Toyota Begins RAV4 Production at New Canadian Plant

Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces that it officially started production today* of its "RAV4" urban SUV at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc.'s (TMMC's) new and second plant, which is in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.

Guests at a line-off ceremony at the plant included Canada's Minister of Industry Tony Clement and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.  Also attending were TMC President Katsuaki Watanabe and TMMC President Ray Tanguay.  Watanabe said: "We started production in nearby Cambridge 20 years ago, and the Woodstock plant reflects our continuing commitment to Canada."

The plant represents an investment of approximately 1.1 billion Canadian dollars and is the first RAV4 production base outside Japan.  Operating on one shift, it will have an annual production capacity of 75,000 units.

TMC has sold 1.25 million units of the RAV4 in North America since it was launched there in 1996.


Outline of TMMC

Company name	Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc.
Company location	Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
President	Ray Tanguay
Establishment	January 1986
Capitalization	680 million Canadian dollars
Shareholder	TMC: 100%
Plant locations	Woodstock, Ontario	Cambridge, Ontario
Site area	Approx. 400 hectares	Approx. 160 hectares
Start of production	November 2008	November 1988
Model(s) produced	RAV4	Corolla, Matrix, Lexus RX350
Annual capacity	75,000 units (under one-shift operation)	270,000 units (two-shift operation)
Investment	Approx. 1.1 billion Canadian dollars	Approx. 4.5 billion Canadian dollars
Employees	Approx. 1,200	Approx. 4,500

*December 4, in Canada