Mazda will be the first hybrid on the market already in 2013

Mazda will be the first hybrid on the market already in 2013, If the auto manufacturers will come to a mutually agreed, Mazda will be the first hybrid on the market already in 2013 - that is for 2 years before the subject of its own design.

Argued that it is the licensing for the production of individual components of a hybrid power plant Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive, as well as the rechargeable batteries used in hybrids largest Japanese auto manufacturer. Both companies have not yet confirmed this information, but does not expressly denied it. At this time, Mazda has a model number of only one hybrid, while difficult to identify own development. This SUV Mazda Tribute Hybrid, which is in fact technically identical models of Ford Escape Hybrid. In addition, the model is sold only in one place on the planet - in the U.S. state of California, so to speak of mass do not have to.


Toyota Motor is currently in a very advantageous position in terms of hybrid technology. As the largest and oldest of the developer, the company has the expertise and experience that when licensing them to other car manufacturers Toyota could bring considerable revenue. The popularity of hybrids in the world is increasing rapidly, so Toyota can only use this situation to benefit.


This year, Mazda uzhu stated that intends to develop its own hybrid scheme, but the mass production of automobiles with a combined power plant will not say before the year 2015. In the event that there is agreement on the licensing of technology Toyota, the first hybrid Mazda will be able to enter the market in 2013. It should be noted that Toyota Motor already has a successful history of selling licenses for the production of Hybrid Synergy Drive. An example is a hybrid version of Nissan Altima Hybrid, are offered in the United States.

Toyota AE86 old But Popular

Toyota AE86, a Japanese sports car expenses.

This car is very popular in the 1980s, in Japan, this car was given the nickname
Hachi-Roku, which means 8-6, is not really a nickname, only most of the people, familiar with this car with that name.

Toyota AE86 in the making which was first introduced in 1983, this car is launched with two different types the Levin and trueno model, only difference is basically the same body model
especially the lights.
in 1986, on the other version to remove the taillights of the model changes, this car is very popular among the drivers
because this car has advantages, which became legendary, although now this car has been discontinued, but remained a history for the drivers
as a lightweight and powerful sports car and also what makes these cars become legendary, because this car been in use by Keiichi Tsuchiya, who in nicknamed as the Dori-kin by the other drivers who had the meaning "king" with the Toyota AE86 Keiichi Tsuchiya popularized this sport flying even to this day, sport flying was still very popular for the drivers

many other countries are releasing this car, with a different name, such as in north America with a Corolla, and in Australia was also released with a sprinter.

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Toyota's Z-car, the 1979-2002 Celica Supra

Toyota's Z-car, the 1979-2002 Celica Supra, Nissan's Z-car may have been the first Japanese sports car to make a real splash in the United States - but crosstown rival Toyota wasn't going to sit on its hands indefinitely.

Especially since Toyota had technically beaten the Z-car to the punch by nearly three years with the stunning 2000GT - which made its debut at the 1965 Tokyo Motor Show. Unfortunately (for Toyota) the aluminum-bodied, in-line six-powered 2000 GT was both complex and expensive; it was also produced in extremely low numbers (appx. 351 examples, total, with only about 60 of those making it to America) and for just three full years (1967-'70), after which the program was cancelled.

Datsun sold more 240Zs in a month. By the early-mid '70s, the Z-car was making huge inroads against clumsy-handling, gas-guzzling and increasingly wheezy American muscle cars - and also against the still quick and nimble but not-so-reliable British sports cars of the era.

Toyota desperately wanted to get back into the game. There was the Celica - a semi-sporty, rear-drive, two-plus-two. It came to market shortly after the Datsun 240Z, in 1971. But the Celica was a at best a slightly warmed-over econo-box compared with the athletic, purpose-built Z-car (which also featured a standard in-line six vs. the much less prestigious - and powerful - four-cylinder found in the Celica).

But it was, as they say, a start. With the guiding spirit of the 2000GT in mind, Toyota engineers began work on a new kind of Celica - one that would (in time) prove the equal of the Z-car. It would be called Supra.

