Toyota European Vehicle Production Passes Nine Million Units
Toyota is one of Japan’s best-known businesses, but its status as a global manufacturer is witnessed by the fact its vehicle production in Europe has passed nine million units. Local production has flourished to the point where two out of every three Toyota vehicles sold in Europe is built there, too. From Portugal in the west, to Russia in the east, there are six Toyota vehicle plants and 3 power train factories in Europe. In UK, Toyota Manufacturing has been producing cars in Derbyshire and engines at Deeside in North Wales since 1992. The Derbyshire operation currently builds all versions of Auris and Avensis, and has the distinction of being Toyota’s first centre for hybrid vehicle production in Europe.
Didier Leroy, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Europe, said: “We have a long tradition of building locally what we sell locally. Recently we have also expanded our exports outside Europe, based on the competitiveness of our European operations. We are committed to keeping production in Europe by bringing technology like hybrid and management innovations that enable us to keep our manufacturing plants globally competitive.”
Toyota’s European designers have gained increasing autonomy from Japan in the development of new models, including the new Aygo, Yaris and the C-HR crossover concept revealed in Paris. Europe is adopting a more significant role as global planning centre to define future generations of cars competing in the core A, B and C segments.
Credits: Oneshift News Team
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