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Toyota will Unveil All-New Highlander And RAV4 Sport Utility Vehicles

7 April 2000

Toyota will Unveil All-New Highlander And RAV4 Sport Utility Vehicles at New York Auto Show

    NEW YORK, April 6 The world premiere of the Toyota
Highlander and the North American debut of the Toyota RAV4 will be staged at a
press conference at the New York Auto Show, Wednesday, April 19, at the Jacob
Javits Convention Center.
    The Highlander and RAV4 are all-new four-door sport utility vehicles (SUV)
based on passenger-car platforms.  The Highlander is mid-sized and will arrive
in dealerships in about a year.  The compact second-generation RAV4 will go on
sale this fall.  RAV4 was the industry's first car-based SUV when it was
introduced in 1996.
    When RAV4 and Highlander go on sale, Toyota will be the first automotive
division to market two car-based SUVs.  The vehicles are designed for buyers
seeking the versatility and styling of an SUV, combined with the ride,
handling and comfort of a passenger car.
    Don Esmond, group vice president and general manager, Toyota Division,
will be the keynote speaker at the press conference.