Sangli, January 21, 2016: Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd, today announced the opening of the 342nd dealership in India with the inauguration of DSK Toyota in Sangli, Maharashtra. The state of the art dealership, DSK Toyota, was inaugurated by Mr. Takeshi Amakasu, Senior Vice President along with Mr. Shirish Kulkarni, Dealer Principal, DSK Toyota. Toyota aims to enhance its customer service by bringing its world class products and services to people nationwide through strengthening its dealer network with a major thrust on smaller towns and cities. The new dealership in Sangli further reaffirms Toyota’s ‘Customer First’ philosophy.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Takeshi Amakasu, Toyota Kirloskar Motor said “We are delighted to add another feather to our cap in terms of enhancing the convenience of our customers, with the inauguration of the state of the art dealership facility in Sangli. It has been a great association with DSK Group for above 15 years now and we strongly believe with this new addition to our family we will further strengthen our relationship to ensure highest levels of customer satisfaction in sales, service and parts. Toyota’s aim has always been to bring our quality services closer to our customers and it is in line with this philosophy that we have been increasing our dealer network. We have a strong belief in our dealer partners and share Toyota’s long-term vision with them. “
With the opening of new dealership, Toyota Kirloskar Motor has now a dealer network with 342 customer touch points across 228 cities in the country.
The facility boasts of a state of the art showroom and workshop providing sales, service and service parts facilities. The dealership constitutes a team of 97 passionate, trained and dedicated manpower to provide highest level of customer satisfaction. The dealership is also designed to provide unique experience to customers with facilities like Toyota Express Maintenance. Toyota Express Maintenance service provides high quality express maintenance in just 60 minutes. These checks are done by professionals from the best technical institutes supported by Toyota and constantly improved through various skill contests. The manpower is trained through Toyota Global Training Service System and is equipped to use hi-tech tools and equipment.
Mr. Shirish Kulkarani, Dealer Principal, DSK Toyota said “We are confident and proud to have been representing the brand since our first Toyota dealership at Pune in the year 2000, We are thankful to Toyota Kirloskar Motor for their continuous support in our business operations. Apart from supporting us in achieving sales and service targets, TKM has enhanced our operations by identifying and removing non-productive activities (muda) and implement kaizen activities. Our showroom boasts of best-in-class infrastructure and we are looking forward to provide world class service experience to our customers”.
Overview of TKM
| Company name | Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited |
| Equity participation | TMC: 89%, Kirloskar Group: 11% |
| Number of employees | Approx. 7, 000 + |
| Land area | Approx. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2) |
| Building area | 74,000 m2 |
| Total Installed Production capacity | Upto 3,10,000 units |
Overview of TKM 1st Plant:
| Established | October 1997 (start of production: December 1999) |
| Location | Bidadi |
| Products | Innova, Fortuner manufactured in India. Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs. |
| Installed Production capacity | Upto 1,00,000 units |
Overview of TKM 2nd Plant:
| Start of Production | December 2010 |
| Location | On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited, Bidadi |
| Products | Corolla Altis, Etios, Etios Liva, Etios Cross, Camry & Camry Hybrid |
| Installed Production capacity | Upto 2,10,000 units |
For Any Further Queries Please Contact:
| Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. | Creation |
| Priyanka Bhattacharya Mobile : +91 9880767778 Email : [email protected] |
Vivek Cornelio Mobile:+91 9620164528 Email: [email protected] |
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