Toyota's North American Vehicle Production Highest-Ever In 1997
23 January 1998
Toyota's North American Vehicle Production Highest-Ever In 1997
ERLANGER, Ky., Jan. 23 -- Toyota Motor Manufacturing North
America, Inc. (TMMNA) announced today that Toyota's North American vehicle
production reached 838,069 units in 1997. This record-breaking figure exceeds
last year's total by seven percent.
Of the three automotive plants comprising the record production, Toyota
Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) in Georgetown, Ky., led the way
with 432,146 vehicles. It produced 325,123 of the nation's top-selling Camry
sedan, followed by 80,277 Avalons, and 26,746 of the all-new Sienna minivan.
TMMK also produced 293,203 four-cylinder engines and 142,506 V-6 engines.
While increasing its production levels by 12 percent, TMMK made history as the
first plant in North America to build minivans and passenger cars on the same
production line. It also won the J.D. Power and Associates' Bronze Plant
Quality Award for the year. TMMK employs 7,600 team members.
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), a Toyota-General Motors
joint venture in Fremont, Calif., produced 296,971 Toyota vehicles (149,041
Corollas and 147,930 Tacoma trucks). NUMMI also produced 60,838 Chevrolet
Prizms. In 1997, NUMMI achieved an aggressive 30-day ramp-up to full
production of the all-new, completely redesigned Corolla and Prizm. It also
completed a minor model change of the Tacoma, ranked the number-one small
truck in North America by J.D. Power and Associates for 1997. NUMMI employs
4,700 people and recently underwent an expansion of its plastics plant. 1998
production of Corolla and Tacoma is expected to top 305,000 units.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC) in Cambridge, Ontario,
produced 108,952 Toyota Corollas and as many four-cylinder engines in 1997 -
an 11.9 percent increase compared to last year. Production at TMMC is
expected to climb even higher in 1998 as a 1.8 million square-foot expansion
was completed in 1997. The expansion will increase total plant capacity to
200,000 units and will include the all-new Solara coupe as well as the
Corolla. TMMC employs approximately 2,200 people.
North America is Toyota's largest manufacturing presence outside of Japan.
Production capacity by the end of 1998 is expected to exceed 1 million units
and will be further increased in 1999 when Toyota's fourth North American
vehicle plant, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. (TMMI) in Princeton,
Ind., begins full production of the T100 truck. TMMI represents a $700
million investment and will employ a projected 1,300 people. The addition of
the T100 truck will bring the total number of Toyota's North American-built
models to seven: Camry, Avalon, Sienna, Corolla, Tacoma, T100 and Solara.
Finally, an engine plant under construction in Buffalo, West Virginia,
will produce an estimated 300,000 four-cylinder Corolla engines, and 200,000
V-6 engines for Camry, Avalon, Sienna and Solara vehicles. Toyota Motor
Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) represents a $700 million
investment and will employ a projected 600 team members when it reaches full
production. The plant is due to begin production of four-cylinder engines
later this year. The addition of TMMWV will bring Toyota's North American
engine capacity to about 1 million units at full production.
As previously reported, Toyota set a U.S. sales record in 1997 with
1,230,122 units sold, a 6.4 percent increase as compared to 1996. North
American-produced vehicles represent more than 60 percent of the Toyota
vehicles sold in the U.S. in 1997.
TOYOTA'S NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTION (UNITS)
YEAR U.S. CANADA TOTAL % CHANGE
1986 14,246 0 14,246 -----
1987 43,722 0 43,722 206.9%
1988 74,008 153 74,161 69.6%
1989 231,587 20,379 251,966 239.8%
1990 321,488 60,805 382,293 51.7%
1991 301,252 67,834 369,086 -3.5%
1992 421,090 68,092 489,182 32.5%
1993 471,840 79,218 551,058 12.6%
1994 534,562 85,870 620,432 12.6%
1995 639,814 90,134 729,948 17.7%
1996 685,651 97,344 782,995 7.3%
1997 729,117 108,952 838,069 7.0%
TOTAL 4,468,377 678,781 5,147,158
Note: NUMMI produced 60,838 Chevrolet Prizms in 1997 (these numbers are
not included in the above totals)
TOYOTA'S NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTION BY MODEL (UNITS)
YEAR COROLLA* CAMRY TACOMA AVALON SIENNA TOTAL
1986 14,246 0 0 0 0 14,246
1987 43,722 0 0 0 0 43,722
1988 55,634 18,527 0 0 0 74,161
1989 100,509 151,457 0 0 0 251,966
1990 164,135 218,158 0 0 0 382,293
1991 178,977 187,609 2,500 0 0 369,086
1992 173,532 240,350 75,300 0 0 489,182
1993 200,937 234,060 116,061 0 0 551,058
1994 200,467 272,997 135,200 11,768 0 620,432
1995 225,246 275,834 123,257 105,611 0 729,948
1996 256,291 306,898 141,047 78,759 0 782,995
1997 257,993 325,123 147,930 80,277 26,746 838,069
TOTAL 1,871,689 2,231,013 741,295 276,415 26,746 5,147,158
* Includes Corollas made at NUMMI & TMMC
SOURCE Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.