Toyota and Lexus Fleet Kaizen
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TOYOTA AND LEXUS FLEET KAIZEN WORLD’S BEST SELLING SALOON Toyota Camry, a refined hybrid with eye-catching design, excellent dynamic performance and enhanced safety. PREMIUM ENGINEERING WITH TAKUMI CRAFTSMANSHIP Innovative luxury by Lexus, crafted by hand. DEBUNKING HYBRID MYSTERIES Numerous power trains, which one is right for you? CUT FLEET OVERHEADS WITH SELF-CHARGING HYBRID Understanding the whole-life costs of your fleet. WELCOME TO CONTENTS CONTENTS pg 4-5 Simply better business FLEET KAIZEN How to reduce costs and modernise your fleet RUN A GREENER BUSINESS WITH SELF-CHARGING HYBRIDS pg 6-7 Premium engineering Lexus challenges the world’s most premium automotive marques Flying in the face of trading uncertainties, demand for alternatively-fuelled vehicles and especially self-charging hybrids has never been stronger. pg 8-9 What is a self-charging hybrid? Understanding how hybrid powertrain works Visible climate change, the impacts of WLTP and continued air quality concerns are dramatically influencing attitudes and pg 10-11 Why choose Toyota & Lexus Hybrids? behaviours. Today, Toyota and Lexus sales account for nearly 50% of the UK’s alternatively fuelled vehicles. Compared to battery- only electric vehicles, five times more buyers are choosing our self-charging hybrids. Explaining the difference of alternative fuel options pg 12 Daikin UK Switch now. Reduce now. Save now. Case study: How drivers have reduced personal tax and emissions Switching to Toyota and Lexus self-charging hybrid fleets cuts CO emissions, uses less fuel, minimises tax and reduces 2 pg 13 Delivering the best for business whole-life costs. It also ensures company car drivers can enjoy exceptional vehicle quality, safety and style alongside a smooth, Awards, accolades and acclaim for Toyota and Lexus quietly-refined hybrid driving experience. pg 14-15 New Toyota Camry It’s over 20 years since the first Prius hybrid was launched. Today innovation at Toyota and Lexus continues, with a line-up that Explore the latest design, hybrid and safety features now includes 20 hybrid models. Recent additions include the Corolla (Hatchback, Touring Sports and Saloon), the RAV4 and the Camry (Page 14), plus the Lexus UX compact SUV and ES saloon. The 2020 range sees two more arrivals later in the year with pg 16-17 All New PROACE CITY the All New RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid and the All New Toyota Yaris. Toyota introduces it’s compact duty van, coming early 2020 The Corolla is built in Britain and became the first model in Europe to be offered with a choice of two hybrid powertrains. A new pg 18-21 The Toyota Range powerful 2.0-litre system option offers enhanced responsiveness whilst remaining fuel efficient with low emissions. The latest From small cars to SUVs, discover the widest range of hybrids Prius is now available with intelligent electric all-wheel drive, whilst improvements to the RAV4 system significantly improve pg 22-25 The Toyota Commercial Vehicle Range driving capabilities off-road and in slippery conditions. Toyota means business with class-leading commercial vehicles Choose from the best. pg 26-27 New Lexus UX Hybrid Over the last year we have once again won several accolades and awards. In the Which? 2019/20 Car Guide, twelve Toyota Eight reasons this compact SUV is challenging everything that went before models achieved ‘Best Buy’ status following independent lab tests. The current-gen Yaris Hybrid, Prius+ and RAV4 Hybrid, pg 28-31 The Lexus Range plus used favourites such as the Auris and Prius Plug-in were all praised for reliability. Lexus, meanwhile has been named Experience amazing with Lexus luxury performance vehicles Best Car Brand in the 2019 Which? Awards, in recognition of its industry-leading technology and the high quality of its vehicles. To find out what else we have won, turn to page 13. pg 32-33 Cut fleet overheads with hybrids Ensure your fleet choices reflect real whole-life model costs Finally, expanding Toyota’s light commercial vehicle range, the new Proace City van has now gone on sale. To learn more, see page 16. pg 34 Tax References Tax thresholds for company car taxation and National Insurance Read on and discover the difference Toyota and Lexus could make to your business. pg 35 Fleet Contacts Contact us directly, or locate your nearest business centre Stuart Ferma - General Manager - Toyota & Lexus Fleet 2 3 SELF-CHARGING HYBRIDS. CUT EMISSIONS, FUEL COSTS AND TAX. FLEET NEWS Ever since we launched the Prius back in 1997, Toyota has remained the world’s hybrid pioneer. 