Abdul Latif Jameel Company Ltd. - Toyota announced the introduction of the full-size 2008 Toyota Sequoia for the Saudi market. The press conference at Hussein Jameel Hall in Jeddah on Saturday evening, was attended by Waleed K. Hambishi, senior general manager, integrated marketing communication, Peh Hock-Chuan, director, marketing division, at ALJ and Motoharu Araya, chief engineer, product planning, Toyota Commercial Vehicle Development Center, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan. The basic concept of the vehicle is identical to the one sold in the US. The specifications have been bolstered for the harsher desert climate including a more robust air conditioning system as well as a more heat enduring tires. The Sequoia, named after the largest type of tree in the world , features the largest interior of its class at 5.07 cubic meters compared to the Nissan Armada which has an interior of 4.86 cubic meters. __
