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Toyota Kirloskar Motors registered a growth of 38% in sales in the year 2010, compared to last year. It sold 74759 units in the calendar year 2010 against 54320 units in 2009. The past year was a good one for Toyota for the company launched the Etios, which received phenomenal response and the unveiling of the Liva, its hatchback, which has generated a fair amount curiosity about the car.

Toyota Motors unveiled the third generation of the Toyota Vitz in Yokohoma. The hatchback will lock horns with the other leaders of the segment namely the Honda Fit and the Nissan March. The selling point of the Vitz is the mileage that it offers. Toyota claims that the Vitz with the technology used in it has given them a mileage of 26.5 km/litre which makes it best-in-its-class when it comes to fuel economy.

Toyota Kirloskar Motors launched the much anticipated and awaited car, the Etios Sedan in Banglore today. The first car to roll out under Toyota's 'Q' class concept, the sedan made heads turn when it was first showcased in the Delhi Auto Expo. Under the hood beats a 2NR-FE - 1496cc 16V DOHC engine which delivers 90ps @ 5600rpm and according to ARAI gives a mileage of 17.6 kmpl. Projected as a family car the sedan has a 595 ltr boot space to store all the luggage for your long journeys. The sedan has undergone 2,00,000 km of real world testing in India and hence priority has been given to mileage, space, style and price.

The Toyota Etios Sedan will be first launched in India on the 1st of December. Ready to roll it out in style, Toyota has roped in Bollywood music director A. R. Rehman. With the introduction of the Etios Toyota will enter the under 7 lakh, mass volume segment. Toyota Kirloskar Motors aims to sell 70000 units of the Etios in India per annum with its new unit in Bidadi and it will also expand its dealership network to 150 by the end of 2010. The sedan will be the first to set foot in the Indian markets and the hatch will follow soon in March 2011.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd., showcased the Etios which turned out to be a headturner at the Auto Expo held in New Delhi in January 2010. While the car was not a production model, people at the Expo got a fairly clear picture of what the car would look like once it arrived and now Toyota Kirloskar Motors is all set to unveil the Etios on the 1st of December this year.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor has registered a growth of 17% in sales in October 2010 compared to the same period last year. It sold 6602 units in October 2010 against 5650 units in October last year.A growth of 49% has been recorded for the period January to October 2010, over the same period last year.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor announced – two-time Oscar award winner and musical genius – A R Rahman as its official brand ambassador for the Toyota Etios. The much-awaited Etios will be launched in December this year, and Rahman as the brand ambassador will endorse the products through various marketing campaigns of the company.

Toyota Kirloskar Motors inaugurated its 10th dealership outlet in Mumbai, taking its dealer network count to 108 in 73 cities across the country. The new outlet is a 1S (sales) facility of Madhuban Toyota, and is the latest state-of-the-art Toyota showroom opened in the country. With the Etios launch closing in this December, the new dealership, located in Western Suburbs of Khar West in Mumbai, will definitely help boost the reach of Toyota cars throughout the city.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UCO Bank to extend auto retail  finance  to their prospective customers. UCO Bank  will be one of the preferred financiers for the entire range of vehicles sold by Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited. The MOU was signed by Mr. S K Dey Purkayastha, General Manager, Retail Banking & Corporate Communication from UCO Bank and Mr. Sailesh Shetty, General Manager (Sales) from Toyota Kirloskar Motor.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor has registered a growth of 26% in sales in August 2010 compared to the same period last year. It sold 6361 units in August 2010 against 5045 units in August last year. A growth of 62% has been recorded for the period January to August 2010, over the same period last year.