Toyota Australia will complete its largest fleet delivery ever in February 2006 when it puts 1500 Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games volunteer drivers on wheels.
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The volunteers will drive the vehicles during the games, ferrying competitors to and from the various venues.
The first car delivered was nominated as the 10 millionth Camry built worldwide – and was handed over after it came off the production line at the Australian Toyota unit’s Altona plant last October.
Nearly 100 vehicles have now already been delivered.
Over half the games fleet (867 cars) will be the last of the previous-generation six-cylinder Camrys, built in Melbourne.
Ironically, Toyota Australia is showcasing a model it will soon drop – the next-generation Camry will be made Down Under with only four-cylinder engines while a replacement for the current Avalon will get the latest V6
The rest of the games fleet will mainly be imported Corolla models, the recently redesigned HiAce bus and van, Tarago (the local name for the Previa) and Avensis minivans, and HiLux ‘utes’ (pickup trucks).
There will also be around a dozen modified Coaster buses with wheelchair access and 50 Prius hybrids.
Several 4WD models with roof racks will be supplied for off-road access and most of the Avensis minivans will have roof and bike racks for cycling event transport.
Toyota Australia fleet co-coordinator Ann O’Brien said her team was ready for the challenge of handing over such a large quantity of vehicles in an intensive three-week period beginning tomorrow (31 January).
“We will be processing between 80 and 90 cars a day, where normally we would be looking after around 30 each day,” she said.
Toyota Fleet has also set up a 24-hour roadside assistance service to support the vehicles.
