T O P I C SThis section highlights Toyota Industries’ activities from April to the beginning of November 2004.

New Products

Full Model Changes to 10- to 24-ton Internal Combustion Counterbalanced Forklift Trucks
In August 2004, TOYOTA Material Handling Company
made a full model change on all 14 models of 10- to
24-ton internal combustion counterbalanced forklift
trucks and began selling these in Japan and designatedcountries* overseas. These forklift trucks are the world’s
first models in their class to be fitted with a diesel
turbo engine with an electronic common rail fuelinjection system, which features the industry’s
highest level of power output, excellent fueleconomy and clean exhaust emissions.

In addition to improved operational efficiency, the forklift
trucks also incorporate a host of new functions forenhanced safety and easier vehicle operation, such as afull-floating, highly airtight cabin thatsignificantly reduces vibration and noise.
* Available in Algeria, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, NewZealand, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, SouthAfrica, Taiwan, Thailand and CIS countries. The 15- to24-ton models are available overseas for the first time.

Exhibitions

Products Showcased at 11th World Congresson ITS Nagoya, Aichi 2004
Toyota Industries exhibited its leading-edge intelligent
transport system (ITS) technologies at the 11th World
Congress on ITS Nagoya, Aichi 2004 held from October 19 to24, 2004 at the Nagoya International Exhibition Hall. Ourexhibit was based on the theme “Indoor ITS technology that
promotes safety, environmental awareness and conveniencein society and daily life.”
Our exhibition booth featured a model distribution center
that introduced an array of products and technologies. These
included our proprietary
Warehouse Management
System (WMS) that cancomprehensively monitor work
operations of staff during
receiving, storing and shippingof goods, as well as enhance
efficiency and safety of forklift
truck operations andcoordinate trucks and othertypes of delivery. Also on display were forklift trucks equippedwith such functions as location detection systems, mounted
terminals and front and rear monitors that enhance safety
and work efficiency; efficient picking systems that utilize radio
frequency identification (RFID) tags; and other leading-edge
electronics technologies that support these products.

Cutting-Edge, Energy-Efficient, EnvironmentFriendly Technologies Showcased at the 38thTokyo Motor Show 2004
Toyota Industries showcased a range of products andtechnologies at the 38th Tokyo Motor Show held fromNovember 2 to 7, 2004 at Makuhari Messe on the outskirts ofTokyo. Under the theme “Connecting People Worldwide,” weshowcased products that contribute to environmental
protection, higher efficiency and lower costs in a diverse
range of situations involving the global movement of people
and goods from production sites to consumers and end users.
We also introduced theenvironment-friendly andelectronics technologies that
support such products.
The main products on
display included state-ofthe-art car air-conditioning
compressors such as variabledisplacement compressors
for buses, power electronics
components for automobiles and electronic components suchas wireless LAN modules, radio tuners and white organic lightemitting diode (OLED) light sources. Also exhibited werehand pallet trucks, electric pallet trucks and other warehousetrucks from BT Industries AB and aerial work platforms fromAichi Corporation.

Environmental Protection
Social & Environmental Report
2004

Social & Environmental Report

Publication of Social & Environmental Report 2004
In August 2004, Toyota Industries published its Social & Environmental Report 2004, which contains easy-tounderstand explanations of our approach toward environmental preservation. This is the sixth such report we havepublished since our first Environmental Report in 1999. Beginning in 2004, we added information about our social
contribution activities and renamed the publication the Social & Environmental Report. It includes an overview of ourcompliance and quality-assurance structures as well as a look at our efforts to create a healthy and comfortableworkplace and strengthen human resource development.
The contents of the Social & Environmental Report 2004, together with details of our recent activities and related
matters, are posted on our Web site (http://www.toyota-industries.com/environment/).

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