apart from Thailand, the IMV project is being developed in Argentina, South Africa and Indonesia. In Indonesia, TMC plans to produce 90,000 IMV’s with the export target of 10,000 vehicles. The project will start in September this year, while it hopes to start the project in South Africa in 2005 with a capacity of 60,000 vehicles and an export target of 30,000. In Argentina, it plans to commence operations in 2005 to produce 60,000 trucks, 45,000 of which will be sold outside the country. In total, the project will see the production of 490,000 trucks in the four countries. “Within a year, Toyota will market the five truck models from this IMV project in 140 countries across the world,” Toyoda told a press conference in Bangkok. The main model will be Hilux Vigo, which will account for about 12 percent of the project’s global sales. He said one-tonne trucks represent about 60 percent of automobile exports from Thailand, the world’s second largest exporter in this category of trucks. TMC will spend as much as one billion baht in public relations to promote trucks from the IMV project in the four countries. Toyota plans to take the top position in Thailand’s pick-up truck segment by launching Hilux Vigo here with a price range of 488,000 to 861,000 baht, which is up to 10 percent cheaper than its existing Hilux models. The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported last month that the country’s total car exports over the first six months of this year increased by 42 percent on the back of stronger demand for vehicles in the world market. Surapong Paisitpattanapong, spokesman of the FTI’s Automotive Industrial Group, said in the first half of the year, a total of 151,910 vehicles or about 34.03 percent of the country’s total car production were exported to overseas markets. He added that the country’s car exports increased by 44,977 vehicles valued at 66.44 billion baht, 42.06 percent or 20.08 billion baht higher than that of the same period last year. The country’s exports of automotive engines decreased to 1.98 billion baht from last year by 611.11 million baht or 23.53 percent. The overall value of the country’s cars, automotive engines, auto parts and spare parts over the first half of the year stood at 88.89 billion baht, an increase of 39.96 percent or 25.38 billion baht from last year, he said. Regarding the country’s motorcycle industry, Surapong said Thailand exported 401,175 motorcycles, or about 27.97 percent of the total output over the first half of the year, an increase of 136,430 vehicles or 51.53 percent with a total value of 6.38 billion baht.