- Toyota has announced the construction of two new assembly plants, one in China and one in Mexico.
- In China, in 2014, Toyota produced 967 000 vehicles, spread over three JV (with a total capacity of 1.21 million units): one in Tianjin (with FAW) which produces the Vios, Corolla, Crown, Reiz and RAV4, with a production capacity of 442 000 units. One in Sichuan (with FAW) which produces the Coaster, Land Cruiser, Land Cruiser Prado and Prius, with a production capacity of 145 000 units. Finally, a third in Guangzhou (with GAC) which produces the Camry, Yaris, Highlander and Camry Hybrid with a production capacity of 380 000 units.
- In addition to existing plants, Toyota announced the construction of a new plant at the Guangzhou site (i.e. with GAC) with a production of 100 000 vehicles a year and dedicated to the production of the Yaris. In 2014, in China 75 000 Yaris were produced and sold (against 15 000 in 2013). Toyota plans to double sales of this model over the coming years in the Chinese market, with the help of the hybrid version.
- In Mexico, Toyota has a plant in Tijuana with a capacity of 100 000 vehicles a year that is devoted to manufacturing the pickup Tacoma (equivalent to Hilux), which represented 71 000 units in 2014.
- A second plant has been announced, located in Guanajuato, in central Mexico. It should solely produce the Corolla sedan (200 000 vehicles a year), already made in the USA and Canada. This production is to be shipped to the three countries of North America. As 430 000 Corolla were manufactured in North America last year and that 410 000 units were sold in this region, we can deduce that the production conducted in Mexico will replace that of Canada. The manufacturer has indeed indicated that a new model would soon be put into production in the Canadian Toyota plant, located in Cambridge it currently has a capacity of 200 000 units per year.
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