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Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive distributor of Toyota, Lexus and Scion cars, SUV’s and trucks in Canada. Founded in 1964, Toyota has sold more than 4 million vehicles in Canada through a national network of 285 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships. TCI’s head office is located in Toronto, Ontario, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax and parts distribution centres in Toronto and Vancouver. In January 2013, TCI became a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) with 51% ownership share and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. as minority 49% shareholder. The current CEO and president of Toyota Canada is Seiji Ichii who replaced Yoichi Tomihara on January 1, 2012. In October 1990, TCI expanded its operations to begin selling luxury vehicles to Canadians through the Lexus brand. Twenty years later, in October 2010, TCI further expanded its sales operations to begin selling Scion branded vehicles in Canada. As of July 2014, there are 247 Toyota, 38 Lexus, and 92 Scion franchises in Canada. In 2014 half (50.0%) of all Toyota vehicles sold in Canada were built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC) while 83.0% of all Toyota vehicles sold in Canada were produced at one of Toyota's 14 plants throughout North America. By comparison, in 2001 only 32.1% of Toyota vehicles sold in Canada were produced in Canada and only 45.1% were produced in North America. As of December 2013, Toyota, its group companies and dealerships have invested more than CDN $9 Billion in Canada and employ more than 24,000 Canadians from coast-to-coast. Beginning September 2014, Toyota celebrated its 50th Anniversary in Canada. The anniversary festivities began with the introduction of a special edition 2015 Toyota Corolla S and special edition 2015 RAV4 sporting unique Canadian interior and exterior features and paint colours. Only 2000 of each of these vehicles were produced for Canada. ==Manufacturing & Engineering in Canada== Toyota operates two vehicle manufacturing facilities in Canada at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. (TMMC) which build popular Toyota and Lexus vehicles for the North American market. The Toyota Corolla, Lexus RX 350 and Lexus RX 450h Hybrid are manufactured at TMMC’s North and South plant in Cambridge, Ontario. The Toyota RAV4 is manufactured at TMMC’s Woodstock, Ontario plant which was opened in 2007. The Toyota Matrix built at TMMC's Cambridge plant from 2002 ceased production in June 2014 while the Toyota RAV4 EV (electric vehicle for the North American market) built at TMMC's Woodstock plant from 2012 ceased production in August 2014. Since opening in 1988, TMMC has built more than 6 million vehicles for Canadian and U.S. consumers with the vast majority (approximately 4.6 million) being exported to the United States. In September 2003, TMMC's Cambridge facility was expanded and became the first Toyota plant outside of Japan to manufacture a luxury vehicle Lexus RX). Production was further expanded in 2014 to also produce the (Lexus RX 450h. It is expected to continue to be the only Lexus manufacturer outside Japan until Fall 2015 when Lexus ES 350 production is expected to commence at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK). In 2014, TMMC remains the largest Toyota plant in North America by production volume (579,411 vehicles) with a 15% increase in production versus 2013. The Toyota's Canadian operation has received various awards and recognitions. TMMC's plant has earned 14 J.D. Power & Associates Plant Quality awards including SIX (6) Gold awards and TWO (2) coveted Platinum Plant Quality Award in 2011 and 2014 – the first Toyota plant outside Japan that has ever won this award. Toyota also operates several parts manufacturing operations in Canada including Canadian Auto Parts Toyota, Inc. (CAPTIN), a wholly owned subsidiary of TMC which manufactures aluminum alloy wheels for the global market. Established in Delta, British Columbia in 1983, this 24,645 m2 facility produced approximately 1.7 million aluminum alloy wheels and employed 310 people in 2013. In August 2011, CAPTIN and the University of British Columbia announced a partnership to refine the manufacturing process for water-cooled die casting to produce stronger, lighter and lower-cost aluminum wheels. Toyota Canada’s Cold Weather Testing Centre was established in 1974 in Timmins, Ontario to test vehicles from across Toyota’s global lineup to ensure optimal performance in extreme cold weather conditions. With the addition of a cold chamber, Toyota can test vehicles year-round in harsh sub-zero conditions to ensure that vehicles meet highest customer expectations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toyota Canada Inc.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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