Toyota Motor China

Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (TMCI) is an investment subsidiary of Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation in the People's Republic of China, established in July 2001. The company is responsible for investment activities such as production and R&D in China and as well as the import and distribution of Lexus and Toyota brand vehicles, and related business activities such as marketing network construction, training, and market promotion.[1]

History

In September 1964, Toyota Motor Corporation exported the Crown model to China for the first time. In October 1980, Toyota established its Beijing representative office in China.[1]In December 1998, Sichuan Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (FAW Toyota (Chengdu)) was established. In June 2000, Tianjin Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (FAW Toyota) was established.[1]

Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. was established in July 2001.[1] In September 2004, Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (GAC Toyota) was established.[1] In February 2005, Lexus opened its first dealership in China.[1]

In 2019, Toyota further deepened its partnership with FAW Group and GAC Group, a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer in electrification and intelligent connectivity, provided hydrogen fuel cell (FC) components to commercial vehicle manufacturers, and reached cooperation agreements with multiple companies on mobility services and the popularization of electrification.[1]

Toyota Motor Corporation and the Shanghai Municipal Government signed a strategic cooperation agreement on 22 April 2025, The deal's centrepiece is a wholly-owned Lexus electric vehicle factory to be built in Shanghai's Jinshan District and begin production in 2027.[2]

Subsidiaries

Current Models

Former Models

See also

• FAW Toyota
• GAC Toyota

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