January 10, 2007 - Erlanger, KY - Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) announced today that the company's North American manufacturing facilities produced 1,553,790 vehicles and 1,428,662 engines in 2006.

In North America, Toyota produces the Avalon, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Matrix, Sequoia, Sienna, Solara, Tacoma, Tundra and Lexus RX 350.

Year-over-year, vehicle production was unchanged and engine production was up ten percent to reach a record level. Toyota is currently preparing for numerous start-up and expansion activities in North America that will increase vehicle capacity to two million units by 2008. This represents an additional 470,000 units of vehicle capacity in North America.

"This was a critical year for Toyota as we began production of the next generation Camry, the Camry Hybrid and commenced Tundra production in Texas," said Seiichi Sudo, president and COO of TEMA. "By 2008, Toyota's vehicle capacity will grow 33 percent as we follow our philosophy to build vehicles where we sell them."

This following is a breakdown of Toyota's capacity increase through 2008:

· Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas (TMMTX) started operations in November 2006 and, when at full capacity, will be able to produce 200,000 units of Tundra pickup trucks per year.

· Subaru Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA) will begin production of the Camry this spring and, when at full capacity, will be able to produce 100,000 units annually.

· Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California (TMMBC) will expand Tacoma truck capacity this year by 20,000 units for total vehicle capacity of 50,000 units annually.

· Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada's (TMMC) Woodstock facility will begin production of the RAV4 in 2008 with capacity of 150,000 units annually.

Additionally, Toyota anticipates the following projects to come on line in 2007:

· Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) will produce an additional 240,000 automatic transmissions for total annual capacity of 600,000 automatic transmissions per year.

· Bodine Aluminum, Inc.'s Jackson, Tennessee plant will increase capacity to build one million engine blocks and 270,000 cast aluminum transmission cases and housings.

In 2006, the following projects were completed:

· TMMWV began producing gears for automatic transmissions.

· Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) began production of the next generation Camry and the Camry Hybrid - Toyota's first hybrid produced in North America.

· TMMTX began production of the next generation Tundra pickup truck.

· Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc. (TMMAL) increased V8 engine production and has the capacity to produce 120,000 V8 and 130,000 V6 engines annually.

 

Toyota North American Vehicle Production - 2006
Manufacturing Site	Model	# Units
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK)	Avalon	100,014
	Camry	358,544
	Camry Hybrid	4,249
	Solara	41,078
	Total	503,885
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI)*	Corolla	199,534
	Tacoma	170,765
	Total	370,299
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC)	Corolla	161,555
	Matrix	78,939
	RX 350	76,939
	Total	317,433
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. (TMMI)	Tundra	118,062
	Sequoia	33,917
	Sienna	172,211
	Total	324,190
Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California (TMMBC)	Tacoma	34,465
	Total	34,465
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. (TMMTX)	Tundra	3,518
	Total	3,518
Total 2006 North American Vehicle Production*		1,553,790

*Total does not include General Motors vehicles built at New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), a joint-venture between Toyota and General Motors in Fremont, California. In 2006, NUMMI manufactured 58,344 Pontiac Vibe vehicles.

 

Toyota North American Engine Production - 2006
Manufacturing Site	Engine	# Units
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK)	4-cylinder	338,933
	V6	161,537
	Total	500,470
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV)	4-cylinder	238,032
	V6	196,816
	Total	434,848
	Automatic Transmission Total	390,245
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC)	4-cylinder (assembly)	231,302
	Total	231,302
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc. (TMMAL)	V6 (assembly)	145,290
	V8	116,752
	Total	262,042
Total 2006 North American Engine Production		1,428,662

In addition to the above mentioned plants, Bodine Aluminum, Inc., in Jackson, Tennessee and Troy and St. Louis, Missouri, cast aluminum parts such as cylinder heads, intake manifolds, engine brackets and engine blocks. TABC, Inc. in Long Beach, California, manufactures truck beds, catalytic converters, stamping parts, coated substrates and steering columns, along with Hino Trucks. Canadian Autoparts Toyota, Inc. (CAPTIN) in Delta, British Columbia, produces aluminum wheels.

Toyota's North American vehicle and engine production - five year history:

 

Year   Vehicle Production  YOY Change
2006   1,553,790           Unchanged
2005   1,558,895           8%
2004   1,443,889           13%
2003   1,278,359           6%
2002   1,205,486           11%	

Year  Engine Production   YOY Change
2006  1,428,662           10%
2005  1,295,227           2%
2004  1,273,437          15%
2003  1,112,074          12%
2002  988,678            40%

Toyota (NYSE:TM) established operations in North America in 1957. By 2008, Toyota will have the annual capacity to build about two million cars and trucks in 15 plants across North America. There are more than 1,700 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships in North America, which sell more than 2.8 million vehicles a year. Toyota directly employs nearly 40,000 people in North America. Toyota's investment in North America is currently valued at more than $17.6 billion.

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