Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia
{{Short description|Former Russian car manufacturing factory}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia
| logo = Toyota EU.svg
| logo_size = 150
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2005|06|14|df=yes}}
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| location = Shushary, Saint Petersburg, Russia
| area_served = Europe
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| industry = Automotive
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| products = Automobiles
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| defunct = {{end date and age|2022|09|23|df=yes}}
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| owner = Toyota Motor Corporation
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| parent = Toyota Motor Europe
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.toyota.ru/|toyota.ru}}
}}
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia was one of Toyota's vehicle production bases in Europe. It was located in Shushary, Saint Petersburg, Russia, and it manufactured the Camry and the RAV4.{{cite web|title=Production Of The New Toyota Rav4 Begins In Russia|url=http://allcarschannel.com/production-toyota-rav4-begins-russia|publisher=All Cars Channel|access-date=2019-08-04|archive-date=2019-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804075638/http://allcarschannel.com/production-toyota-rav4-begins-russia/|url-status=dead}}
History
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On 14 June 2005, the construction of the new plant began and it opened on 21 December 2007 with the production of the sixth generation Toyota Camry.{{cite news |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/159724/Toyota-unveils-new-car-plant-for-booming-Russian-market |title=Toyota unveils new car plant for booming Russian market |work=Tehran Times |date=2007-12-22 |access-date=2025-04-06}} On August 22, 2016 the Toyota RAV4 started production as the second model to be produced at the Russia plant.{{Cite press release |title=Toyota RAV4 production starts at Toyota plant in Saint Petersburg |url=https://newsroom.toyota.eu/toyota-rav4-production-starts-at-toyota-plant-in-saint-petersburg/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Toyota RAV4 production starts at Toyota plant in Saint Petersburg |publisher=Toyota |location=Europe}} On 1 March 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Toyota announced that their plant will close and all activity will be suspended.{{cite web |title=Toyota orders all its employees in Russia to return to Japan |url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14566182 |website=Asahi |access-date=2 April 2022}} On 23 September 2022, Toyota officially closed the TMMR plant.{{Cite news |date=23 September 2022 |title=Toyota Motor to close its factory in Russia |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-motor-terminates-production-its-plant-russia-kommersant-2022-09-23/ |access-date=24 September 2022}}
Production
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Toyota Motor Corporation}}
{{Automotive industry in Russia}}
Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Russia
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Saint Petersburg
Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Russia
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2005
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 2022
Category:2005 establishments in Russia
Category:2022 disestablishments in Russia
Category:Russian subsidiaries of foreign companies
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