Toyota to end Etios production in Sorocaba, Brazil on August 31 On August 3, Toyota announced that it will end production of the Etios at its plant in Sorocaba, Brazil on August 31.Production of the Etios hatchback and sedan, and even a cargo version called Aibo, had continued at the plant for export markets after leaving the Brazilian marketplace in 2021.The Etios was exported by Toyota do Brasil to South American markets including Argentina, Pe...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/04

Toyota led Brazilian exports in first half of 2023 Toyota led automakers in terms of exports from Brazil in the first half of 2023. During the period, the company shipped 49,241 units of the Yaris, Corolla, and Corolla Cross, as well as the Etios which is built in Brazil as an export-only model to serve the foreign market.“We are proud that our hybrid flex technology, an innovation born in Brazil, is being recognized and adopted in internation...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/28

RL 160 million to improve logistics with the construction of a new Parts and Accessories Distribution Center.The new complex will receive and ship all Toyota and Lexus vehicle components sold in Brazil. The area will also be responsible for exporting parts for the Corolla, Corolla Cross, Yaris and Etios models to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The operation will begin this June and the transfer of parts storage activities to the ...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/06

he transfer of production lines and employees will be completed by November 2023, with the land being put up for sale afterwards."The decision will make the company more competitive and is part of a broader plan, which involved the creation of a third production shift in Sorocaba (for production of Etios, Yaris and Corolla Cross), additional investment in the Indaiatuba operation (for the Corolla sedan) and export of engines to North America,” ...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/02

Toyota launches new Etios Aibo commercial utility vehicle in Argentina On January 31, Toyota launched the new Etios Aibo in Argentina, a two-seat commercial version of the hatchback still produced in Brazil. The Etios Aibo was designed in the Innovation Lab of Toyota Argentina.It is not a new idea, since in Argentina there have always been models of this type, which are widely used by company fleets. The most recent cases were the Renault Clio Wo...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/02

Toyota moves up restart of third shift in Sorocaba, Brazil On September 29, Toyota announced it is pulling ahead the restart date for the third shift at its Sorocaba plant, where the Yaris, Etios and Corolla Cross models are produced. According to the company's new schedule, three-shift production will start on November 29, rather than January 2022 as originally planned.The company will now hire 550 new employees for the third shift that begins ...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/01

Toyota Brazil to begin third shift at Sorocaba plant in January 2022 On September 2, Toyota Brazil announced that it will begin a third shift at the Sorocaba plant starting in January 2022.Toyota’s objective is "to increase the production of the Yaris, Etios (export only) and Corolla Cross models, meeting the growing demand for these products in Brazil and Latin America and is part of Toyota's sustainable growth strategy."By running three shift...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/04

Toyota suspends production in Sorocaba, Porto Feliz due to lack of parts On August 11, Toyota announced that it will suspend production at its plants in Sorocaba and Porto Feliz, Brazil due to a lack of parts. At the Sorocaba plant building the Corolla Cross, Yaris (hatch and sedan) and Etios (export only), models will be idled between August 18 and 27. All employees will return to work on August 30th. The Porto Feliz plant, responsible for produ...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/13

19 in Indaiatuba.Brazil will be the largest production center for the Corolla Cross in the world. Toyota intends to produce 55,000 units in this first year, and in nine months the expectation is that the model will occupy half of the 110,000 vehicles / year capacity at the Sorocaba plant, where the Etios and Yaris are also produced.The forecast is to allocate 42,000 units of the SUV to the Brazilian market and 13,000 to exports to 22 countries in...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/13

Toyota ends Etios sales in Brazil, but continues production for export On March 2, Toyota confirmed that from April it will end sales of the Etios in Brazil, which has been in production at the company’s Sorocaba plant since 2012.The Etios will remain in production at the plant exclusively for export to South American markets, including Argentina, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay.According to Toyota, the decision to end Etios sales in the Brazilian m...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/04

Toyota expects 25% growth in Brazil in 2021 with new SUV model from Sorocaba plant Toyota sold 134,892 vehicles in Brazil in 2020, slightly exceeding its own estimate made in November 2020, which was 130,000 units. Toyota highlighted sales of the Corolla, with 40,158 units sold, and the Hilux pickup, leader in the segment with 32,395 sales in 2020. Sales of the Yaris, Etios, RAV4 and Camry totaled approximately 62,000 units.Toyota is now forecast...

