• March 9th: Toyota Manufacturing Australia established. Production commenced at the engine plant in October 1978.
• June 9th: Kijang (KF10) launched in Indonesia.
• June 24th: Chaser (MX40) launched.
• June 24th: Vehicles launched that use three-way catalytic converters to meet of the 1978 Emissions Standards.
• August: Production commenced at Associated Vehicle Assemblers Ltd. (AVA) of Kenya.