TOYOTA MANUFACTURERS CLUB ESTABLISHED IN INDONESIA

Toyota City―TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION announced today that it will establish the Toyota Manufacturers Club in Indonesia, an organization for Indonesian auto parts makers that have business ties with its affiliates, P.T. Toyota-Astra Motor and P.T. Toyota-Mobilindo. The general meeting to establish the organization is to be held at a Jakarta hotel this evening.

The Club is being established to respond to growing local parts procurement needs as domestic automobile production in Indonesia develops. It is particularly aimed at strengthening cooperation between Toyota and its related companies, ensuring stable longterm business and prosperous coexistence, and improving control over quality, delivery time, productivity, etc., through joint study by its members.

This will be Toyota's second overseas club. The Toyota Cooperation Club Thailand, a similar organization consisting of 35 member companies, was established in that country in 1982.

On the recommendation of P.T. Toyota-Astra Motor, sixty companies that deal with Toyota have been invited to join the Toyota Manufacturers Club. Officers of the Club will include Chairman Soegijo, president of P.T. Tri Satria Utama, Vice Chairman Suyatimo, president of P.T. Purna Kadera, three secretaries, one accountant and one auditor.

The general meeting to establish the Club will take place today from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. (local time; 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Japan time) at the Hilton Hotel Jakarta. It will be attended by Indonesian Minister of Industry Hartarto, Mr. Pongsvapananusorn Chalit, president of CH. Auto Parts Co., Ltd. and chairman of the Toyota Cooperation Club Thailand, Mr. Hiroshi Kousaka, director of Toyota Motor Corporation, and representatives of associated companies.

The Club hopes to encourage strong and regular liaison with Toyota through meetings and workshops aimed at improving quality and production control systems, and will hold occasional training courses in Japan. The Club will also organize various social gatherings and encourage friendly ties among its members.