Mar. 21, 1997
Official Inauguration of Toyota Argentina's Zarate Plant
Tokyo―TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that an official inauguration was held at Toyota Argentina S. A.'s (TASA) plant in Zarate, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 21 local time to mark the beginning of mass production of the Hilux pick-up at TMC's newest Latin American manufacturing facility.
Over 700 dignitaries representing government, industry, and the media were in attendance as Argentine President Carlos Saul Menem and TMC Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda led the inauguration ceremony.
The highlight of the afternoon was the announcement of TMC's donation of several TASA-produced Hilux vehicles to federal, state, and local government organizations. TMC is also contributing numerous components and parts to Argentine industrial education programs.
Annual production capacity at the Zarate plant is planned to reach 20,000 units once full-scale production on two shifts is underway. Along with the start of mass production at Zarate, TASA will also begin exporting about half of its production to Brazil in April.
- Head Office Location
- Zarate, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
(84km northwest of central Buenos Aires)
- Established
- May 1994
- Capital
- US$100 million (99% TMC; 1% A. y L. Decaroli S.A.)
- Employees
- About 500; planned to reach 800 (two shift production)
- Site Area
- 1,320,000m2
- Building Area
- 30,000m2
- Total Investment
- About US$150 million
- Annual Production Capacity
- 20,000 units (two shift production)
- Product Line
- Hilux 4x2 and 4x4 pick-ups
- Start of Production
- December 1996 (not mass production)
