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Toyota Begins Taking Pre-Launch Orders

September 2009 | Company Brief

News: According to just-auto.com, Japanese automaker Toyota Motor's South Korean subsidiary Toyota Korea has started taking pre-launch orders for Toyota brand vehicles in the country. The automaker is planning to add four brands - Camry, Camry Hybrid, RAV4 and Prius - for the South Korean market by the end of October 2009. Currently Toyota has five dealerships in the country, with three in Seoul and one each in Bundang and Busan.

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