Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey Inc. is a Turkish automobile manufacturer based in Adapazarı , Sakarya and a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation .

history

The company was founded in 1990 under the name Toyotosa as a joint venture between Toyota , Sabancı Holding and the Japanese Mitsui Bussan . Toyota initially had a 40% share.

Production started in 1994.

The division into a sales and a production company took place in 2000. At the same time, the name was changed to Toyota Sabanci Motor Manufacturing Turkey Inc. , which was changed to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey Inc. a year later . Toyota acquired Sabancı's stake in 2002 and has owned 90% of the company since then.

This restructuring was followed by a significant increase in production. In 2002, the export of vehicles to the European market began.

TMMT had around 3,300 or 3,500 employees in 2014.

Models

The models Corolla (since 1994), Corolla Verso (since 2004 or 2007), Auris (since 2009) and Yaris are produced.

The one millionth vehicle was produced in 2009.

The Toyota C-HR has been in production since 2016 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Activities by Region: Europe , TMC website.
  2. ↑ John Owen-Davies: Turkey's Rags-to-Riches Sabanci Family Remembers Humble Cotton Fields Heritage. In: Los Angeles Times. May 6, 1990, accessed February 25, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b Sinan Yüzal: Automotive and autoparts industry in Turkey , Export Promotion Center of Turkey 2007.
  4. ↑ History on the Sabancı Holding website,
  5. ↑ a b Ayyegül Samsunlu & / Ali Akdemir: The Effect of Strategic Alliances on the Development of Automotive Industry: The Case of Turkey , in: Journal of Global Strategic Management ., No. 1 (2007). Pp. 124-132.
  6. ↑ a b Toyota starts exporting from Turkey, Corolla sedans and station wagons go to 22 countries. In: toyota-media.de. March 27, 2002, accessed March 2, 2018 .
  7. ↑ a b c Overview of Overseas Production Affiliates: Europe on the TMC website.
  8. ^ A b Toyota - Invest in Turkey. In: invest.gov.tr. Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Excellent quality for 20 years, Toyota plant in Turkey is celebrating its anniversary. In: toyota-media.de. October 17, 2014, accessed March 2, 2018 .
  10. ↑ a b Toyota celebrates one millionth vehicle from Turkish plant, start of production of the new Toyota Verso in April. In: toyota-media.de. March 24, 2009, accessed March 2, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Start of production of the Toyota C-HR. In: automobil-produktion.de. November 10, 2016, accessed February 25, 2018 .