Former Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA) has been renamed Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic (TMMCZ).
The Kolin plant has built the Toyota Aygo, Peugeot 108 and Citroën C1 A-segment city cars since 2005. TMMCZ will continue production of the vehicles for both Toyota and PSA. The site is one of the largest exporters in the Czech Republic and is the largest employer in the local area, employing more than 3,500 people. It has influenced development in the Kolin region in the past 15 years, creating jobs and supporting good causes.
Toyota says it has invested more than four billion Czech crowns (approx. GBP137 million) in increasing capacity and modernising the site. This investment has enabled the introduction of Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) manufacturing, allowing the plant to start producing the new Toyota Yaris – including hybrid electric technology – in the second half of 2021.