Apr. 08, 2003
TMC, TICO Break Ground for Diesel Engine Plant in Poland
Production to Start in 2005 for Supply to Vehicle Plants in U.K. and Turkey
Tokyo―TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) and TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (TICO) held an official groundbreaking ceremony today for Toyota Motor Industries Poland Sp.zo.o. (TMIP)―their planned joint diesel engine plant in Jelcz-Laskowice, about 25km southeast of Poland's fourth-largest city of Wroclaw.
Taking part in the ceremony were representatives of the Polish government, the mayor of Jelcz-Laskowice and other officials. TMC Executive Vice Chairman Kosuke Ikebuchi, TICO Chairman Akira Yokoi and TMIP President Satoshi Kaseda, among others, joined approximately 150 people to wish for the success of the plant's construction, which is about to begin in earnest.
Site preparation is already under way, and it is expected the building will be completed around December 2003, with production and other equipment to be installed from around April 2004.
TMIP will build 2.0-liter diesel engines for the Corolla produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. (TMUK) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey Inc. (TMMT) and the Avensis built at TMUK. Production capacity is to be gradually increased from the start of operations in 2005 to allow for a planned production volume of 150,000 units a year, and annual production capacity is expected to reach the 180,000-unit level further in the future. The plant will be set up with an investment of 200 million euros (approximately 25 billion yen at 128 yen to the euro) and have a planned workforce of around 500 people.
After the groundbreaking ceremony, TMIP donated a police car to the city of Jelcz-Laskowice.
The new plant will represent the latest addition to Toyota's manufacturing activities in Poland, following the start last April of manual transmission production at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland Sp.zo.o. (TMMP) in Walbrzych, Dolnoslaskie Province, for Toyota vehicles made in Europe. TMMP will also start producing gasoline engines and manual transmissions from the end of 2004 for small passenger cars to be built at Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech (TPCA)―a joint venture in the Czech Republic by TMC and PSA Peugeot Citroën due to go on line in 2005.
| Location | Jelcz-Laskowice, Republic of Poland |
| Name | Toyota Motor Industries Poland Sp.zo.o (TMIP) |
| President | Satoshi Kaseda |
| Share distribution | TMEM*: 60%; TICO: 40% |
| Product lineup | 2.0-liter diesel engines for the TMUK/TMMT Corolla and the TMUK Avensis |
| Production volume | 150,000 units/year (planned) |
| Site area | Approx. 300,000 square meters |
| Floor space | Approx. 30,000 square meters |
| Investment | 200 million euros (approx. 25 billion yen at 128 yen to the euro) |
| Date of establishment | October 2002 |
| Start of production | Beginning of 2005 |
| Number of employees | 500 (planned) |
*Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Europe S.A./N.V., a 100%-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Europe S.A./N.V. (a 100%-owned holding subsidiary of TMC) that manages Toyota's European manufacturing and engineering operations.