News  Updated at: 2021/02/05

d response from customers and the market. TKM sold a total of 8,116 units in September 2020, thereby clocking a growth of 46% when compared to the wholesales in August 2020 (5,555 units). TKM had sold a total of 10,203 units in the domestic market in September 2019 and had exported 708 units of the Etios as well. Toyota press release...

News  Updated at: 2020/10/06

e administrative headquarters is closer to its major production headquarters in the country.The transfer is expected to be gradual and be completed in the middle of 2021.Toyota employees had been notified on September 18.The Sorocaba plant is one of Toyota’s largest and is currently producing the Etios and Yaris.Toyota also has a factory in Porto Feliz responsible for engine production.The Sao Bernardo do Campo plant will not undergo any other ...

News  Updated at: 2020/09/23

duction in Brazil for between March 24 and April 5, and later postponed it to the week of June 22.The Sao Bernardo do Campo plant produces engines and spare parts, the Indaiatuba plant manufactures the Corolla sedan, and the Porto Feliz plant produces engines, while the Sorocaba plant assembles the Etios and Yaris models.The company has 6,000 employees in Brazil.(multiple sources on June 19, 2020)...

News  Updated at: 2020/06/20

Toyota India discontinues Etios and Corolla Altis  On April 1, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) announced that it has stopped production of the Etios series as well as the Corolla Altis in India. Both cars were manufactured at TKM’s plant in Bidadi. This transition is a part of Toyota’s global product strategy to continue to service the ever-evolving needs of the customer through enhanced technologies and product offerings. The company also exp...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/02

y and unit production plants in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, to April 6 (operations suspended on March 23). Toyota’s Indian subsidiary, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Ltd., also suspended its first and second plants from March 23. These two plants produce models such as the Innova, Fortuner, and Etios, and will consider the timing of resumption based on actions to be taken by state governments. In Brazil, Toyota assembly plants for the Corolla...

News  Updated at: 2020/03/24

itment to innovative mobility solutions by launching its Toyota Mobility Services (TMS) in Brazil.Brazil is the second country in Latin America to adopt the program that has been available in Argentina since the end of 2018.With this exclusive service, the general public will be able to rent Toyota Etios, Yaris, Corolla, Prius, RAV4, Hilux, SW4, and Camry, as well as Lexus UX 250h, NX 300h and ES 300h models, through an application. Vehicles will...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/21

Toyota investing BRL 1 billion in Sorocaba plant in Brazil for new vehicle launching in 2021 On September 19, Toyota do Brasil announced it has just formalized its intention to invest BRL 1 billion in its Sorocaba plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The plant, which opened in 2012 and currently produces the Etios and Yaris models, will be responsible for the manufacture of a new model in the Brazilian market scheduled for commercialization in 2021.To st...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/20

400 employees from the production line and officially ended the third shift in Sorocaba, Brazil. The measure was first announced in May, and in June, 340 employees were laid off in Sorocaba and the engine plant in Porto Feliz.With more than 2,000 employees at the Sorocaba plant, which produces the Etios and Yaris models, Toyota identified the economic crisis in Argentina, the stagnant Brazilian market and the impact of the exchange rates as reas...

News  Updated at: 2019/08/13

Toyota workers in Sorocaba, Brazil react to ending of third shift On June 25, workers from Toyota and its suppliers staged an event in Sorocaba, Brazil to protest the company’s May announcement of ending the third shift in its Sorocaba and Porto Feliz plants and resultant redundancies of 840 employees.The Toyota plants in the two cities produce the Etios and Yaris, as well as engines.In November 2018, Toyota had hired 740 workers in Sorocaba an...

News  Updated at: 2019/06/27