Toyota Hits Record North American Production in 2004
Increase of 13 Percent Brings Vehicle Production to 1.44 Million
ERLANGER, Ky., Jan. 11 -- Toyota announced today that the company produced 1,443,889 vehicles and 1,273,437 engines at its North America manufacturing facilities in 2004. Both were record levels for Toyota, which began North American production in 1985 and has steadily expanded operations ever since.
Toyota currently has five vehicle assembly plants in the North America. In addition, the company is building a pickup truck plant in San Antonio, Texas and a casting plant in Jackson, Tennessee -- and several of Toyota's North American engine and component plants are expanding.
"Strong demand for key products such as the Sienna, the Camry and the RX 330 kept our plants very busy this past year," said Atsushi Niimi, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. "With our Mexico plant coming up to full capacity in the first half of the year, and the introduction of the new Tacoma and Avalon, we expect 2005 to be another important year for our North American manufacturing operations."
Toyota North American Production 2004 CY
Manufacturing Site Model # Units
Toyota Motor Avalon 33,011
Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Camry 388,107
(TMMK) Solara 49,174
Total 470,292
New United Motor Corolla 167,970
Manufacturing, Inc. Tacoma 143,281
(NUMMI)** Voltz 201
Total 311,452
Toyota Motor Corolla 141,445
Manufacturing Canada, Inc. Matrix 81,064
(TMMC) RX 330 65,350
Total 287,859
Toyota Motor Tundra 122,627
Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. Sequoia 62,046
(TMMI) Sienna 189,375
Total 374,048
Toyota Motor Tacoma 238
Manufacturing de Baja California Total 238
(TMMBC)
Total North American Production 2004 ** 1,443,889
**Note: Totals do not include General Motors vehicles built at New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), a joint-venture between Toyota and General Motors in Fremont, CA. In 2004, NUMMI manufactured 69,226 Pontiac Vibe vehicles.
Toyota North American Engine Production 2004 CY
Manufacturing Site Engine # Units
Toyota Motor Manufacturing,
Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) 4-cylinder 340,753
V6 164,767
Total Engine Production 505,520
Toyota Motor Manufacturing,
West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) 4-cylinder 229,885
V6 226,346
Total Engine
Production 456,231
Automatic Transmission 389,859
Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Canada, Inc. (TMMC) 4-cylinder (assembly) 204,655
Total Engine Production 204,655
Toyota Motor Manufacturing,
Alabama, Inc. (TMMAL) V8 107,031
Total Engine Production 107,031
Total North American
Engine Production 2004 1,273,437
In addition to the plants mentioned above, Bodine Aluminum, Inc., in Troy and St. Louis, Mo., casts aluminum parts such as cylinder heads, intake manifolds and engine blocks. TABC, Inc. in Long Beach, Calif., manufactures catalytic converters, coated substrates and steering columns, and this year began assembling Hino Trucks. Canadian Autoparts Toyota, Inc. (CAPTIN) in Delta, British Columbia, produces aluminum wheels.
By 2006 Toyota will have the capacity to build 1.66 million vehicles and 1.44 million engines annually in North America. Most of the vehicle production increase is due to additional Tundra production at Toyota's new plant in San Antonio, Texas. The automaker currently employs more than 36,000 people throughout North America. The company's direct investment is over $15.3 billion. Annual parts, materials, goods and services purchased from North American suppliers total another $25 billion. Toyota's North American-produced vehicles include the Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Matrix, Sienna, Solara, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra, and the Lexus RX 330.
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