Toyota Kirloskar Motor today entered the export market with the shipment of 247 units of the Etios series to South Africa from the Ennore Port near Chennai.
The export model of Etios will be built on the same platform as Etios and Etios Liva, manufactured and sold in India.
The Etios is manufactured at Toyota Kirloskar’s second plant in Bidadai industrial area on the outskirts of Bangalore. The export model will also be manufactured in the same plant.
Japanese car maker Nissan also uses the Ennore Port for exports.