Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Automotive
Founded14 June 2005;19 years ago (2005-06-14)
Defunct23 September 2022;2 years ago (2022-09-23)
Headquarters Shushary, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Area served
 Europe
Products Automobiles
Owner Toyota Motor Corporation
Parent Toyota Motor Europe
Website toyota.ru

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia was one of Toyota's vehicle production bases in Europe. It was located in Shushary, Saint Petersburg, Russia, and it manufactured the Camry and the RAV4. [1]

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History

On 14 June 2005, the construction of the new plant began and it opened on 21 December 2007 with the production of the sixth generation Toyota Camry. [2] On August 22, 2016 the Toyota RAV4 started production as the second model to be produced at the Russia plant. [3] On 1 March 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Toyota announced that their plant will close and all activity will be suspended. [4] On 23 September 2022, Toyota officially closed the TMMR plant. [5]

Production

References

  1. ↑ "Production Of The New Toyota Rav4 Begins In Russia". All Cars Channel. Archived from the original on 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Toyota unveils new car plant for booming Russian market". Forbes . 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2010-12-11.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Toyota RAV4 production starts at Toyota plant in Saint Petersburg". Toyota RAV4 production starts at Toyota plant in Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Toyota orders all its employees in Russia to return to Japan". Asahi. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Toyota Motor to close its factory in Russia". Reuters. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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