Since 2001, Toyota has been producing its cars at its Valenciennes plant in France, and after 23 years, the plant has achieved great success. According to Toyota, more than 5 million cars have left the production lines of this factory.
In the beginning, the production capacity of the French factory was 150,000 cars per year, and last year 273,788 cars left the production lines. The first model produced here was the first generation Toyota Yaris, which has been one of the Japanese manufacturer’s best-selling cars for years. The Yaris Cross was the Japanese brand’s best-selling car on the European market in 2023, with more than 173,000 units sold.
Toyota has invested a total of 1.6 billion euros in the Valenciennes plant, including capital investments for each new generation and model, as well as significant funds to continuously improve the environmental performance of its production operations. It employs 5,000 people and produces more than 1,200 Yaris and Yaris Cross models every day.
Source: Toyota
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