Toyota Announces Management Changes in Europe

Toyota has announced on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ the appointment of Mr. Tadashi Arashima as a Senior Managing Director of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), effective 22 June 2007. Mr. Arashima will also join TMC's Board of Directors as Chief Officer, Europe & Africa Operations Group. He will continue to manage Toyota's European operations and retain his title of President and Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Motor Europe (TME).

Brussels, Belgium (PRWEB) June 24, 2007 -- In other management changes, Mr. Didier Leroy has been named a Managing Officer of TMC. In addition to his current role as President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF), he will assume other responsibilities as an Executive Vice-President of TME. To view the archived presentation of this press release please go to http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/.

In addition, Mr. Tamer Ünlü has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT). Mr. Ünlü is the first local staff member to assume this position at TMMT. Mr. Ünlü replaces Mr. Kazuhiro Kobayashi, who will return to Japan. According to the press release published on http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ Tadashi Arashima graduated from Keio University with a degree in Political Science in 1973. He began working in the North America Division of TMC in Tokyo, Japan, that same year.
In June 2003, Mr. Arashima was named President and CEO of Toyota Motor Marketing Europe and Managing Officer at TMC. Following the legal merger of Toyota Motor Europe, and Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing in October 2005, Mr. Arashima later assumed the position of President, TMME Company, Toyota Motor Europe in July 2006.
Mr. Arashima is married with two sons.

Notes to the editors:
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA (TME) oversees the wholesale sales and marketing of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, parts and accessories, and Toyota's European manufacturing and engineering operations. Toyota directly and indirectly employs approximately 55,000 people in Europe and has invested over €6 billion since 1990. In 2006, Toyota sold 1,124,119 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Europe, enjoying its tenth consecutive record year of sales. The company aims to sell 1.22 million units in Europe in 2007, including 44,500 hybrid vehicles. For more information, go to http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/

Toyota Announces Executive and Organizational Changes
Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced executive and organizational changes today, as described in the attachment.

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