Mar. 21, 2018

Hilux Milestones

Year	Date	Milestone
1968	March 21	Hilux (RN10) Launched
	N/A	Hilux Introduced in Australia
	December	Hilux Introduced in Saudi Arabia
1969	June	Hilux Introduced in US
1970	January	Hilux Assembly Commenced in South Africa
1970	March	Hilux Introduced in Canada
1972	N/A	Hilux 2nd Gen Introduced
1972	January	Hilux Truck Bed Assembly Agreement Signed with Atlas Fabricators in US; Contract Production Commenced
1975	September	Hilux Body Production Commenced in Thailand
1978	September	Hilux 3rd Gen Introduced
	November	First Middle East Sales Campaign Conducted for 1979 Model Hilux
	December	Cumulative Exports of Toyota Hi-Lux Pass Million Mark
1979	December	Toyota Adds Diesel Model to Hi-Lux Series
1980	February	Muhammad Ali Hired for Hilux Sales Campaign in Saudi Arabia
1983	March	Hilux Assembly Commenced by Rover Zambia
1983	November	Hilux 4th Gen Introduced
1984	May	Toyota Adds Multi-purpose 4WD "Surf" to Hi-Lux Series
1985	December	Hilux Assembly Commenced in Peru
1986	June	Cumulative Production of Toyota Hilux Reaches Four Million
1987	June	Hilux Joint Production Memorandum Concluded with VW
1988	September	Hilux 5th Gen Introduced
1989	January	Pickup Truck Production Begins at VW Hanover Plant
	April	NUMMI Chosen for Toyota Truck Production
	May	Full Model Change of Hilux Surf Inrtoduced
1991	June	Hilux Production Terminated; Plant Operations Suspended in Peru
1992	October	CBU Import of Hilux, Corolla, Hilux SW4, and Camry Vehicles Commenced in Brazil
1995	December	All-new Toyota Hilux Surf on Sale in Japan
1996	January	Export of Hilux Parts to TMS Commenced in Brazil
1997	February	Hilux Production by VW Discontinued
	March	Plant Operations, Hilux Production Commenced in Argentina
	April	Export of Hilux from Argentina to Brazil Commenced
	September	Hilux 6th Gen Introduced
	N/A	Import of Argentinian-made Hilux Commenced in Brazil
1998	October	Hilux Exports to Australia Commenced in Thailand
2001	N/A	Hilux Export Destinations Added (e.g., Chile, Peru)
2002	October 7	New Hilux Surf and New Land Cruiser Prado Launched
2003	October	Export of Hilux from Argentina to Mexico Commenced
2004	August	Hilux 7th Generation (Hilux Vigo) Production and Launching Commenced in Thailand
2005	January	IMV Project Launched in Argentina
	February 28	Production of New Hilux Pickup Truck, an IMV Series Model, Commenced at TASA in Argentina
	March 18	Line-off Ceremony for Hilux Held at ASSB in Malaysia
	April	Production of Hilux in South Africa Commenced
	July	Export of South African-manufactured Hilux to Other African Countries and Europe Commenced; Strategy Shifted to Bolstering Competitiveness Through Decreasing Number of Production Vehicles and Increasing Production Volume
	July	New Hilux Assembly Commenced as Part of Toyota's IMV Project in Venezuela
	September 27	IMV Series Hilux at TDV in Venezuela Launched
	October	IMV Manufactured in South Africa Introduced in Europe
2006	N/A	Argentinian-made New Hilux (IMV) Imported and Sold in Mexico
2015	May	Hilux 8th Generation World Premiere in Thailand
2017	September	Toyota Reintroduces Hilux into Japanese Market After 13-year Hiatus
2018	March	Toyota Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Hilux