Toyota Motor Korea

Toyota Motor Korea Co., Ltd.

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Automotive
Founded	March 2000
Headquarters	Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea
Products	Automobiles
Parent	Toyota
Website	www.toyota.co.kr

Toyota Motor Korea Co., Ltd. is the South Korean subsidiary of Japan-based conglomerate Toyota, which specializes in the sales and distribution of Toyota and Lexus automobiles in South Korea.

History

After establishing a local subsidiary in March 2000, Toyota first launched the Lexus brand in 2001. Through the mid-2000s, Lexus experienced sales successes in South Korea, becoming the top-selling import make in that markets in 2005.^[1] Nonetheless, Toyota Motor Korea still could not import the Toyota brand due to tariffs and South Korean policy issues. However, in order to meet the diversifying needs of users in South Korea, where the market for imported cars from Japan such as Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Honda is growing rapidly, Toyota Motor Korea decided to introduce the Toyota brand in addition to Lexus, and opened each showroom on October 20, 2009.^[2] As of February 2022, it has 25 sales offices, including 6 in Seoul.

Models

Current models

There are 11 Toyota vehicles currently sold in South Korea.

• Toyota Alphard
• Toyota Crown (Only HEV is available)
• Toyota Camry (Only HEV and Gasoline is available)
• Toyota Camry Hybrid
• Toyota GR Supra
• Toyota GR86
• Toyota Highlander (Only HEV is available)
• Toyota Prius
• Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (formerly known as Prius Prime)
• Toyota RAV4 (Only HEV is available)
• Toyota Sienna (Only HEV is available)

Discontinued models

• Toyota Corolla (2002-2019)
• Toyota Avalon (2000-2022)
• Toyota FJ Cruiser (2007-2014)
• Toyota Venza (2007-2017)
• Toyota Prius V (2011-2019)
• Toyota Prius C (2011-2021)

References

External links

• Official website