Press Release

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (President: Yoshio Kataoka) will have two exhibitor's booths, one for Toyo Tires and another for Nitto, at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2006 with NAPAC, held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba prefecture from the 13th to the 15th of January 2006, and at the Osaka Auto Messe 2006, held at Intex Osaka in Osaka prefecture from the 10th to the 12th of February 2006.

The Toyo Tires booth will introduce visitors to the diverse worlds of its "PROXES" product line at a variety of exhibits, including demonstration cars, created through collaboration between Toyo Tires and tuner shops in Japan and abroad, and at separate product displays.

The Nitto booth, with its exhibit of concept cars and displays of various products, will introduce to visitors the unique world of the Nitto brand developed through its operations in North America. A new subsidiary was established in November this year (announced on December 15, 2005) to handle the sales of Nitto brand tires in Japan. The exhibits will provide the first glimpse domestically of Nitto brand products.

It is the aim of Toyo Tires to enhance the overall strength of its brand by effectively combining the Toyo Tires and Nitto brands to form the core of its business.

Envisioned exhibition booths: