TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has achieved an incredible clean sweep of the top four positions on Safari Rally Kenya for the second year in succession: Sébastien Ogier winning the epic African event ahead of team-mates
TGR-WRT remains unbeaten on the toughest round of the FIA World Rally Championship since it returned to the calendar in 2021, with Toyota’s all-time Safari record now extended to 11 victories – 10 of those achieved as part of the WRC.
The 1-2-3-4 finish comes 30 years to the month since Toyota first recorded such a result in Kenya with the Celica ST185, something it repeated with the GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID in 2022. It’s the first time any manufacturer has managed the feat on the same WRC round on three separate occasions, or to do it in two successive editions of a rally.
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The Grand Opening of Almasar Almuttahed Co., one of Toyota Libya’s authorized dealers, was held in Zliten on Saturday, June 10th 2023.
This special event was attended by a number of VIP guests and distinguished clients. The audience was welcomed by Mr. Milad Elsday the Branch Manager and Mr. Ahmed Saadawi the General Manager of Almasar Almuttahed Co, accompanied by a number of senior managers of the company and Toyota Libya, who expressed their gratitude and appreciation to the honourable guests and the people of Zliten for their continuous support and high confidence in Toyota.
Mr. Elsday took the guests for a tour inside the new location, which is equipped with facilities of high standards and quality, as well as highly trained employees to provide the best performance in order to serve loyal Toyota customers.
This new location includes a spacious showroom that displays the latest models of Toyota cars, as well as a service centre with the latest equipment and technologies. The dealership also has a spare parts store providing genuine Toyota parts.
This location is an ideal destination for Toyota owners.
The new location is across from Al-Ati Mosque , near Zliten bridge.
Today, Toyota Libya revealed four completely new models of its cars, for the first time in the Libyan market, which are:
Corolla Cross / Belta / Rumion / Urban Cruiser
Below is a brief summary of each car
Corolla Cross
If you are brave, then you must own Corolla Cross.
The Corolla Cross, in its all-new C-SUV, comes in a form that combines the stability of a sedan with the power of an SUV on the roads.
A car characterized by a wonderful and elegant exterior design and interior features equipped with the latest technology with the highest level of professionalism and perfection, available in its two categories: SFX00 and SFX01
Warranty of three years or 100,000 km, whichever comes first.
Toyota Belta
The Toyota Belta belongs to the sedan car category, and the car comes in two categories: the XA HIGH and the GA LAW.
The car has a streamlined shape, thanks to its technology and features that compete with other cars of its class in the market, in addition to its high reliability, distinctive design, and powerful engine.
Toyota Rumion
A car that strikes the perfect balance between plenty of space for a good time and smooth driving around town or on the highway for a weekend getaway with family and friends.
The car is a new contender in the category of 7-seater family cars, and it is the family car in the first place, with an interior space suitable for large families.
Although it is a family car, it is equipped with the capabilities of modern technology in harmony with the bold exterior design.
Toyota Urban Cruiser
It is the latest car in the SUV category, and it has a very distinctive and wonderful design with high capabilities, carrying all the means of safety, security and modern technologies.
Considering that Belta / Rumion and Urban Cruiser are completely new models in the Libyan market
These three categories come with a longer warranty of five years or 150,000 km, whichever comes first.
Nagoya, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)-The Toyota Motor Corp. group took the top spot in global vehicle sales for the third straight year in 2022, data showed Monday.
The group’s global sales, including those at the leading Japanese automaker and domestic subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd. fell 0.1 pct from 2021 to 10,483,024 units, down for the first time in two years, due to semiconductor shortages and the fallout of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to Toyota’s announcement Monday.
Still, the Toyota group saw its sales exceed 10 million units for the second straight year, beating the Volkswagen AG group, whose sales in 2022 decreased 7.0 pct to 8,262,800 units.
While the Toyota group’s production and sales dropped sharply in Japan, where the proportion of vehicle models using many semiconductors is high, its overseas sales were solid, mainly in the rest of Asia. Its overseas production and sales both hit record highs.
The Third training course of (Customer Relations) provided by Toyota Libya -in partnership with the United Nations Development Program and the European Union- has been completed.
The course included a group of trainees from all over Libya.
Through this course, Toyota Libya contributed to transferring its expertise in the field of customer relations to a group of young people to create job opportunities for them.
The number of trainees is 36 trainees, divided into 3 courses.
The course were online and for a period of two weeks for each course, the courses were provided by a number of qualified trainers, who have long experience in this field.
A small online ceremony was held on the occasion of the completion of the courses, in the presence of representatives of the United Nations Development Program and representatives of the European Union.
Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and his French co-driver, Mathieu Baumel, successfully defended the Dakar title they won for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) in 2022, when they brought their GR DKR Hilux T1+ over the finish line of the final stage of Dakar 2023 on 15 January. The pair lost 5min 41sec to the stage winners, but that hardly mattered, as they sealed the overall victory with a winning margin of 1hr 20min 49sec.
1st overall for Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel
4th overall for Giniel de Villiers and Dennis Murphy
Toyota has proven its high quality, durability and reliability in Dakar Rally 2022,
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and Team Land Cruiser TOYOTA AUTO BODY are the winner of Dakar Rally 2022, and will be back to Dakar Rally 2023 well known as world ‘s toughest cross-county rally, to grab the consecutive victory.
Finally the details of the 45th edition of the Dakar have been unveiled, don’t miss their exciting race which will take place for the fourth time in Saudi Arabia from 31st December 2022 to 15th January 2023,
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is set to take on the 2023 Dakar Rally with a three-car team early in January. The reigning masters.
Toyota Motor Corporation is considered the leader in several areas, most notably customer relations, and as a contribution from Toyota Libya F.Z.C. in transferring these experiences to Libyan youth to create job opportunities for them, Toyota Libya intends, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program, to hold an online training course in the field of customer relations. This course is supervised by qualified trainers who have received their training at Toyota Motor Corporation Training Facilities.
On Thursday, 24th November, Toyota Libya F.Z.C. held a graduation ceremony for the 18th group of the “Discover Your Talent” training program, which included 19 graduates, and held at the Radisson Blu hotel in Tripoli, with the attendance of the families of the graduates, as well as representatives of the United Nations Development Program, the European Union and the Ministry of Local Government.
The event included the announcement of the second Internship Training programme, which is held at the authorized Dealer workshops, this training is for 11 trainees in the field of vehicle maintenance. There was also an award announcement for the Authorized Dealer Service Advisors who participated in the second national skill contest for Toyota Service Advisors.
The Second National Skill Contest was held in October 2022 by Toyota Libya F.Z.C. at its Headquarters Training Facility for service advisors between four contestants from its Authorized Dealer Network.
The title of Champion of the Second National Contest for Service Advisors was Mr. Muhammad Al-Nihom – Service Advisor at Mas Company in Benghazi.
The contest is part of the activities required by Toyota Motor Corporation Japan for excellence in customer service.
The contest covered customer reception, and vehicle delivery to the customers after completion of the work requested and in accordance with Toyota standards.