At first, the car was basically a stretched and hopped-up version of the Celica. The inaugural 1979 Mk I model shared the same basic chassis (including the solid rear axle/RWD layout) but was 5.1 inches longer than the standard Celica - necessitating different sheetmetal in several areas, including the rear quarter panels. There was also a 2000GT-inspired front-end treatment and wider B pillars to give the car a more aggressive look. But the really important difference was under the hood.

Instead of the Celica's four-cylinder engine, Toyota engineers endowed the first Supra with a 2.6 liter in-line SOHC six - a clear shot across the bow aimed directly at the Nissan Z-car. This engine developed 110-hp (initially) and was the first Toyota production engine to be fitted with electronic fuel injection as standard equipment - a rare feature in the late '70s that would not see widespread use in American cars until well into the mid-late 1980s.

Like its spiritual forebear the 2000GT, that first-year Celica Supra also came standard with four-wheel disc brakes (another rarity back in '79), a 5-speed manual gearbox (with a 4-speed automatic available optionally), sport-tuned suspension and gauge pack with tachometer - yet another "something" that wasn't commonly found in most cars until many years later.

At first, the cars came through with stamped steel wheels and plastic trim covers - just like the early Z-cars. But by 1980, these were tossed in favor of 14x5.5-inch aluminum alloys. Another functional improvement came in 1981, when the displacement of the SOHC six was upped to 2.8 liters (and power output ticked up slightly to 116-hp, net).

The Mk I '79-'81 Celica Supra was a reasonable straight-line performer in its day - capable of getting to 60 mph in about 11.2 seconds, with a top speed of about 115 mph at redline. In the late '70s/early '80s, these were solid numbers - not too far off the pace of contemporary V-8 muscle cars such as the Chevy Camaro Z-28 or Pontiac's Firebird Trans-Am. And the Celica offered much better balance, braking and handling - very much like its Nissan rival. Total production of the Mk I was approximately 63,895 units. Still, it was only a beginning. There was much work yet to do.

In 1982, the second generation Celica Supra bowed - with major changes evident throughout, including a new dual overhead cam (DOHC) 2.8 liter in-line six, now rated at 145-hp. The Mk II was offered in two forms: enthusiast-oriented P-type (for "performance") or softer, luxury-oriented L-type. While both used the same engine, P-types came through with a more aggressive final drive ratio (4.10 or 4.30) while the L-types were fitted with a 3.727:1 ring and pinion for better fuel economy and less engine buzz at highway speeds. The "Ps" were hunkier looking, too - with wider rims (14x7s and 225/60-series performance tires vs. 14x5.5-inchers and P195/70-14 all-seasons), pronounced fiberglass fender flares and a wild (for the time) rear spoiler. Firm-fitting sport buckets on the inside with driver-adjustable manual lumbar support and side bolsters were also part of the package - with a limited slip differential available optionally.

The Mk II's modified Macpherson strut (front) and semi-trailing line (rear) suspension was tuned by Lotus and by '85 - the final year for the second generation cars - power output was up to 165 hp. Straight line performance and handling had improved dramatically compared with the original '79-'81 versions. The car was now capable of reaching 60 mph in about 8.7-8.9 seconds; top speed edged close to 130 mph. The Supra was maturing into an impressive GT coupe that was rapidly closing the distance between itself and more established competitors.

1986 saw the introduction of an all-new Mk III, the first year for a Supra that was no longer also a Celica - in name or otherwise. Beginning with this model year, the two cars went their separate ways - with Supra becoming an all-out (and rear-drive) high-performance super coupe that shared nothing with its now front-wheel-drive, toned-down forbear except the Toyota nameplate.

A new 3-liter engine was now standard, with output finally cresting the 200-hp mark. But this was merely the Supra's standard engine. For buyers with a real need for speed, Toyota offered a turbocharged version of this engine (beginning with the '87 models) that was good for 230-hp, dropping the car's 0-60 times to just over six seconds. The turbo engine featured "distributor-less" coil-on-plug ignition - the first production application of this now-common technology in a Toyota vehicle. Four channel ABS, traction control and an electronically adjustable suspension system (TEMS, or Toyota Electronically Modulated Suspension) were among the very high-tech for the times equipment found in the Mk IIIs. A targa-style roof was available, too.

In '88, Toyota released a low-volume Turbo-A model designed to compete in Group-A Touring Car championships. A high-pressure (7.8 psi) turbo, more aggressive cams and high-flow injectors goosed output to 263-hp, making the Turbo-A Supra the fastest Japanese production car then available. Just 500 of these very special Supras left the factory - all of them black hardtop coupes with custom-fitted leather interiors.

The Mk III had a long production run, lasting through the '92 model year - almost twice the three-year shelf-life of the Mk I and Mk II Celica Supras. However, while performance continued to grow sharper with each passing year, the Supra was gradually transforming into an expensive semi-exotic - with an equally semi-exotic price tag. The trend continued with the introduction in 1993 of the Mk IV Supra - which sported an available twin-turbo 3-liter engine and 320-hp (a 220-hp non-turbo engine was still standard equipment).

Twin-turbo models also received a new Getrag six-speed manual transmission, 17-inch rims (16s were standard on the non turbo cars) and 4-piston brakes, among other upgrades. Mk IVs also had aluminum hoods, magnesium steering wheels and lightweight suspension pieces to shave weight and reduce unsprung mass. Toyota's variable valve timing (VVTi) system appeared in '98, by which time the Supra was at the pinnacle of its technological development and performance capability. A twin-turbo Supra could deliver 0-60 times of 4.6 seconds and quarter mile runs in the 13.1 second range at nearly 110 mph.

These numbers made it one of the world's quickest street cars at the time. Even by today's standards, nearly 20 years later, a 4.6 second 0-60 time is still supercar quick.

But the base price of a Mk IV Supra was now almost $34,000 - and turbo models were pushing $40k. This was big money in the early-mid '90s - and it just happened that the market for powerful coupes took a nosedive during this period. Sales slumped badly, despite the objective fact that the Mk IV was without question the quickest, fastest, best-handling and most formidable Supra of them all.

It is an irony of history that both the Supra and its crosstown nemesis, the Nissan 300ZX, eventually fell victim to their own over-achievement. By the mid-late '90s, each car had developed into a true Ninja from fairly humble beginnings - and each suffered declining sales interest as ever-improving performance tracked with ever-escalating price. Nissan eventually dropped the Z-car and Toyota did the same with its Supra, pulling it from the U.S. market after 1998 - and canceling it entirely after 2002. The Z-car, of course, made a comeback. We're still waiting on the Supra to do the same....

2011 Toyota The new model Verso-S

2011 Toyota The new model Verso-S

The company "Toyota" back in the minivan segment in Europe with a new model - "Verso-S". The car will debut at the auto show in Paris on 30 September and will go on sale early next year. Reported "Automotive News Europe".

The new model the company's portfolio will take place "Yaris Verso", whose sales in Europe were suspended in 2006.In the "Toyota" noted that "Verso-S" will be compact, but roomy and comfortable car, with the overall length of less than 4 meters.New product will compete in Europe with "Opel" / "Vauxhall" Meriva, "Citroen" C3 Picasso, "Renault" Modus. Recall that in 2000 there were sold 34,449 "Yaris Verso". In general, in Europe sales of this model was 158 thousand units

Toyota; showed a new minivan for Europe

The company "Toyota" back in the minivan segment in Europe with a new model - "Verso-S". The car will debut at the auto show in Paris on 30 September and will go on sale early next year. Reported "Automotive News Europe".

The new model the company's portfolio will take place "Yaris Verso", whose sales in Europe were suspended in 2006. In the "Toyota" noted that "Verso-S" will be compact, but roomy and comfortable car, with the overall length of less than 4 meters. New product will compete in Europe with "Opel" / "Vauxhall" Meriva, "Citroen" C3 Picasso, "Renault" Modus.Recall that in 2000 there were sold 34,449 "Yaris Verso". In general, in Europe sales of this model was 158 thousand units

Toyota saves on fuel

Toyota saves on fuel

The engineers of the Japanese auto concern Toyota developed the world's most efficient hybrid car that consumes the entire liter of gasoline by 40 kilometers.

