Toyota Produces Brand-New Corolla ZR Engine in TEDA

Toyota Produces Brand-New Corolla ZR Engine in TEDA

April 26, 2007

 
    TIANJIN, China, April 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- --
Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA)
announced today that the brand-new ZR engine from Toyota
was off the production line at the second plant of Tianjin
FAW Toyota Engine Co., Ltd.  The engine, which meets the
tail gas emissions set-out by the Euro III standard, and
that has the potential to also meet the Euro IV standard,
will be installed in Toyota's new Corolla, which will be
off the production line at the third plant of Tianjin FAW
Toyota Engine Co., Ltd. next month. 

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    The manufacturer of the ZR engine, Tianjin FAW Toyota
Engine Co. Ltd., is the core parts manufacturer of Tianjin
FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.  The ZR engine has the
characteristics of high performance, low fuel consumption
and low emissions, and it ranks top amongst its
international peers in terms of motive power, fuel economy
and environmental protection. 

    The environmentally-friendly engines are produced
simultaneously and its output will reach 220,000 sets every
year, which means the Chinese market is playing an
increasingly important role for Toyota and the position of
Tianjin Binhai New Area is undoubtedly more and more
prominent in its strategy for the China market. 

    About Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
(TEDA)

    Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA)
was established in 1984 with the approval of the State
Council of the People's Republic of China.  It is one of
the first state-class economic-technological development
areas in the country. 

    TEDA is located in the center of a larger area
bordering Bohai Sea and the east of the Asia-Europe Land
Bridge, thus serving as the gate to the two super cities of
Beijing and Tianjin, and the throat connecting the northeast
of China.  By the end of 2005, 4,067 foreign companies have
landed in TEDA.  Of the Fortune 500 companies, 57
multinational companies, from 10 countries and regions,
including such well-established multinational giants as
Motorola, Samsung and Toyota, invested in 123 enterprises
in TEDA.  In 2000, "Fortune" listed TEDA as one
of the most highly recommended economic areas in China.  In
2002 UNIDO listed TEDA as one of the most dynamic areas of
China together with Shenzhen, Suzhou, Wenzhou, Shanghai
Pudong and Xi'an High-tech Park.

    For more information, please visit:
http://www.investteda.org .




    For more information, please contact:

     Ding Lei of TEDA
     Tel:   [phone]