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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.
UPDATE: Third-generation 2022 Toyota Aygo Spied for the First Time in the Wild 10 Dec 2020, 13:31 UTC ·
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Although it’s the smallest model of Toyota s European lineup, the Aygo – alongside its almost identical siblings (a.k.a. the Citroën C1 and Peugeot 107/108) has become a big statement in terms of productive automotive partnerships. On the other hand, now that we’ve seen the first prototype of the Toyota Aygo spied while undergoing road trials, rumors of the C1 and 108 being retired are also coming to life. 12 photos
Toyota and the PSA Group created the Aygo, C1, and 107 (later 108) line of city cars back in 2005, a full decade and a half ago. All three models became prime examples of how to divide costs in order to make a certain platform a little more profitable. That s because they are all produced at the Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech (TPCA) joint venture in Kolin, the Czech Republic.