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Toyota launches Kinto mobility brand in Europe

Toyota already uses Kinto in Japan to offer car leasing. In Europe, it expects Kinto services will eventually be offered within a single app.   (Toyota)
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January 21, 2020 10:00 AM

AMSTERDAM -- Toyota has launched a new mobility brand in Europe named Kinto as a "defensive" move against the rise of leasing companies and also to prepare for the arrival of robotaxis.

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