Overview of Overseas Production Affiliates
Latin America
TASA
Panoramic view
Overview
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Company name
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Toyota Argentina S.A.
(TASA) |
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Start of production
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March 1997
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Site area
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1,320,000 m2
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Business activities & products
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Production, sale, and export of vehicles, import and sales of CBU vehicles, and manufacture and export of automotive parts
Production vehicles: Hilux and Fortuner |
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Production results for 2011
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70,000 vehicles |
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Number of employees*
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4,003
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Equity participation
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TMC: 100%
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- *
- As of December 31, 2011
Events
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Year
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Month
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Events
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1994
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April
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Company established
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1995
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December
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Imports of completely built up (CBU) Hilux vehicles commenced
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1997
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March
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Hilux production commenced
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April
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Hilux exports to Brazil commenced
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2003
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October
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Hilux exports to Mexico commenced
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November
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Cumulative Hilux production reaches 100,000 units
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2004
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November
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Hilux production discontinued
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2005
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January
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Hilux (IMV3) production commenced
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February
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Hilux (IMV1) exports commenced
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September
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Fortuner (IMV4) production commenced
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2011
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November
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Decision made to increase the capacity of the Zarate Plant (from 70,000 to 90,000)
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TDB
Sao Bernardo Plant
Indaiatuba Plant
Overview
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Company name
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Toyota do Brasil Ltda.
(TDB) |
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Start of production
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May 1959
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Site area
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Sao Bernardo Plant 190,000 m2
Indaiatuba Plant 1,780,000 m2 |
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Business activities & products
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Production, sale, and export of Corolla vehicles, import and sale of CBU vehicles, production and export of automotive parts
Sao Bernardo Plant: Corolla fuel tanks and front suspensions, Hilux rear axles Indaiatuba Plant: Corolla production, Corolla KD parts |
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Production results for 2011
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66,000 vehicles
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Number of employees*
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4,180
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Equity participation
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TMC: 100%
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- *
- As of December 31, 2011
Events
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Year
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Month
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Events
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|---|---|---|
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1958
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January
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Company established
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1959
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May
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Operations begin at Sao Bernardo Plant, Land Cruiser production commenced
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1962
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April
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Land Cruiser equipped with engines manufactured by Mercedes-Benz; name changed to Bandeirante
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1992
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October
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CBU exports commenced
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1998
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August
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Indaiatuba Plant operations commenced; Corolla production commenced
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1999
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November
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Corolla exports to Argentina commenced
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2001
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November
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Bandeirante production discontinued
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2003
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August
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Corolla exports to Latin America begin
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2004
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January
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Cumulative Corolla production reaches 100,000 units
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May
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Corolla Fielder production commenced
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2007
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May
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Production of Corolla FFV (Flex Fuel Vehicle; a vehicle that runs with biofuel) commenced
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2008
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October
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Sales of Hilux gasoline-engine model commenced
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December
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Corolla Fielder production discontinued
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2009
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March
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Sales of Fortuner (IMV4) gasoline-engine model commenced
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2010
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March
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Corolla top of the range 2.0 liter model released and production commenced
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TMMBC
Panoramic view
Overview
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Company name
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California, S.de R.L. de C.V.
(TMMBC) |
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Start of production
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September 2004
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Site area
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2,840,000 m2
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Business activities & products
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Vehicle production: Tacoma
Truck bed production |
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Production results for 2011
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50,000 vehicles
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Number of employees*
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698
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Equity participation
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TMC: 100% (including affiliates)
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- *
- As of December 31, 2011
Events
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Year
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Month
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Events
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|---|---|---|
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2002
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April
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TMMBC established
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2004
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September
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Tacoma truck bed production commenced
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December
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Tacoma production commenced
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2007
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November
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Annual production capacity increased from 30,000 to 50,000 vehicles
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2011
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April
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Company form changed to outsourced production company
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TDV
Panoramic view
Overview
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Company name
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Toyota de Venezuela Compania Anonima
(TDV) |
|---|---|
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Start of production
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November 1981
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Site area
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240,000 m2
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Business activities & products
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Vehicle import, assembly and sales, spare parts import and sales
Vehicle production: Corolla, Fortuner, Hilux, and Daihatsu Terios |
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Production results for 2011
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10,000 vehicles
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Number of employees*
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1,810
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Equity participation
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TMC: 90%
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- *
- As of December 31, 2011
Events
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Year
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Month
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Events
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|---|---|---|
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1957
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December
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Tocars established
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1981
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November
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Toyota vehicle production commenced at Cumana Plant
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1989
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November
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TMC invests in Tocars
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1992
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September
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Name changed to Toyota de Venezuela C.A. (TDV); Head office relocated from Caracas to Cumana
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November
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Serenca, an affiliated assembly company, and Retoca, an affiliated spare parts company, acquired and absorbed
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1998
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May
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Corolla production commenced
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2001
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November
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Daihatsu Terios assembly commenced
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2005
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July
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Hilux IMV3 production commenced
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August
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Hilux (IMV1) production commenced
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2006
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February
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Fortuner (IMV4)production commenced
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2008
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July
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Dyna production discontinued
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November
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Land Cruiser production discontinued
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2009
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June
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Corolla CNG (natural gas vehicle) production and sales commenced
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2010
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April
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Daihatsu Terios CNG production and sales commenced
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September
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Production decreases as a result of parallel market closure; One shift, two team system started
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