Toyota Kirloskar Motor Launches “New Etios Xclusive and New Etios Liva Xclusive”

BANGALORE, India - Sept. 18, 2013 - PRLog -- Delhi, Sept 16, 2013: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today launched the New Etios Xclusive and Etios Liva Xclusive , Limited Edition. The launch marks One Lakh sales of Etios and the Second Anniversary of Etios Liva. Only 2000 exclusive units of the Limited Edition vehicle will be sold till the month of Nov 2013.

Etios and Etios Liva are the first Toyota vehicles to be exclusively designed for the Indian customers. The vehicles are manufactured at TKM’s second plant at Bidadi. The gasoline engine and transmission for Etios and Etios Liva are manufactured at Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts. Etios and Etios Liva have seen success not just in India but also in right hand drive markets like South Africa , Srilanka, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Nepal, Bhutan, Brazil, Argentina and with the recent addition of  Indonesia.

The New Etios Xclusive and Etios Liva Xclusive comes with the following exciting new features that gives you an Xclusive ownership experience

1. Bluetooth Audio with remote

2. Rear parking sensors

3. 2 Tone Ash Brown premium interiors

4. New premium seat fabric

5. Chrome accented shift knob

6. A new limited edition - Xclusive - badge

The New Etios Xclusive and Etios Liva Xclusive, Limited Edition, is based on the G grade of the current lineup.

The new vehicles are available in both, petrol and diesel variant and will be priced at

New Etios Xclusive Limited Edition - New Etios Liva Xclusive Limited Edition

Petrol variant -  6,05,900/-          Petrol variant –  4,95,349/-

Diesel variant -  7,13,243/-          Diesel variant -  6,05,400/-

The New vehicles are available in three colours - White, Classic Grey, and Symphony Silver.

Speaking on the occasion of the launch Mr. Sandeep Singh, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Marketing and Commercial, TKM said “We have launched these vehicles to mark an important milestone in the journey of Etios and Etios Liva. We celebrate this occasion with One lakh Etios happy customers across the country. We hope to see the Etios happy family grow with each year and hope to enjoy a strong and long lasting relationship with them. Etios Liva which celebrates its second anniversary has been ranked the No. 1 Car in customer satisfaction by the TNS Automotive – 2012 Indian Total Customer Satisfaction study, in the premium compact car segment. The Etios and Etios Liva has been appreciated for its quality, performance, space and low cost of ownership, a package that every Indian customer looks for.

The new vehicles will offer an exclusive ownership experience and newness to the product, in the upcoming festive season.”

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Overview of TKM:

Company name - Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited

Managing Director - Hiroshi Nakagawa

Equity participation          - TMC: 89%, Kirloskar group: 11%

Number of employees - Approx. 6,000 +

Land area - Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2)

Building area       - 74,000 m2

Total Installed Production capacity - Upto 3,10,000 units

Overview of TKM 1st Plant

Established - October 1997 (start of production: December 1999)

Location - Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka State

Products - Innova, Fortuner manufactured in India.

Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs.

Installed Production capacity      Upto 1,00,000 units

Overview of TKM 2nd Plant

Location - On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka State)

Products - Corolla Altis, Etios, Etios Liva, Camry, Camry Hybrid

Start of production - December 2010

Installed Production capacity - Upto 2,10,000 units

For any further information please contact:

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd.

Tarunya Mohan

Mobile : 0-9740900029

E-mail: tarunyamohan@toyota-kirloskar.co.in