's Zárate plant produced 170,330 units, exporting 80% to 22 Latin American countries. The facility also began producing the Hiace van, further solidifying its role in utility vehicle manufacturing. Toyota's services also expanded, with 5.6% growth in after-sales care, increased vehicle rentals via Kinto, and the sale of nearly 4,000 certified pre-owned vehicles. The launch of Connected Services enhanced customer safety and control, aligning with...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/08

Toyota to expand KINTO FACTORY software upgrade services Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will expand the menu that can be added for the update of software in its “KINTO FACTORY” service, which enables customers to add and improve functions after the purchase of a new vehicle. While Toyota previously expanded the number of service items and service stores, car dealers have been reluctant to introduce the upgrade service due to an increasing ...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/21

icle sharing, subscriptions, and mobility hubs. Mobility for All: Innovations to address mobility challenges, especially for the aging population. Important themes such as AI, education, and inclusivity will also enhance these efforts. Partners in the Toyota Open Labs include Toyota Tsusho Europe, KINTO Europe, Woven Capital, and the Toyota Mobility Foundation. Selected startups will connect with a diverse network of advisors and mentors. Partic...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/28

KINTO to start offering PHVs as subscription service KINTO Corporation (KINTO, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City), a Toyota group fixed-price car subscription service provider, announced that it will start offering plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHV) in early August. By expanding its service lineup, it aims to secure new subscribers. KINTO will start providing the new service by first offering four PHV models, the Crown Sport, Prius, Harrier, and Lexus NX. (F...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/17

KINTO starts to sell eight Subaru car models On May 16, Subaru Corporation (Subaru) started the sales of eight Subaru vehicle models including the “Levorg Layback” and “BRZ” through KINTO Co., Ltd. (KINTO, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City). Subaru aims to win new customers, such as young customers, by widening purchase options. The vehicles are offered with two plan options: an “initial fee-free plan” with no initial cost, and a “cancella...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/17

a function in the suite of advanced driving support technologies within Toyota Teammate. Toyota has set a base sales volume for Japan as 2,250 units per month. The model is produced at the Tahara plant (Toyota Motor Corporation) and the Hamura plant (Hino Motors, Ltd.) and is now also available at KINTO subscription service. Toyota's press release...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/19

KINTO to establish new support desk to strengthen acquisition of corporate customers KINTO Corporation (KINTO, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City), a Toyota group fixed-price car subscription service provider, will open a window for corporate customers as early as mid-2024. While KINTO’s main customers are individuals, the company has received increasing inquiries from companies, and applications for the subscription of the “Alphard” and “Vellfir...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/28

Subaru to offer new vehicles through Kinto service this summer On January 12, Subaru Corporation (Subaru) announced that it will start offering its new vehicles through the subscription (flat-rate usage) service Kinto in the summer of 2024. Subaru’s vehicles will be the first vehicles other than Toyota Motor Corporation’s models offered through the Kinto service. Subaru is aiming to acquire new customers mainly of younger generations through ...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/15

Open Labs, a new open innovation platform bringing together startups with business units across the Toyota ecosystem to scale innovation and lead the market into the next phase of mobility.Toyota Open Labs partners include Toyota Tsusho Europe, the trading and supply-chain arm of the Toyota group, KINTO Europe, the Toyota group’s mobility brand, Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth-stage venture fund, and Toyota Mobility Foundation, a non-profit f...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/30

Toyota starts upgrade service for subscription-exclusive Prius U grade in Japan On June 22, Toyota announced that it has started offering an upgrade service in Japan that allows customers to swiftly evolve their cars in line with technological innovation. The service is available for the KINTO Unlimited-exclusive Prius U Grade.Toyota has been offering retrofitting of new equipment that was not installed at the time of purchase through KINTO FACTO...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/22

they are new until they are scrapped and return a portion of the preserved vehicle value to users. Toyota has set a dedicated grade incorporating an upgrade-ready design from the new Prius, which went on sale in January. It has started offering it through the subscription (flat-rate usage) service Kinto. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on January 27, 2023)...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/27

Kinto to update vehicle with OTA; launching subscription exclusive model for new Prius On December 7, Kinto Corporation (Kinto; Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City), a Toyota Group affiliated company that provides car subscription (flat-rate usage) services, announced that it will provide Kinto Unlimited services which includes free software updates for the new Prius model. Toyota will set a subscription-only grade for the Prius. It will also have an app ...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/08

Honda Sales Operations Japan Co., Ltd., Honda’ subsidiary, sells vehicles, and the retailer chosen by the user provides the delivery and maintenance of vehicles. Apart from Honda On, automakers are increasingly utilizing online subscription (flat-rate) services such as Toyota Motor Corporation's KINTO to win young customers. Since young customers often fail to pass a lease contract examination, there will be issues to be addressed in order to ...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/15

nected service, on-demand shuttle booking app, car sharing or rental, logistics matching service, and fleet management service. Additionally, TMSPH will complement Toyota Financial Services Philippines Corporation (TFSPH) in promoting and managing units under its full operating lease product called KINTO.The first of its kind among Toyota affiliates in the Southeast Asian region, TMSPH is considered as a ‘New Mobility Dojo’ that is projected ...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/15

newly-developed bi-polar nickel-hydrogen battery. The TNGA platform provides a lightweight and well-balanced, high-rigidity body. It has advanced safety and driving support systems like Toyota Safety Sense, Toyota Teammate, etc. The new Crown (Crossover type) will also start being offered via the KINTO car subscription service.  Toyota South Africa Motors press release  ...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/18

, BEV maintenance, and residual value. Also to contribute to the achievement of carbon neutrality, battery management will be implemented for all vehicles by using batteries without waste through the 3Rs (Rebuild, Reuse, Recycle). Provisions for individual customers will be through a bZ4X exclusive KINTO subscription service plan (full-service lease).Toyota will commence the first phase by accepting applications for the first 3,000 units on May 1...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/13

e (EV), which is scheduled to be announced in April, at 1,800 units in Japan. The new Solterra EV will be sold by existing means such as cash and credit payment. Toyota Motor Corporation will offer the new bZ4X EV, which was jointly developed with Subaru, to individual customers only through its “KINTO” vehicle subscription service in Japan. Subaru will not sell the Solterra EV by any special method but market it as one of Subaru’s SUVs. Th...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/05

Toyota to offer new bZ4X EV to individual customers only through KINTO subscription service Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will offer the new bZ4X electric vehicle (EV) to individual customers only through its “KINTO” vehicle subscription service when it launches the EV in Japan. By not retailing the bz4X at dealers, the company will clear away users’ nervousness about after-sales service, trade―in price, and other EV-related matters. ...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/28

KINTO receives German government funding for fuel cell car leasing offer On February 10, NOW GmbH announced that to accelerate the market activation of fuel cell vehicles, leasing offers by KINTO Deutschland GmbH for models of the second-generation Toyota Mirai are to receive funding from the German Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV – Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr) as part of the National Innovation Programme Hydrog...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/15

ADVICS’s brake control technology adopted by Toyota Kinto Factory ADVICS Co., Ltd. (ADVICS) announced that its brake control technology has been adopted for a new function of Toyota Motor Corporation’s Kinto Factory service as Nameraka Brake. The technology utilizes regenerative braking, which separately controls front and rear wheels. It increases the braking force of rear wheels at the start of braking so that passengers are not thrown forw...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/14