Toyota to Produce New Corolla Model in South Africa

{{Toyota announced at the ceremony that it had invested R1bn in the manufacturing facility in South Africa to produce a new model Toyota Corolla.}}

The new model would be built in left hand and right hand drive variants and it would be available both for local and export markets, Toyota spokesperson Leo Kok said in a statement.

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government on Tuesday said it would work with Toyota SA to strengthen the automobile sector in South Africa.

The Toyota Durban manufacturing plant had an annual production capacity of about 220 000 units and contributed in the creation of more than 8 000 jobs in both Durban and Johannesburg, KwaZulu-Natal premier Senzo Mchunu said at the official launch of the new Toyota Corolla at Durban’s Prospecton.

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