New established on the basis of the popular in Western Europe and Yaris models will go on sale in 2011. Buy a car can be over $ 15 thousand.

The company hopes that a car with a new gasoline-electric motor companies consolidate leadership in the market of hybrid cars

Loss Toyota Motor Corporation

Loss Toyota Motor Corporation from April to June amounted to nearly $ 1 billion, however, is less than expected in the company. In connection with the recovery in world markets is reviewing plans to produce upwards.

On Tuesday, the world's largest manufacturer of cars Toyota has reported concern about the loss in the first fiscal quarter (ended 30 June), and also introduced a new, more optimistic outlook on the financial performance for the year as a whole. From April to June automakers lost $ 819 million (77.8 billion yen). The most severe losses incurred due to low sales in Japan and the United States, the two main markets for it.

In the first half of the production of Toyota Corporation fell 40.6%. This is the most significant drop over the past 20 years.

Sales of automotive concern over the same period fell by 26% - to target 3.56 million cars. Nevertheless, this remains the highest in the world. The former leader General Motors took only second place - he sold about 11 thousand cars less.

The Company recognizes: to avoid losses this year will not be. Toyota expects that the annual loss (in the company's fiscal year ends in March 2010) will be $ 4.7 billion instead of previously announced $ 5.8 billion of losses associated with low demand in the automotive market, as well as the high yen. Because of «strong» yen automakers have to pay for more expensive components, ie production costs rising. Nevertheless, reports of recovery in most markets in Europe and the United States have allowed Toyota to reconsider plans to increase production. Previously, the company planned to produce 6.4 million cars (data from the National Association of Japanese automobile companies). Now it is the release of 6.6 million vehicles. For comparison, in 2008 the figure stood at 8.21 million vehicles. This increase in production planned to increase by increasing the sales budget hybrid Prius III. Sales of cars in Japan, despite the crisis that continues to grow. According to the automakers, the main reason for growth - a flexible system of discounts when purchasing a vehicle that provides the Japanese government.

Toyota begins selling the new FJ Cruiser

In early August, the Japanese company will start selling SUV Toyota FJ Cruiser 2010 model year.

From the car last year, the model car will be different not only a new color of the body, but also a few technical changes.
In Japanese Group announced that the Toyota FJ Cruiser 2010 model year, was upgraded 4 liter engine V6. Engineers managed to squeeze out of the engine further 19 units and now the engine gives out "on the Mountain" is not 239, and 258 hp How to say in the Toyota, an increase in power virtually no effect on fuel consumption cars. On average, "appetite" machines grew by less than 1 liter of fuel per 100 km.
Toyota FJ Cruiser 2010 model year, also received updated suspension, and a new color to paint the body called Army Green. The minimum value of the vehicle at the North American market will be $ 23 680

the concept Toyota FT-EV

The company intends to Toyota next year to start production in the serial version of the pilot electric FT-EV, based on the mikrolitrazhki iQ. According to the British publication Autocar, with reference to the statement by the chief designer of this model Hiroki Nakajima, novelty will be completely different from the normal iQ appearance, as well as a modernized interior, which the company agreed to be changed after negative feedback about the quality of the owners used to furnish materials.

Electric-based mikrolitrazhki iQ will be launched in the first mass production model of Toyota in lithium-ion batteries. New product will be driven by four electric motors located in the wheels and the battery will be able to travel about 150 kilometers. Fully charged batteries from ordinary home electrical outlet will take approximately eight hours. The total power of electric motors, as well as dynamic characteristics of the machine has not yet been clarified.

In addition, the company also plans to submit a Toyota model iQ range of special accessories to personalize a car, created by analogy with the ruler of labels proposed for the Fiat 500. According to preliminary information, these accessories will be available for the iQ to the mid-2011.

Note that the concept Toyota FT-EV was introduced this year at the Auto Show in Detroit, and his car battery to provide the range of 75 kilometers. Earlier, Japanese car manufacturer had planned to begin serial production of electric only by 2012.

