Toyota had a 14% production loss in the United States last year
By Andrew, 26 Jan, 2012. 0 Comments
2011 Toyota Avalon
Toyota Motor Corp. had a 14% production loss in North America last year – its second-worst overall figure ever since production started in this continent in 1986. In 2011, Toyota and its joint ventures produced an overall figure of about 1.26 million units in North America. Meanwhile, it had an output of 1.46 million vehicles in 2010, according to the Automotive News Data Center and Toyota. In comparison, most automakers experienced a climb in production in 2011 in North America, particularly the Detroit 3. Chrysler Group increased by 27%; Ford had a 12% rise; and General Motors rose by 10%.
Meanwhile, a 35% in production rate in North America was reported by Hyundai-Kia while Nissan reported a 16% climb. Honda Motor Co. is the only other carmaker whose production in North America had a major drop last year, decreasing by 14% to 1.1 million units from almost 1.3 million units in 2010. The overall North American production rose by 10% in 2011 to almost 13.5 million units from around 12.2 million vehicles in 2010. Toyota and Honda were affected the most by the March disaster in Japan, leading to significant production delays. There were further delays due to the flooding in Thailand.
The 14% North American production drop that Toyota experienced last year is a very minor improvement over a record drop of 15% in 2009, which is when Toyota produced just 15% in 2009, when Toyota made about 1.23 million units after the U.S. and global financial crises. Toyota manufactures 12 models in North America: the Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Matrix, RAV4, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma, Tundra, Lexus RX 350 and Venza. Actually, Toyota’s plant in Princeton, Ind., is the only one in the U.S. that had an increase in output. This plant produces the Sequoia, Sienna and Highlander. Highlander production increased by almost 15,000 units, exceeding the 11,000-unit production decline for the Sequoia and Sienna combined. [source: Autonews]
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