Bangkok--Apr 27--TOYOTA MOTOR
Toyota to Increase Production Capacity in Thailand New Plant to Be
Constructed in the Outskirts of the Bangkok Metropolitan area Gateway Plant
Production Capacity to Be Increased TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC)
announced today that Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. (TMT), its automobile
production and sales company in Thailand, will increase its production capacity.
Sales of the IMV (Innovative International Multipurpose Vehicle) series pickup
truck have been strong since production started in August of last year and, in
response, TMT will construct a new plant in the outskirts of the Bangkok
Metropolitan area and increase the production capacity of its Gateway Plant,
which manufactures passenger cars.
The new plant in the outskirts of the Bangkok Metropolitan area will
begin production of Hilux pickup trucks in early 2007. Production capacity
will be around 100,000 vehicles annually. Approximately 15 billion Baht
(approximately 41 billion yen) will be invested in the new plant, which will
employ roughly 2,000 new employees at full production.
In addition, production capacity of the Gateway Plant, which currently
produces the Camry, Corolla, Soluna Vios and Wish, will be increased from the
current 110,000 vehicles to 200,000 vehicles annually by 2006. Plans call for
investment of approximately 3 billion Baht (approximately 7 billion yen) in the
expansion and roughly 1,500 new employees.
As a result, in 2007, TMT’s total production capacity at full operation
will increase to approximately 550,000 vehicles annually and TMT will employ a
total of 3,500 new employees (including Thai Auto Works (TAW), which produces the
IMV series Fortuner).
TMC’s IMV Project aspires to produce an optimal production and supply
network on a worldwide scale. The manufacture of IMV Project models began
successively in Thailand, Indonesia, Argentina, South Africa, India, Philippines
and Malaysia starting in August last year. Among these countries Thailand is
positioned as a production and export base for pickup trucks, SUVs and diesel
engines.
REFERENCE: TMT production structure after establishment of the new
plant and increased production at the Gateway Plant (after 2007)
Samrong Plant Gateway Plant New Plant
(including TAW)
Location
Samutprakarn Province Chachoengsao Province The outskirts of the Bangkok Metropolitan area
(approximately 20km south of Bangkok) (approximately 130km southeast of Bangkok)
Start of production 1964 1996 2007 (planned)
Production capacity 250,000 units/year 200,000 units/year 100,000 units/year (planned)
(normal operation)
Product line up Hilux and Fortuner Camry, Corolla, Hilux (IMV model series) (planned)
(IMV model series) Soluna Vios and Wish End.