New generation Toyota giant Land Cruiser

More than a year, fans enjoy the new generation Toyota giant Land Cruiser. 200-I model has caused a great revival among the lovers of the brand.

Meanwhile, fans of a more compact version of Land Cruiser - Prado - remained dissatisfied. Their car is produced without major changes since 2002.

Now came their turn - new arrive on sale as early as next year. The appearance of the car, as is the case with 200-first model, to declassify the Arab fans of the brand. Photos of cars appeared on the eve of an Arab sites.



Unfortunately, the Internet only got photos of front and rear parts, so difficult to say whether the profile of the car.



What engines will be installed on a new generation of automobiles, still unknown. According to rumors, in the beginning it will be old engines: gasoline 4.0-liter V6 power of 249 liters. with. and 3.0-liter turbo-diesel engine with 173 «horse».

The Japanese edition of Best Car

The Japanese edition of Best Car, referring to own sources of Toyota Motor, said details of the back car, which could become the successor to Toyota MR-2, perhaps even getting the same name. A coupe, according to the edition, referring to its sources, based on the Toyota Prius. Platform popular hybrid shortened to 100 mm and the engine upgraded to better reflect the nature of sports. Its members must enter the same 1.8-liter gasoline engine 2ZR-FXE, but the total power of the hybrid installations to grow by 37 hp up to 136 hp
Passenger formula developed by the car - 2 +2, with three body will have little resemblance to the Prius. Argued, however, that many more similarities will be in the cabin, especially in the front part, said autoportal.ua. Fuel efficiency dropped slightly in comparison with the Prius, but the design of fuel consumption figures remain at 35 kilometers on 1 liter of fuel.

Officially, Toyota Motor does not endorse or disproves the conduct of the development of this car, but its appearance more than likely, if the anticipated debut of the main rival Honda CR-Z will be successful. At the market a new hybrid Toyota coupe will be released no earlier than 2012.

Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor recorded

Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor recorded in June, the maximum reduction in the volume of production among Japanese automakers in the decreasing sales due to rising unemployment.

Toyota, Japan's largest automakers, had decreased production of the 11 th consecutive month. The volume of production decreased by 24% compared to the same month last year.Nissan, the third-largest automakers country has produced 22% fewer vehicles than in June 2008. Production of Honda Motor, the second largest Japanese automakers, fell by 20%.

Japanese automakers in the past month have reduced production in North America to reduce inventories, as sales in the U.S. in the first half of 2009 decreased by 35%. Companies have also cut production in Japan, despite the launch of the Government program of tax incentives to stimulate sales of baby car, including the new hybrid models of Toyota and Honda.

"At the global level, the sale of the vehicle, apparently reached the lower limit and begin to recover, but recovery will be slow - believes manager Intelligence Automotive Asia Ashvin Chotai. - In the medium term, sales in the United States did not reach the level of 2005 and 2006. It also is difficult to expect a substantial recovery sales in Japan. "

Intelligence Automotive predicts decline in sales in the United States to about 9.8 million vehicles in the 200 - year to 13.2 million vehicles a year earlier, and then - rising to 10.8 million vehicles in 2010.

Japan's automakers association expects that the outcome of the current fiscal year, sales in the domestic market will be the lowest in three decades. Wide sales are projected association will drop in the fiscal year ended at March 2010, compared to the previous year at 8.5% - up to 4.3 million vehicles. The peak value of sales was recorded in 1990 - 7.78 million vehicles.

Toyota Motor has distributed an update

At the time of entering the market, the cost of such a car would be a record low, despite the newness of technology.

