Kolhapur, March 7 ^th 2019 : Toyota Kirloskar Motor today expands its footprint further in the state of Maharashtra with the inauguration of its 365 ^th dealership in India - located at Kolhapur - Sonak Toyota. The newly unveiled facility at Kolhapur is well equipped with world-class facilities to cater to 3S (Sales, Service and Spares) requirements of customer.

Inaugurated by Mr. Masakazu Yoshimura, Managing Director – Toyota Kirloskar Motor along with Mr. Vikas Godara, Dealer Principal – Sonak Toyota, the newly unveiled facility spreads over 11,600 sq. meters catering to the customers from Kolhapur, Sangli, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg in southern Maharashtra. Sonak Toyota is well-equipped with all modern amenities and an entire team of welltrained professionals and service team to ensure the most enjoyable and hassle-free car buying and owning experience for every customer associating with Toyota brand.

In addition to retailing of the entire range of Toyota products in India, the new dealership is fully stocked to facilitate distinctive offers to customers in car servicing space like Express Maintenance, Body & Paint Repair and other Value-Added Services. These services are undertaken by professionals from the best technical institutes supported by Toyota and constantly upscaled through unique skill trainings of global standards. The dealer manpower is trained through Toyota Global Training Service System and is equipped to deliver advanced car servicing with hi-tech tools and equipment.

Toyota proudly unveils this customer centric initiative, as a part of its Best-in-Town vision to achieve the BEST with INNOVATIONS. This is Toyota’s road ahead to offer the most remarkable experience to its customers, to deliver values beyond the expectations.

Speaking at the inauguration, Mr. Vikas Godara, Dealer Principal – Sonak Toyota said, “It is indeed our privilege to partner with Toyota, one of the global pioneers in car manufacturing. We are grateful to Toyota Kirloskar Motor for confiding and associating us in their India journey. Affirming Toyota’s commitment, customers will experience the best-in-class purchasing and service offerings at our full- fledged facility. We are extremely delighted to bring Toyota’s global standard products and services to the people in the region, while we ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction and reinforce the reliable and dependable image of the brand. We will always strive to meet expectation of valuable Toyota Customers.”

Commenting on the opening of the new dealership, Mr. Masakazu Yoshimura - Managing Director of Toyota Kirloskar Motor, said, “This new dealership at Sonak Toyota is yet another milestone in our continuous endeavor to reach closer to our customers and deliver world-class Toyota products and services lineage, thus creating an everlasting relationship with our patron customers through their delightful experience with us.

We are glad to have expanded our footprint in the state of Maharashtra, which is a very important market for us in the western region, thus aligning with our approach to offer advanced amenities and quality services through strategically located network set-ups in different parts of the country. As our dealer partner, Sonak Toyota has a good understanding of this prominent market and is aligned with Toyota’s deep-rooted focus on high-quality service with ‘Customer First’ approach.

We are confident that this state-of-the-art showroom in Kolhapur will further strength our presence by catering to the increasing demand for Toyota cars in this region and enable customers to enjoy the premium ownership of car with Toyota brand”.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor now has 360+ customer touch points across the country with the opening of this new dealership. Admired for the legendary QDR [Quality-Durability-Reliability], Toyota continues to bring on million smiles and peace of mind to customers. With ‘Customer being the first priority’, Toyota has been unceasingly striving to effectively reach out to its existing and potential customers with strong pan India dealer network, besides new product launches in diverse vehicle segments.

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Details of the Dealership

Dealership Name	Sonak Toyota
Address	Sonak Toyota, Gat No- 334 & 338, A/P Mouje Sambhapur, Taluka - Hatkanangale, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Pin-416122
District	Kolhapur
State	Maharashtra
Pin code	416122
GM Sales	Mr. Vinayak Dhabade
GM Sales (Cell No.)	96079 63001
GM Customer Service	Mr. Nitin Vasgadekar
GM Customer Service (Cell No.)	96079 63003
E-mail:	Sales-kolhapur@sonaktoyota.com

Overview of TKM

Company name	Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited
Equity participation	TMC: 89%, Kirloskar Systems Limited (Mr. Vikram S. Kirloskar): 11%
Number of employees	Approx. 6,500
Land area	Approx. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2)
Building area	74,000 m2
Total Installed Production capacity	Upto 3,10,000 units

Overview of TKM 1^st Plant

Established	October 1997 (start of production: December 1999)
Location	Bidadi
Products	Innova, Fortuner manufactured in India. Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs.
Installed Production capacity	Upto 1,00,000 units

Overview of TKM 2^nd Plant

Start of Production	December 2010
Location	On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited, Bidadi
Products	Corolla Altis, Toyota Yaris, Etios, Etios Liva, Etios Cross, Camry Hybrid
Installed Production capacity	Upto 2,10,000 units

For any further Queries please contact:

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd.	Creation
Rani K R Mobile : +91-88612-08520 Email : ranikr@toyota-kirloskar.co.in	Archita Deb Mobile :+91-63622-84691 Email : archita.deb@creation.io