Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s registers its Highest sales ever

April 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Toyota Kirloskar Motor achieved its highest ever sales with 9726 units in Mar 2011. The company sales grew by 41% when compared to the corresponding period last year. The growth is largely driven by the impressive sales of the Etios with 3257 units sold in Mar 2011. The order booking for the Etios continues to be high with 29796 bookings received so far.

Mr. Sandeep Singh, Deputy Managing Director, Marketing, TKM said, “We have sold 9726 units last month, our highest ever sales. We would like to thank all our customers for their response.”  

TKM also announced an increase in the prices of its key models, effective April 1, 2011. The price increase of the Innova, Corolla Altis and Fortuner will range from 1 - 1.5%.

The range of price increase for each product is:

Innova –                    Rs 12,557 – Rs. 18,424
Corolla Altis Diesel – Rs 14,100 – Rs. 17,700
Corolla Altis Petrol – Rs10,400 – Rs. 14,500
Fortuner –                Appox Rs. 20,000

For details, please refer to http://www.toyotabharat.com/

Overview of TKM:

Company name   Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited
Managing Director     Hiroshi Nakagawa
Established    October 1997 (start of production: December 1999)
Location    Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka State
Products    Corolla Altis, Innova and Fortuner manufactured in India. Camry Prado, Prius and Land Cruiser imported as CBUs.
Annual production capacity    Approx. 80,000 units
Equity participation    TMC: 89%, Kirloskar group: 11%
Number of employees    Approx. 4650
Land area    Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2)
Building area    74,000 m2


Overview of TKM 2nd Plant

Location   On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka State)
Products   Etios Sedan and Hatchback Liva (will go on sale in April 2011)
Start of production   December 2010
Annual production capacity   70,000 units

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