Toyota has passed the 5 million vehicles produced in France mark
Toyota Motor Europe celebrated an important milestone of 5 million vehicles produced at the Valenciennes plant in northern France. Especially for this event, Toyota Europe Design Development (ED²) presented a unique Toyota Yaris Cross in the colours of the French tricolour. The gala event was attended by 200 guests, including Marc Ferracci, French Minister-Delegate for Industry.
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The TMMF plant began production of the Toyota Yaris in January 2001 with an initial annual capacity of 150,000 units. In 10 years, the Yaris has become the most produced model in France seven times. In 2021, production began on a new B-SUV class model called the Yaris Cross. The latter became the production leader in France in 2022 and 2023. Today, the Yaris Cross is Toyota's best-selling model in Europe, with sales of 173,209 units in the first 10 months of 2024.
The 5 millionth car has rolled off the assembly line at the TMMF plant. Photo: Toyota Motor Europe
The Valenciennes plant produced 273,788 vehicles of the Yaris Cross and Yaris models in 2023, the highest volume among Toyota's five European plants. Every day, 5,000 employees work in production, making more than 1,200 Yaris Cross and Yaris vehicles, all with hybrid powertrains. In total, Toyota has invested €1.6 billion in the development of the TMMF plant, including capital investment for each new generation of models and resources to improve the environmental performance of production.
Source: Toyota
