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2022-04-15

Toyota Motor’s Production and Business Activities in Russia

This report includes information on the following topics: Key images:
  • Toyota Motor
  • Russia
  • war in Ukraine
  • St. Petersburg
  • Toyota plant in Russia
  • automobile production
  • Camry
  • midsize car
  • RAV4
  • compact crossover SUV
  • plant production capacity
  • coronavirus pandemic
  • Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022
  • Toyota’s business operations in Russia
  • halting of production
  • stopping of sales
  • export halt
  • suspension of operations
  • production volume of automobiles in Russia (2017-2021)
  • sales volume of light vehicles by brand in Russia (2017-2021)
  • Lexus and Toyota market share
  • AMS Holdings
  • Limited Liability Company “TOYOTA MOTOR” in Saint Petersburg (TMR-SP)
  • share of PC+LCV market
  • plant employee count
  • Belarus
  • Kazakhstan
  • Armenia
  • Land Cruiser Prado
  • Land Cruiser 300
  • Highlander
  • Alphard
  • Hilux
  • Land Cruiser 200
  • Fortuner
  • C-HR
  • Corolla
  • production share
  • sales share
  • local production
  • GA-K platform
  • new body panels
  • stamping process
  • robotic welding
  • automation rate
  • TNGA platform
  • amount of RUB invested by Toyota in the renewal of the production line as of
  • September 2019
  • localization
  • painting and plastic parts production processes
  • assembly of wires, airbags, sealings, dashboards and engines
  • product launches
  • C-HR
  • investments
  • amount invested by Toyota in Russia since launch of local production
  • Special Investment Contract (SPIC)
  • RUB investment pledge by Toyota
  • exports
  • Armenia
  • percentage of Russia-made vehicles exported by Toyota
  • supply chain disruptions
  • Japanese employees' return to Japan
  • halting of CBU vehicle export
Graph: Toyota Motor: Production Volume of Automobiles in Russia (2017-2021) Graph: Toyota Motor: Sales Volume of Light Vehicles by Brand in Russia (2017-2021)

In 2007, Toyota Motor launched a plant in St. Petersburg, Russia and began production of the Camry midsize car. As of March 2022, in addition to the Camry, the St. Petersburg Plant also manufactured the RAV4 compact crossover SUV. The plant’s initial production capacity was around 50,000 units per year but in the next 10 years it gradually increased to about 100,000 units. Although production dropped below 70,000 units in 2020 due to the pandemic, it surpassed 80,000 units in the following year, reaching a record high level in the past five years. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, Toyota’s business operations in Russia has become uncertain. In the beginning of March 2022, Toyota halted production and sales in Russia and exportation of vehicles in CBU form to Russia until further notice.

Graph: Toyota Motor: Production Volume of Automobiles in Russia (2017-2021)Graph: Toyota Motor: Sales Volume of Light Vehicles by Brand in Russia (2017-2021)
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