13 million drivers have purchased a Toyota SIMPLY or Lexus Self-Charging Hybrid across the world. Together, we’ve cut global CO2 emissions by more than 77m tonnes. Our 20 self-charging hybrid models, plus the revolutionary hydrogen-powered Mirai, promise rewarding, clean and fuel-efficient motoring. Even better, BETTER businesses choosing our low or zero emissions vehicles can unlock lower operating and ownership costs. MAXIMISE BUSINESS FLEET SAVINGS. REDUCE WHOLE-LIFE COSTS. BUSINESS Hybrids can significantly reduce fleet overheads. Low CO2 emission models reduce taxation. Your company pays lower National Insurance contributions and drivers pay less in Benefit-in-Kind. These company and personal tax savings can amount to thousands of pounds over each vehicle’s lifetime. A DEDICATED SUPPORT NETWORK. MAKE ALL THE RIGHT CHOICES. We have 183 Toyota and 47 Lexus Centres across the UK which offer an unprecedented selection of model types, specifications and drivetrain technologies. Our Commercial Vehicle Centres also provide expert advice for LCV customers, and can support you with standard and bespoke conversions. SAME-DAY RESPONSE. INFORMED DECISIONS, FASTER. Get same-day access to fleet specialists at our Business Centres nationwide. You’ll find experienced advisors who are specially trained to give advice on tax and whole-life costs, model choices and selecting efficient funding methods. CONVENIENT AND LOCAL SERVICE. Let your local fleet manager work closely with you and your business With a wide choice of over 30 to provide everything you need. Our fleet team can ensure that your Toyota and Lexus models, including vehicles will be delivered, serviced and maintained by the local 20 efficient self-charging hybrids Centre(s) of your choice anywhere in the UK. and commercial vehicles, it has TRANSPARENT COSTS. ACCURATE FINANCIAL CONTROL. never been easier to reduce costs, minimise emissions and modernise Don’t let vehicle operating expenses become a worry or burden. With your business fleet. transparent pricing and competitive fleet service and maintenance, Toyota & Lexus Fleet keep costs manageable and controlled. 4 5 Lexus is a true innovator, but at It’s not just drivers who get to Technology and proven fuel the same time it values important enjoy superior fuel efficiency, high- efficiency help minimise running FLEET NEWS PREMIUM traditions that are at the heart of tech driver support systems or costs, helping keep finances healthy. its business. Omotenashi - the Takumi design and craftsmanship. You can own a Lexus Self-Charging Japanese spirit of hospitality - shows Paired with Lexus performance Hybrid vehicle as you would a the way Lexus puts the customer and innovation, buying a Lexus conventional car - never more ENGINEERING: at the heart of what it does, while Self-Charging Hybrid becomes an complex, but instead with added the precision skills of the Takumi intelligent choice for any business. benefits. For example, a Hybrid master craftspeople are paramount Health Check is included with every in achieving the highest quality The Lexus Hybrid range is the smart service of your Lexus. PERFORMANCE standards on every Lexus vehicle. way to honour commitments to lowering the carbon footprint of your Hybrid isn’t just efficient on fuel: Environmentally responsible, and business. Our innovative technology it can also be beneficial on your economically efficient. Lexus offers makes a difference to local and company’s bottom line. Over Established in 1989, Lexus has redefined FROM the company car that’s as high- global environmental pollution by three years of use, hybrids could the luxury segment. Our 11-model range, performing as your business, and reducing harmful emissions, and offer company tax and personal including 10 self-charging hybrids, now directly the smarter alternative to diesel. contributes to cleaner air in your city. Benefit-in-Kind liability savings. So challenges the world’s most established and switching to Lexus Hybrid could be a PASSION exclusive premium automotive marques. great investment for your business. LEXUS PASSION: FLAWLESS FINISH HAND-PLEATING CRAFTED BY HAND Each Lexus vehicle receives five Hand-pleating is the fabric coats of paint. At each stage, counterpart to origami. From graded wet sanding and polishing a single piece of cloth, pleating is completed by hand. To achieve creates a pattern formed by light the hardest finish and deepest and shadow. One panel is the lustre, each body shell enters a culmination of a three-day effort baking oven at least four times. by several artisans spanning twenty processes. 6 7 Over 20 years ago Toyota pioneered mass market PETROL ENGINE POWER CONTROL UNIT BATTERY hybrids with the development WHAT IS of the Prius – the world’s first Although the petrol engine The brains of the system, it A lithium-ion battery stores petrol-electric hybrid car. still uses fuel, it is more automatically controls how electricity generated by the By combining a petrol engine efficient than a normal one: the car is powered, depending car as it’s driven. It stores SELF-CHARGING HYBRID SELF-CHARGING with an electric motor, the the engine is only started on the situation. enough electricity to power A SELF- ‘hybrid’ drivetrain was born. when the car needs more the car and on average the power or the battery needs electric motor alone is in use charging.