Toyota Recognizes Top Suppliers for 2007

ERLANGER, Ky., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Toyota Motor
Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) has announced
award-winning North American suppliers for 2007. The awards recognize those
suppliers who exceeded the company’s expectations in the following areas:
Launch Performance, Technology, Supplier Diversity, Value Improvement and
Quality.

TEMA also added a new recognition level called the TEAM (Total
Exceptional Achievement for Manufacturing) Award for suppliers that excel
in overall performance. The winner of this year’s award is DENSO
International America, Inc.

In addition, the following suppliers received the Superior Award in the
areas of Supplier Diversity, Value Improvement and Quality: DENSO
International America, Inc. (Value Improvement, Supplier Diversity);
Johnson Controls, Inc. (Supplier Diversity); Kyowa American Corporation
(Quality); MAHLE Industries, Inc. (Quality); Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
(Value Improvement); TP Corporation of America (Quality) and U.S. Engine
Valve (Quality).

The awards were presented at Toyota’s Annual Business Meeting and
Awards Ceremony at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center, bringing
together approximately 500 North American suppliers. Toyota hosts this
annual event to communicate objectives for the current year, recognize top
supplier performance for the prior year and enhance relationships.

“TEMA works closely with our North American suppliers in order to build
our top quality vehicles; therefore, we take this opportunity to recognize
outstanding performance of our top suppliers,” stated Atsushi “Art” Kume,
Senior Vice President of TEMA. “Suppliers’ commitment to continuous
improvement is key to achieving Toyota’s long term focus on quality and
value.”

Toyota currently has six vehicle manufacturing plants and seven
engine/component plants in North America. Later this year, a new plant in
Woodstock, Ontario will begin building the RAV4; in addition, a new plant
is also under construction in Blue Springs, Mississippi where Toyota will
build the Highlander.

Current and potential suppliers can visit http://www.ToyotaSupplier.com for
information on Toyota’s purchasing policies, newsworthy articles and learn
more about Toyota’s purchasing principles.

TEAM AWARD

Supplier Name N.A. Corporate Commodity Award Category
Location
DENSO International Southfield, Mich. Thermal powertrain Total
America, Inc. and other key Performance
systems

SUPERIOR AWARDS

Supplier Name N.A. Corporate Commodity Award Category
Location
DENSO International Southfield, Mich. Thermal powertrain Value
America, Inc. and other key Improvement
systems and Quality

Johnson Controls, Plymouth, Mich. Seats and other Supplier
Inc. interior trim Diversity

Kyowa America Westminster, Injection molded, Quality
Corporation Calif. painted, exterior
body parts

MAHLE Industries, Morristown, Tenn. Piston systems Quality
Inc.

Ryder Supply Miami, Fla. Transportation Value
Chain Solutions and logistics Improvement
services

TP Corporation Northfield, Ill. Piston ring set Quality
of America

U.S. Engine Valve Marshall, Mich. Engine valves Quality

EXCELLENT AWARDS

Supplier Name Location Commodity Award Category
Advanced Composites Nashville, Tenn. Plastic resin Quality

Aisin Automotive London, Ky. Engine components Quality
Casting, LLC & die casting

American Fine Tiffin, Ohio Valve seat intake Quality
Sinter Co., Ltd. & exhaust

Amtex, Inc. Lebanon, Ohio Floor carpets & Supplier
acoustical trim Diversity
components

Continental Auburn Hills, Brake master Supplier
Automotive Systems Mich. and VSC Diversity
assemblies

Delphi Thermal Ciudad Juarez, A/C systems & Quality
Systems Mexico radiators

DENSO
International Southfield, Thermal powertrain Supplier
America, Inc. Mich. and other key Diversity
systems

Diamond Electric Eleanor, W.Va. Ignition coil Quality
Manufacturing
Corporation

Eagle Ottawa, LLC Auburn Hills, Leather Value
Mich. Improvement

Fujitsu Ten Corp. Plymouth, Mich. Audio commodity Value
of America Improvement

Hitachi Cable Russell Springs, Hydraulic & Quality
Indiana-KY Ky. vacuum brake
assemblies

Hydro-Automotive Holland, Mich. Reinforcement Quality
Structures North bumpers
America, Inc.

INEOS Fluor St. Gabriel, La. Refrigerant Quality
Americas LLC

Intertec - San Leandro, Floor consoles & Quality
San Leandro, Calif. instrument panel
California trim

Jernberg Chicago, Ill. Forged, formed Quality
Industries, and machined
Inc., a division components
of HHI

Johnson Controls, Livermore, Calif. Seats and other Quality
Inc. interior trims

JTEKT North Piedmont, S.C. Steering, driveline, Launch
America bearing Performance

Midway Products Hudson, Ind. Stampings and Quality
Group, Inc. assemblies

Mitchell Plastics Kitchener, Plastic interior Technology
Ontario; Canada trim

New Mather Toledo, Ohio Stabilizer Bars Quality
Metals, Inc.

TRAM, Inc. Plymouth, Mich. Switches, Value
electronics Improvement
& shift levers

Ryobi Die Casting Shelbyville, Ind. Aluminum die Quality
(USA), Inc. casting parts

Yazaki North Cambridge, Wire harnesses Quality
America Ontario; Canada and electronics

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE: TM) established operations in North America in 1957 and
currently operates 13 manufacturing plants. In addition, new plants are
under construction in Ontario, Canada and Mississippi. There are more than
1,700 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships in North America which sold more
than 2.9 million vehicles in 2007. Toyota directly employs over 43,000 in
North America and its investment here is currently valued at more than $21
billion, including sales and manufacturing operations, research and
development, financial services and design. Toyota’s annual purchasing of
parts, materials, goods and services from North American suppliers totals
more than $30 billion per year.

Toyota currently produces 11 vehicles in North America, including the
Avalon, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Matrix, Sienna, Solara, Sequoia,
Tacoma, Tundra and the Lexus RX 350. When production begins in Ontario and
Mississippi, Toyota will have 15 manufacturing plants with the annual
capacity to build approximately 2.2 million cars and trucks, 1.49 million
engines and 425,000 automatic transmissions. For more information about
Toyota, visit http://www.toyota.com.

SOURCE Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America,
Inc.