Toyota Motor has distributed an update on the development of own cars on fuel cells or hydrogen-mobilized. The company expects that their value at the time of entering the market will be «shocking low». Will take into account the experience of hybrids, which were initially very expensive, that do not attract more buyers. Hybrids more expensive than gasoline counterparts, and now, but their popularity is growing all the same. Even more successful Toyota intends to achieve by submitting hydrogen-mobilized (or several models), who accessibility could compete with gasoline, while possessing a number of significant advantages, especially in terms of efficiency and environmental friendliness.
Toyota is pleased with the progress which has already been achieved and the level of developed technologies. In 2015, hydrogen-mobilized come on the market, allegedly, regardless of whether sufficient infrastructure for maintenance and refueling or not. At this time, Japanese automakers are concerned, how consumers will view a new type of car. A kind of marketing should be the prototype Plug-In hybrids, including a special version of Prius.
Serial hydrogen-mobilized Toyota will be developed based on technologies that continue to improve on the prototype FCHV. It was built on the base model Toyota Highlander / Kluger, but this does not mean the company stresses that the first production fuel cell car will be exactly Highlander. Most likely it will be much more compact model.
It should be noted that only Japanese hydrogen-mobilized in the market, is the Honda FCX Clarity, available in Japan and the United States in a kind of rent-lease. Buy a model could be, and his rent, for example, in California, the U.S. will cost $ 600 a month.

automotive company Toyota Motor Corp

Global production at factories in the world's largest automotive company Toyota Motor Corp. in May 2009 decreased by 38.8 percent compared to the situation a year ago. The volume of production it falls now in its tenth month in succession, said the report was circulated today, the corporation.

In May, sales at avtogiganta fell worldwide by 28 percent, and within Japan itself - only for 23,1 percent. This is due to strong demand in the country for a new model of hybrid gasoline-electric vehicle Prius. Only one month it was 180 thousand jobs.

The report notes that, in a generally unfavorable market conditions have some signs of improvement in the market. Within Japan it is connected, in particular, with the subsidies that the government started to issue citizens buying cars with high fuel economy type Prius

hybrid version of Supra

Certainly one of the most popular models ever developed by a Japanese car, a Toyota Supra. But, despite the fact that officially Supra ceased production in 2002, it enjoyed great popularity until now.

In turn, the Toyota will never forget the loved many sports car and going into next year to release a hybrid version of Supra and sell it as model 2011.

It is clear that this is still rumor and no technical details about the new items yet. However, as it became known portal 4, Toyota Supra will be based on a hybrid FT-HS Sports, which was first shown in 2007, the engine for the model can be derived from the Lexus 450h, and it is 3.5 liters. V-6 and is connected to a hybrid system, Toyota Crown, so that power can achieve Toyota Supra 400 HP

However, the sports car will not be «fully green», because Toyota is planning to create more sporting version of Supra, which is possible without the cost of hybrid systems. There is information that a prototype of a future business model will be shown in this year's motor show in Tokyo.

Hybrid FT-HS Sports was originally created as a separate model, and was to appear this year, but «thanks» economic situation, Toyota has decided to curtail the project until better times.

All fans are, a sort of anticipation, or at least hint from Toyota, that really is scheduled to release of a new Supra.

New Toyota Mark X in October

New Toyota Mark X in October


In October at the Tokyo MOTORSHOW expected to premiere a new generation Sedan Toyota Mark X.

Previously, went the rumors that Mark X may get turbocharged engine, but the Japanese magazine Holiday Auto refuted this information. According to recent data, sedan will be equipped with 2,5 - and 3,5-liter engine V6 (3,5-liter engine will replace the current 3.0-liter engine). Exterior design will be less aggressive, and the interior - more comfortable, high-tech and luxurious.

The new Mark X will be built on the platform of the current generation to produce a rear wheel drive versions, and Full power version. Expected that the sedan will be the global market, that is, its implementation will take place in many countries, not only in Japan and China.

Toyota recall 1348 vehicles

Company Toyota recall 1348 vehicles to fix an error in labeling. Under the recall of fall 2010 model year Tundra, Yaris 2009 model year, Tacoma, Sienna, RAV4, Highlander and the Scion xB and TC 2009 model year.

According to the NHTSA, an incorrect marking load carrying capacity can lead to overloading the vehicle and increase the risk of accident, writes Japancar. Each car will receive a special sticker with the correct data.

On some machines (there are less than 50), correct markings can not be, because after the installation of additional equipment the weight of the car changed. Service campaign starts in late June.

