P R O D U C T S

Toyoda’s Products at a Glance
C AT E G O RY I B U S I N E S S

DEDICATION TO
RESEARCH AND
CREATIVITY
AHEAD OF ITS TIME

ENGINESFOUNDRYAUTOMOBILEASSEMBLY

Beginning in the textile machinery
area, TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM
WORKS, LTD., has made strong
efforts to expand its markets. Today,
the Company provides products inmany fields and has earned the trust
and praise of customers all over theworld.

Sales¥95.5 bil
% of net sales¥4.2 bilSales¥152.4 bil

17.1%

27.3%

The largest sales division.
200 thousand cars sold: 46%
domestic and 54% overseas.
Manufacturing small TOYOTA
cars such as “Vitz” (“Yaris”), thesuccessor of “Starlet”, fromJanuary 1999. Full capacity
production for “Vitz” due tostrong demands domesiticallyand from Europe for its fresh
image, high quality andreasonable price. “SprinterCarib” (“Corolla Wagon”) also
maintains popularity. Aiming to
manufacture over 220 thousandcars in 2000. Currently
developing new cars derived
from “Vitz”.

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0.7%% of net sales

6SalesManufactured 208 thousand
diesel engines and 176 thousand
gasoline engines this year. Thecurrent core product is C-type(2000 cc class) diesel engine,
and its share accounts for about
25% of all TOYOTA dieselengines. Demand slowed down
for diesel engines in domestic
market, but a direct injection
type launched June 1999 isexpected to boost sales. Various
types of gasoline engines E, Y
and K-types being manufactured
effectively under the renowned
Flexible Production Line.

Supply center of high-quality
and low-cost cast-iron parts andaluminum parts to customers
and to the Company’s otherbusiness unit. Iron cast parts
mainly used for engine parts,
and also provied for textile
machinery and industrial
vehicles. Aluminum cast parts
produced for car airconditioning compressors, andalso for engine heads. Demandfor aluminum cast parts
expected to grow even further
as light-weighted aluminumengine parts will replace heavier
ones. Production of car airconditioning compressors will
also increase.

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CAR AIRCONDITIONINGCOMPRESSORSC AT E G O RY III

LOGISTICS &FORKLIFTSSEMI-CONDUCTOR& ELECTRONICS
EQUIPMENTTEXTILEMACHINERY

Sales¥151.4 bil

Sales¥5.0 bilSales¥107.2 bil% of net sales% of net sales
Sales% of net sales

27.1%¥18.9 bil
% of net sales

0.9%

19.2%

Supplying swash plate fixed andvariable displacement types,
scroll and vane types ofcompressors as well as theirmodified versions to meet thespecific needs of clients to car
manufacturers in the world.
Holds No.1 global share for thesuperiority in productdevelopment and technology.
9,785 thousand units sold thisyear, record sales. Intends toincrease the current market
share especially in Europe,
where demand for car airconditioning systems is strong.
Plans to aggressively be
involved in development of aseries of energy-saving variabledisplacement type and scroll
type compressors for small cars.

Sales of ¥8.4 billion from
Logistics department and ¥143
billion from Forklifts department(record sales of 67,444 units).
For industrial vehicles, 39%
domestic sales, and 61%
overseas. No.1 domestic sharefor the superior quality andample product lineup, and also
one of the largest in the world.
Next generation engine-powered
forklift “GENEO” introduced inJapan September 1998, and will
be manufactured locally inEurope and North America as“7 Series” in 2000. Plan toexpand indoor battery-powered
forklifts lineup to gain a 25%
market share in the world in
2005. Logistics department shareis small, but double theproduction in 5 years. Clean
room equipment will be added
to current lineup of automatic
guided vehicles and automatedstorages, to supply highlyefficient, high-quality and lowcost products.

3.4%

Top manufacturer of air jet loomin the global market. In total
2,120 looms and 305 thousandspindles of ring spinning frames
were sold in 1999. The water jetloom business was acquired
from Nissan Texsys Co., Ltd. inApril 1999. This will be acornerstone in pursuit to obtain
No.1 global share in the loombusiness.

Though new business, intend toexpand it to become one of theCompany’s mainstays.
Semiconductor department
supplies power devices such as
SIT and HIC. Aims to expand to
become a unique supplier ofsemiconductors. Electronics
equipment department supplies
AC inverters mounted on
automobiles, SS wirelessmodems, and also provides
controllers for battery-poweredindustrial vehicles manufacturedby the Company. Also joint
venture with Sony Corporation
started production of TFT colorLCD made of low- temperaturepolysilicon in April 1999, and at
the same time another joint
venture with Ibiden Co., Ltd.
started production of plastic
package boards for IC chips.

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