TMCA

TMCA

Exterior view

Exterior view

Overview

Company name
Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd.
(TMCA)
Start of production
April 1963
Site area
750,000 m2
Business activities & products
Vehicle and engine production
Production vehicles: Camry, Aurion, and Camry Hybrid
Production results for 2011
94,000 vehicles
Engines: 60,000 units
Number of employees*
4,683
Equity participation
TMC: 100%
*
As of December 31, 2011

Events

Year
Month
Events
1963
April
Corona (RT20 sedan, named Tiara) assembly commenced at Australian Motor Industries (AMI) (passenger car manufacturing and sales company established in 1958)
1967
February
Crown production commenced
1968
January
Investment made in AMI (10%)
1968
July
Corolla production commenced
1977
March
Toyota Manufacturing Australia (TMA) established
1978
October
TMA engine plant commenced operations
1979
September
Corona production commenced
1985
February
Front-wheel drive Corolla production commenced
1987
February
Camry production commenced
February
Corona production discontinued
1988
May
Name changed from AMI to TMCA (merger of AMI, TMA, Thiess, and York)
May
Joint venture with GM commenced and United Australian Automobile Industries (UAAI) established
December
Corolla production ended
1989
March
Corolla production commenced at Dandenong Plant
June
Nova production commenced
July
GM Apollo production commenced
1993
July
5S engine exports to South Africa commenced
August
Camry exports to Thailand commenced
1994
June
Dandenong Plant closed
July
Altona Plant commences operations
1995
March
Opening ceremony conducted for Altona Plant
1996
February
Camry exports to Middle East commenced
March
Joint venture with GM discontinued
1999
December
Toyota Motor Sales Australia, TMCA, and AMI integrated; Corolla production ends
2000
April
Avalon production commenced
2004
April
Cumulative production reaches 2 million vehicles
2005
June
Avalon production discontinued
2006
October
Aurion production commenced
2009
December
Camry Hybrid production commenced

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