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August 10, 2005
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This Week:

• Jeep® Patriot Concept

• Ford Motor Company Strengthens Its Marketing And Sales Activities With New Structure

• Toyota and FAW to Start Producing Prius in Changchun, China this Year

• BMW Announces First Application Of High Definition Radio (HD Radio(TM)) In A Production Car

• Nissan's Smyrna Plant Produces Its 7 Millionth Vehicle

• The All-New 2006 Audi A6 Avant Now on Sale: Where Modern Luxury Meets Utility

• 2007 Dodge Caliber Powertrain is a New Slant in One of the World's Most Competitive Segments

• Saab 9-2X gets More Horsepower for 2006, Pricing Unchanged

• MINI USA Announces 2006 Model-Year Product Updates And Pricing

• Hyundai is Driven to Surpass Toyota, Says Bloomberg Markets

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Present at the FAW/Toyota press conference, which was held at the Changchun International Conference & Exhibition Center, was FAW Vice President Jin Yi and TMC Executive Vice President Yoshimi Inaba. Inaba commented on the occasion, saying, "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone, especially the officials from the government and related organizations, as well as our partners from FAW, for helping us realize our first overseas production of hybrids, here in Changchun - the birthplace of the Chinese auto industry. Toyota regards China as one of its most important markets and I hope that this project can help contribute, if even in a small way, to the expansion of economic development in Changchun and its region and to the solution of environmental issues in China. I also hope that the success of this project will help strengthen the partnership between FAW and Toyota."

Toyota plans to display 10 vehicles at the Changchun Motor Show, which runs from August 5-14. In addition to the Prius, Toyota brand vehicles on display will be the Reiz, which will begin production in China this autumn, and the locally produced Crown, Corolla, Vios and Land Cruiser. Two Lexus brand vehicles, the LS430 and RX300, will also be on display. In addition to these production models, a Toyota F1 car and the i-unit, Toyota's "personal mobility" vehicle, will also be shown.

(August 04, 2005)