Sep. 13, 2005
13 Toyota Group Companies and Affiliates Plan Joint Exhibit
at 32nd International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition
Tokyo ― TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that TMC, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) and 11 other Toyota Group companies and affiliates would jointly participate in the 32nd International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition. The exhibition, which is the largest of its kind in Japan, will be held over three days from September 27 to 29 at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center (Tokyo Big Sight) in Tokyo.
The joint exhibit will highlight a wide range of user-friendly vehicles and home- and lifestyle-related equipment developed by Toyota Group companies and affiliates in response to Japan’s rapidly aging population’s needs for mobility and a more-comfortable and safe living environment.
TMC, Daihatsu and other Toyota Group companies and affiliates are aiming at "making society prosperous through making things", and they intend to be actively involved in providing various products that apply technology gained through automotive development.
Joint Exhibit Overview
| Exhibit location | Hall 1, East Exhibition Halls, Tokyo Big Sight (Vehicles for Disabled People exhibit area) |
| Exhibit total area |
Toyota: 450m2 Daihatsu: 180 m2 ATOLIS*: 252 m2 |
| Participating companies |
Toyota Motor Corporation, Daihatsu Motors, Co., Ltd. and 11 other Toyota Group companies and affiliates (Aichi Steel Corporation, Toyoda Machine Works Ltd., Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd., Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., Denso Corporation, Toyoda Boshoku Corporation, Kanto Auto Works, Ltd., Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. and Aisin AW Co., Ltd.) |
| Highlights of exhibits |
Toyota: Welcab vehicle series (nine units) Daihatsu: Friendship vehicle series (four units and a shared-use, universal-mobility vehicle management system) ATOLIS: 24 items of home- and lifestyle-related equipment. |
*ATOLIS: All Toyota Life System; a project developed by TMC and Toyota Group companies in April 1999 in a bid to "achieve a mutually prosperous relationship between physical places of residence, lifestyles and society". Participating companies began exhibiting at the International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition, under the ATOLIS banner, from that year.
Overview of 32nd International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition
| Date | September 27 - September 29, 2005 (10:00 - 17:00) |
| Venue | East Exhibition Halls, Tokyo International Exhibition Center (Tokyo Big Sight), 3-21-1, Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan 135-0063 |
| Admission | Free (Registration required in advance or at the door.) See http://www.hcr.or.jp for more details.) |
| Organizers | - Japan Council of Social Welfare - Health and Welfare Information Association |
| Supporting organizations | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, embassies of participating countries |
Exhibiting Companies and Main Exhibits
TOYOTA
Barrier-free Vehicles
TOYOTA
Barrier-free Vehicles
| Welcab series | Vehicle name | Specifications |
| Porte Weldrive (concept car) | Welcab Friendmatic model | |
| Welcab Concept Active Type 1 (concept car) | Wheelchair-adapted model (slope type) | |
| Welcab Concept Active Type 2 (concept car) | Wheelchair-adapted model (slope type) | |
| Vitz | Welcab Lift-up Front Passenger Seat model | |
| Porte | Side-access model (with lift-up and detachable passenger seat, plus dedicated wheelchair) | |
| Isis | Side Lift-up Seat model (panorama type) | |
| Alphard Hybrid | Side Lift-up Seat model (detachable type) | |
| Noah | Wheelchair-adapted model (slope type) | |
| Hiace | Wheelchair-adapted model (lift-up type) |
DAIHATSU
Barrier-free Vehicles
Barrier-free Vehicles
| Friendship series | Vehicle name | Specifications |
| Mira Selfmatic (scheduled for market launch) | Drive-it-yourself vehicle for disabled people | |
| Tanto Lift-up Front Passenger Seat (scheduled for market launch) | Equipped with power-lift passenger seat | |
| ATRAI Sloper (scheduled for market launch) | Can transport a single wheelchair | |
| MOVE Sloper | Can transport wheelchair (with rotating and sliding passenger seat) | |
| Other | Friendship Series i-system | Shared-use universal-mobility vehicle management system |
ATOLIS
Home- and lifestyle-related equipment
Home- and lifestyle-related equipment
| Company name | Exhibits | Number |
| Toyota Motor Corporation | Prefabricated housing (Toyota Housing Corporation), proprietary PHS terminals | 2 |
| Aichi Steel Corporation | Plant growth activator | 1 |
| Toyoda Machine Works Ltd. | Home elevators | 1 |
| Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. | Linear-motor doors (for use in housing entranceways and interiors), linear-motor curtains, electric scooters, electric wheelchair lifts, air deodorizers and cleaners | 6 |
| Toyota Tsusho Corporation | Muscle training machines, adult diapers, nursing care goods sold on the internet | 3 |
| Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. | Mattresses and quiet interior doors | 2 |
| Denso Corporation | Natural refrigerant (CO2) heat pump water heater | 1 |
| Toyoda Boshoku Corporation | Barrier-free seats, knee and elbow supporters, warm bolero jacket | 3 |
| Kanto Auto Works, Ltd. | Four-wheel electric wheelchair | 1 |
| Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | Balance mats | 1 |
| Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. | Hallway Smart Key, Window Lock Monitoring System | 2 |
| Aisin AW Co., Ltd. | Photo-platinum catalyst filter air purifier | 1 |
