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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic
FormerlyToyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech (until 2021)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Headquarters,
Czech Republic
ProductsAutomobiles
Revenue32,083,029,000 Czech koruna (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
−832,521,000 Czech koruna (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
−538,166,000 Czech koruna (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
Total assets16,807,376,000 Czech koruna (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
OwnerToyota
Number of employees
2,500 [1]
ParentToyota Europe
Websitetoyotacz.com

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic s.r.o., also known by its initials TMMCZ, is a Czech automobile manufacturer headquartered in Kolín, Czech Republic. It was originally established in 2002 by the Toyota Motor Corporation and the PSA Group (previously PSA Peugeot Citroën) as a 50:50 joint venture known as Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech s.r.o. (TPCA) until 2021. On 1 January 2021, two years after announcement of the end of the joint venture in Europe, Toyota acquired the remaining 50% of PSA's interest in TPCA and adopted its present name.

History

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Logo of Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech

TPCA was established in March 2002 and production started in February 2005.[2][3]

In November 2018, PSA and Toyota announced the end of their joint venture in Europe. On 1 January 2021, the plant became a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Europe and was renamed as Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic, making it its 8th plant in Europe.[4][5]

Products

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The company originally produced three cars that were, in essence, the same but badge engineered: the Citroën C1, Peugeot 107 and Toyota Aygo. These cars shared the vast majority of parts with only small cosmetic alterations. The project was called B-Zero after its city car market segment.[6]

In 2014, the new generation models were launched, with Citroën and Toyota retaining their existing model names, and Peugeot naming their new version the 108. The second generation joint venture still shares many key components, but there are more visual differences between the different marques.[7]

Current products

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Former products

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2010 recall

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In January 2010, Toyota announced a worldwide recall on several of their vehicles for a faulty sticking accelerator pedal - in which the Aygo is affected. Under certain circumstances, the pedal can stick in a partially depressed position, or return slowly to the off position. PSA Peugeot Citroën followed suit, announcing a recall of "under 100,000 units" of the Citroën C1 and the Peugeot 107 for the same issue.[9] New information from Toyota has suggested, however, that only Aygos and Peugeot 107s with Aisin Ez-drive automated manual gearboxes (Multi-mode/2-Tronic) are affected, and that those with manual gearboxes are not.[10]

Sales

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Year Toyota Aygo[11] Citroën C1[12] Peugeot 107[13] Peugeot 108[14] Total
2005 21,360 17,949 19,610 58,919
2006 96,251 87,563 91,025 274,839
2007 102,671 93,903 97,225 293,799
2008 101,303 104,475 98,236 304,014
2009 103,252 118,702 117,920 339,874
2010 83,063 102,023 106,408 291,494
2011 88,477 82,969 85,858 257,304
2012 72,295 65,573 69,238 207,106
2013 63,993 56,722 55,244 175,959
2014 68,874 53,518 24,356 31,087 177,835
2015 86,085 63,695 88 68,522 218,390
2016 84,321 62,537 5 63,561 210,424
2017 84,588 53,292 1 55,831 193,712
2018 92,187 52,020 2 57,257 201,466
2019 99,510 49,900 54,230 203,640
2020 82,711 40,578 43,629 166,918
2021 82,820 35,897 34,689

References

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  1. ^ "Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic Overview". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ "TPCA Plant in Czech Republic". Groupe PSA Media Center. 28 March 2012.
  3. ^ "TPCA Car Production Plant Officially Opens in Kolín, Czech Republic". Toyota Global Newsroom. 31 May 2005.
  4. ^ "Groupe PSA and Toyota open the next chapter of their long-term partnership in Europe". Toyota Global Newsroom. 30 November 2018.
  5. ^ Sigal, Peter (30 November 2018). "Toyota will buy out PSA stake in Czech minicar plant". Automotive News Europe. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Three of a city car kind". Autocar. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. ^ "New Citroen C1 review". Auto Express. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Toyota starts Yaris production in Czech Republic". Toyota starts Yaris production in Czech Republic. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Peugeot follows Toyota in Car Recall". BBC News. 30 January 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Toyota UK Accelerator Pedal Recall". Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  11. ^ "Toyota Aygo European sales figures". carsalesbase.com. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Citroën C1 European sales figures". carsalesbase.com. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Peugeot 107 European sales figures". carsalesbase.com. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Peugeot 108 European sales figures". carsalesbase.com. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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