Toyota sold 15,000 units in 11 months

The company also said it target to jerk up the sales to 19000 by the end of the year and multiply same in no distant future. Executive Director, Operations of the company, disclosed this in Lagos on Thursday during the company’s quarterly press conference. He said the fact that increase in its sales margin and […]

The company also said it target to jerk up the sales to 19000 by the end of the year and multiply same in no distant future.

Executive Director, Operations of the company, disclosed this in Lagos on Thursday during the company’s quarterly press conference.

He said the fact that increase in its sales margin and maintaining market shares in the face of current business environment in the country attests to its focus and determination to be the leader in the automobile sector.

According to him, this also explains why Toyota Corolla, one of its brands, has continued to be the toast of Nigerian customers.

He denied claims that Toyota Corolla is the target of armed robbers lately because of it is selling fast in the market, stressing that any car can be the target of men of the underworld.

He encouraged Nigerians to always approach Toyota and its dealers for purchases, adding that the development is the best way to check fake versions of the product.

Ade-Ojo who reiterated his company’s commitment to service delivery, innovation and integrity, disclosed that plans are underway to launch the new Toyota 2012 series in the Nigerian market.

Speaking on the business environment, the Executive Director stressed the need to make it more friendly and congenial in order to grow the automobile industry.

He disclosed that the company plans to site auto plants in Nigeria but is constrained by extraneous factors which has continued to cause it nightmare.

According to him, these factors include power, infrastructure, good roads and good transportation network.

‘’We are very passionate about setting up an auto manufacturing plant here in Nigeria in future. Our chairman is committed and determined to make this possible. The government should create the enabling environment to encourage investors.’’

Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL), Chairman, Chief Michael Ade-Ojo, has disclosed that the United States government has given Toyota brand a clean bill of health, allaying fears over the recent recall of some models of Toyota vehicles.

He said after thorough investigations, Ray Lahood, United States’ Transportation Secretary, said there was no electronic-based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration in Toyota vehicles.

According to him, during the recall period, TNL had put in place a reassurance check program but no single case of vehicle with defective acceleration pedal was found in Nigeria.

“I am glad to inform you that while the recall lasted, we put in place a reassurance check program to assuage customers’ apprehension and the check revealed no single case of Toyota vehicles with defective acceleration pedals or any related problems in Nigeria. To corroborate this, Ray Lahood, a United States of America Transportation Secretary, recently gave a clean bill of health to Toyota vehicles when he submitted a report of investigations ordered in 2010 by the US Congress on some Toyota vehicles acceleration complaints that there is no electrical-based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration in Toyotas,” he said.

He said one of the core values of his company is giving customers the best at all times, adding that TNL is poised to break new grounds in the realm of customer satisfaction.

The chairman said TNL has continued to rev up its dealer network expansion drive to ensure accessibility and availability of superior quality products and services to its teeming customers in the country, adding that the company is also investing in systematic upgrade of facilities across all its existing dealer outlets.

He said the initiatives is to align with Toyota Motor Corporation’s 3s philosophy of providing world class auto services in sales, service and spare parts, noting that these efforts have yielded positive results as all Toyota Nigeria dealers have been enrolled in the annual TSM Kodawari Certification Program of Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan.