Overview of Overseas Production Affiliates
Oceania
TMCA
Exterior view
Overview
Company name |
Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd. (TMCA) |
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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 |
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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 |