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Toyota produces millionth Corolla at Durban plant

Toyota SA produces its millionth Corolla

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Toyota SA produces its millionth Corolla

Photo by Toyota

26th November 2013

By: Irma Venter

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) last week celebrated production of the millionth South African-manufactured Corolla.

The vehicle rolled off the production line at the company’s Prospecton plant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

The white Toyota Corolla that came off the production line on Wednesday, November 20, crowned six years of production of the current model line-up, in both left- and right-hand-drive variants.

The current generation Corolla is exported to regions such as Eastern and Western Europe, the Caribbean and Africa.

“It is very symbolic that the Corolla reaches this milestone now,” noted TSAM president and CEO Dr Johan van Zyl. “....[as it] heralds the introduction of the new Corolla in 2014.”

The Corolla was first introduced in South Africa in 1975.

The popular sedan has been produced at Toyota’s Prospecton plant since its introduction, while its local content gradually increasing and the range widened to include left-hand-drive models for various export markets.

While the millionth Corolla will find pride of place next to the millionth Hilux in Toyota’s museum at its sales and marketing head office, in Sandton, the Prospecton plant is gearing up to produce the new Corolla.

“The Corolla benefitted from our R8-billion investment programme  – first announced in 2008 – which modernised the plant and introduced a state-of-the-art paint plant,” said Van Zyl.

“With the new Corolla we hope to start our next round of investment and look forward to sharing this plan when our first new-generation Corolla models roll off the line.”

TSAM has already started trial production of the 2014 Corolla at its Durban plant.

Full production is scheduled to start in January.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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