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Adrian PatonToyota opens doors to Altona for dealers and staff
June 30th 2009 18:00
The local car industry has shown signs of improvement over the past few months as the economy continues to recover from the battering it took late last year. With new car sales on the rise in the country once again, Toyota Australia has recently opened its manufacturing plant to dealers and sales staff to highlight the economic importance of the company's locally-made vehicles i.e. the Camry and Aurion models.
One thousand participants from Toyota Australia's 211 dealerships toured the production plant to update their knowledge on the cutting-edge quality and features of the four-cylinder Camry and V6 Aurion and the vehicles' importance to Australia.
"Through our sales personnel, our customers will know they have the option to back quality locally built products that contribute to the local automotive industry and economy," said Toyota Australia senior executive director sales and marketing David Buttner.
Toyota's 3400 employees at its manufacturing plant in Altona last year produced 141,467 vehicles and 114,752 four-cylinder engines.
Nearly 3000 businesses across Australia supply parts to Toyota, and in 2008 business transactions involving Toyota vehicle parts totalled $2.92 billion. Toyota is the number one motor vehicle maker in Australia and has Australia's biggest automotive export program, generating $1.9 billion a year in export revenue.
Toyota exports in 2008 reached an industry record of 101,668 cars to over 20 countries.
[Source: Toyota]
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