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Toyota Australia commenced operations in 1959, when Toyota Land Cruisers were imported by Thiess Toyota, a 60/40 joint venture between Thiess and Toyota, for the Snowy Mountains Scheme. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] By 1963, assembly of Toyota vehicles in Australia by Australian Motor Industries (AMI) had begun, taking place at the production plant in Port ...
Toyota Motor Corporation Australia, which was responsible for passenger vehicles, and Toyota Motor Sales Australia, which became accountable for Toyota commercial vehicles and Hino trucks. [19] Toyota vehicle production was transferred from the historic Port Melbourne factory in 1994 to the company's new $420 million facility at Altona, Victoria.
The Toyota Australia Altona Plant opened in 1978, as Toyota's first engine plant outside of Japan. [1] [2] Panel production began in 1983, before full vehicle production commenced in July 1994 with manufacture of the Corolla transferred from Port Melbourne followed in January 1995 by the Camry.
In 1963, Australia was one of the first countries to assemble Toyotas outside Japan. However, in February 2014, Toyota was the last of Australia's major automakers to announce the end of production in Australia. The closure of Toyota's Australian plant was completed on October 3, 2017, and had produced a total 3,451,155 vehicles.
Toyota Australia (TA), is a subsidiary of Toyota. TA first began in 1958, TA markets Toyota products and manages motorsport, advertising and business operations for Toyota in Australia. TA is also responsible for Lexus vehicles in Australia. On 10 February 2014, Toyota announced it would cease manufacturing vehicles and engines in Australia.
United Australian Automobile Industries (UAAI) was an automobile model sharing firm that operated in Australia between 1987 and 1996 as the result of an agreement between Holden (the Australian subsidiary of General Motors) and Toyota Australia. The joint venture resulted in the two companies sharing production of locally produced automobiles ...
The Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series (informally known as the Toyota 86 Racing Series) is an Australian one-make motor racing competition for Toyota 86 cars. [1] It is sanctioned by Motorsport Australia as an Authorised Series with Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.
Europe, Australia and New Zealand version of the Ipsum Toyota Aygo: 2005 2021 Toyota BA: 1940 1943 Toyota Bandeirante: 1962 2001 Brazilian built Toyota Land Cruiser J40 Toyota bB: 2000 2016 sold as the Scion xB in the United States from 2003 to 2007 Toyota Belta: 2005 2016 also known as Yaris sedan or Vios in other markets Toyota Blade: 2006 2012