Toyota and Tesla Announce Decision to Build RAV4 EV at Woodstock, Ontario Production Facility
Published Friday, 05 August, 2011 by Jenny Scott. Categories: News.
August 05, 2011
Toyota and Tesla Announce Decision to Build RAV4 Electric Vehicle at Toyota's Woodstock, Ontario Production Facility
Shared Line with Gas-Powered RAV4 to Maximize Production Efficiencies and Quality Control
Tesla to Ship Electric Powertrains from California
Tesla to Ship Electric Powertrains from California
Woodstock, Ontario (August 5, 2011)-Toyota and Tesla
Motors, Inc. (Tesla) confirmed today that their jointly-developed RAV4
electric vehicle will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada,
Inc. (TMMC) in Woodstock, Ontario beginning in 2012.
"The Tesla-Toyota joint development team has agreed that building
the vehicle at the Woodstock plant on the same line as the
gasoline-powered RAV4, will streamline and simplify the production
process and guarantee the highest level of quality control," said Ray
Tanguay, TMMC Chairman, who hosted Canadian officials at the plant today
and thanked them for their support. "This is a great example of
Toyota's determination to collaborate with companies with leading edge
technology."
As previously announced, Toyota will pay Tesla approximately $100
million to supply the electric powertrain, which includes the battery,
motor, gear box and power electronics for the RAV4 EV. Tesla will
build the electric powertrains at its production facility in Palo Alto,
California and then ship them to TMMC for final assembly into the
vehicle.
The RAV4 EV will be sold at U.S. Toyota dealers through Toyota
Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS). Details including pricing, volume and
regional distribution will be determined and announced at a later time.
In July of last year, Tesla and Toyota Engineering and
Manufacturing, America (TEMA) collaborated to convert 32 conventional
gas-engine RAV4 compact SUVs into fully functional RAV4 EV prototypes.
Toyota is committed to a broad strategy of sustainable mobility,
incorporating products, partnerships, the urban environment, and energy.
The RAV4 EV is one of several advanced-technology new products
coming for Toyota. In addition to expanding the Prius family with the
upcoming Prius v and Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Toyota will introduce
an electric version of the Scion iQ in 2012 and a Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Hybrid Vehicle by 2015.
Contact(s):
Media Contacts:
Mike Goss(859) 746-6676 mike.goss@tema.toyota.com Greig Mordue (519) 241-8355 gmordue@tmmc.ca John Hanson (310) 468-4718 john_hanson@toyota.com |
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) established operations in North America in 1957
and currently operates 14 manufacturing plants, including one under
construction. There are more than 1,800 Toyota, Lexus and Scion
dealerships in North America which sold more than 2 million vehicles in
2010. Toyota directly employs more than 35,000 in North America and its
investment here is currently valued at more than $23 billion, including
sales and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial
services and design. Toyota's annual purchasing of parts, materials,
goods and services from North American suppliers totals nearly $25
billion.
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