Toyota Canada marks 11M vehicles manufactured

TMMC 11 millionth (CNW Group/Toyota Canada Inc.)

CAMBRIDGE — Toyota Canada is making a 60th anniversary tour across Canada, and it made a stop at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) plant in Cambridge on Aug. 20. Toyota executives attending the visit marked the 11-millionth vehicle they’ve produced in Canada.

“In Japanese culture, a person’s 60th birthday is known as ‘Kanreki’ and represents a ‘rebirth’ – an opportunity to reflect on one’s life, take stock of the present, and prepare for the future,” said Stephen Beatty, Corporate Secretary at Toyota Canada. “As Toyota marks its 60th year in Canada, our cross-Canada road trip is doing just that, while also taking time to recognize the many Canadians who have contributed to the company’s success – including the thousands of Team Members who’ve contributed to TMMC’s success over more than three decades.”

Toyota Canada’s Kanreki Tour started at Canada’s Eastern “Mile 0” in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and will end on August 30 at Canada’s Western “Mile 0” in Victoria, British Columbia.

Throughout the journey, Toyota Canada says that the participants have been driving vehicles from across the full line-up of products Toyota offers Canadian drivers. Now, they say the 11-millionth vehicle produced by TMMC has joined the cross-Canada drive.

“We’re proud that Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has played such an important role in the company’s success for almost 36 years,” said Frank Voss, President of TMMC. “In 1988, the year that we opened our first plant in Cambridge, our team members built just 153 Toyota Corollas. Today, we’re Canada’s largest automaker, building over a half million Toyota and Lexus vehicles every year for the North American market. We’re so proud to be celebrating this 11 millionth vehicle milestone.”

Toyota Canada says that their manufacturing operations have grown, with two production lines in Cambridge and a third line in Woodstock that, together, employ more than 8,500 people.