Toyota Ireland
| Toyota Ireland | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Unlimited Liability Corporation |
| founding | 1972 |
| Seat | Dublin , Ireland |
| Branch | Automobiles |
Toyota Ireland is a current Irish company. With an assembly plant for motor vehicles it was part of the automotive industry in Ireland .
Company history
The company was founded on May 24, 1972. The founder was Stephen O'Flaherty, who previously headed Motor Distributors but had passed the management to his sons Nigel and Michael. The seat was in Dublin . In the same year the assembly of automobiles began. The parts came from Toyota . There was also a connection to Eastern Autos , which Škoda assembled.
At the beginning of 1974 the brothers Denis and Tim Mahony took over 51% of the company and the Intrac Holdings group of companies 49%. In early 1975 the brothers also took over the remaining shares. In 1976, with the combined numbers for Toyota and Škoda, the company held 5% market share. This allowed the import of complete vehicles. As a result, the number of registrations increased. 1979 Tim Mahony took over his brother's shares.
Production ended in 1983. The company is still active in the area of import and sales.
vehicles
Were assembled Toyota Corolla , series K 20 and K 30 as well as the Toyota Starlet . About 9000 vehicles were built from the latter. 1978 Toyota Carina , Toyota Celica , Toyota Cressida and Toyota Crown were also offered. The Toyota Land Cruiser was also imported.
Production numbers
The following are Toyota registration numbers in Ireland for the years Toyota Ireland assembled.
| year | Registration numbers |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 200 |
| 1973 | 964 |
| 1974 | 1,255 |
| 1975 | 2,092 |
| 1976 | 5,286 |
| 1977 | 8,197 |
| 1978 | 11,750 |
| 1979 | 11,024 |
| 1980 | 13,694 |
| 1981 | 15,329 |
| 1982 | 10,744 |
| 1983 | 9,825 |
| total | 90,360 |
literature
- Bob Montgomery: Motor Assembly in Ireland . Dreoilín Specialist Publications, Foxrock 2018, ISBN 978-1-902773-35-3 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Bob Montgomery: Motor Assembly in Ireland . Dreoilín Specialist Publications, Foxrock 2018, ISBN 978-1-902773-35-3 (English).
- ↑ opencorporates (accessed December 21, 2019)