Toyota Motor Corp yesterday announced that sales of its Reiz
sedan topped 100,000 units in China over the past two years and
played a key role in achieving aggressive sales in the world's
second largest auto market.
The mid-to-high class sedan was locally built by FAW Toyota, a
joint venture formed by Toyota and China's First Automotive Works
Group, and hit the market in 2005 as the first Chinese-made
front-engine, rear-drive sedan in China.
It has been competing with Ford's Mondeo, General Motors Corp's
LaCrosse, Nissan's Teana and Honda's Accord in the premier car
market expanding at over 20 percent growth year on year.
Toyota introduced revamped Reiz sedans in China in October
including the sporty edition of its 2.5V Reiz.
(Shanghai Daily December 7, 2007)