Toyota announced that Highlander SUV in 2009

The company Toyota announced that Highlander SUV in 2009 will be equipped with a completely new 2.7 - liter engine, which at high productivity should be increased cost will be different. Since its official launch in the sale, scheduled for early next year, the new power unit Highlander promises to be one of the best in the class of off-roadsters.

The new engine will produce 187 horsepower at 5 800 rpm and 242 Nm torque at 4 100 rpm when using conventional 87 - octane gasoline. Optimized torque and increased productivity are achieved by the introduction of a dual exhaust system of highways. In addition, the new engine differs Highlander extremely low level of harmful emissions and is ready posorevnovatsya in this area with the leaders of medium sector off-roadsters. More detailed data on its environmental performance will be announced after the official launch.

Complementing the new engine will be the newest intellectual six-speed automatic transmission with electronically controlled ECT-i. The new transmissions will ensure smooth and extremely rapid acceleration, which is not peculiar vehicles with such engines.

Sacral Toyota Supra returned

Sacral Toyota Supra returned. This year will have a premiere of a new double sports model, with immediately in two versions - coupe and roadster. The Japanese company Top Secret Performance Engineering decided to revive the legendary car. The new Supra will become a serious competitor and Nissan 350Z, and Skyline GT-R.

Zadneprivodny apparatus will be equipped with the latest 450 - powerful V8 petrol with torque 570 Nm, available as early as 2000 rpm. As a competitor speak, of course, Nissan 350Z - cars are very close on ideology. Both zadneprivodnye, both are compact enough, both presented in two versions, and the main body - the price would be too roughly in one band.

Only a new Supra in topmark version is superior to Nissan 350Z at 170 hp More than "budget" version will be equipped with a 3.5 - liter V6, familiar North American consumers on the model of Lexus IS. By design promising new competitors not relinquish. On the contrary, in a Supra highlight - she has acquired impressive appearance. At the same time, when you first look at the car as soon becomes clear, from where he hails.

South African subsidiary of motor company Toyota

As from next year, the South African subsidiary of motor company Toyota is expected to export its locally produced Toyota Corollas from Durban to Europe - a move set to boost the economy of KwaZulu-Natal.

The decision was taken following a meeting on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan between the provincial government and Toyota representatives.


At the meeting with KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sbu Ndebele, the vice chairperson of Toyota Motor Corporation, Katsuhiro Nakagawa said Toyota South Africa would produce Corollas specifically to be exported to Europe.

Mr Nakagawa announced that about 50 engineers had already been sent to South Africa to help with the manufacturing of the vehicles.

"Toyota is determined to produce more vehicles in South Africa which can be exported to other countries.

"The exporting of vehicles from South Africa to other countries is very important for South Africa's economy. The automotive industry is also important for the development of South Africa," he said.

He said they also wanted an increased presence in Japanese automotive parts suppliers in South Africa as the country was considered to be the gateway to the rest of Africa.

"We want to make our South African plant more competitive compared to Toyota plants in other countries," he said.

In a bid to ensure the competitiveness of their South African plant, he acknowledged that the training of workers would be important to achieve this.

"If we skill more workers, more automotive parts supplier companies will come to South Africa".

He explained that they planned to establish a Toyota Training School in South Africa, which would benefit the company's employees and create a much needed skills base for growth.

"We want to listen to the voice of the workers to be able to produce more vehicles, more efficiently and effectively. Training, development and education of our workforce must be intensified," said Mr Nakagawa.

The production of the latest model of the Toyota Corolla in South Africa is currently proceeding well and will be launched in August this year.

"However, we are trying hard to introduce new models of Toyota to be produced is South Africa as well," he said.

Premier Ndebele appreciated the confidence shown by the company to South Africa, particularly KwaZulu-Natal.

"We appreciate the new investment of more than R4 billion at the plant at Prospecton in Durban. However, we would like to see Toyota producing other automotive components in KwaZulu-Natal as well," he said.

Mr Ndebele said they would welcome the development of an Automotive Supplier Park in the province.

He said it was important to accelerate training of the current and future workforce.

"Continuous training is very important. We have to train all the time. For the market in South Africa, the market in Africa and the market elsewhere, training is important," he said.

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