Toyota's joint venture begins en

Toyota's joint venture begins en

Hiroshi Okuda (2nd from R), president of Toyota Motor Corp., shakes hands with a Chinese official during a ceremony marking the start of engine production in Tianjin, China, on July 9. Tianjin Toyota Motor Engine Co., which the Japanese auto giant set up with Tianjin Automotive Industrial (Group) Co., will assemble 1300 cc gasoline engines developed for the Charade small passenger car assembled by Tianjin Automotive.

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