Production at the Toyota multinational factory in SP is at full steam, will generate 150 jobs and export 45.600 2.0L engines to North America

The North American market will receive, starting this year, 45.600 2.0L engines per year from Toyota's SP factory. Engine exports will generate many job openings at the São Paulo unit.

Toyota do Brasil announces that, as of September this year, the engine plant in Porto Feliz, SP, will start producing engines for the North American market. This is an important step, which strengthens the brand's commitment to its sustainable growth and the expansion of the Brazilian subsidiary's presence in the region. Initially, the plant in the interior of São Paulo will be responsible for supplying 45.600 2.0L engines per year to Toyota in that region.

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With this initiative, Toyota's modern and first engine plant in Latin America and the Caribbean has the mission of supplying the high demand for vehicles in that market. After being submitted to long batteries of tests, the propellers produced in Brazil were certified for their durability, efficiency and emission control.

In order to meet production and export 45.600 2.0L engines to North America, the Toyota factory in SP will operate 24 hours a day on some lines

“We are starting a new and important cycle in Porto Feliz operations. With the export of engines to the North American market, we reinforce our commitment to Toyota's sustainable growth, contributing to Brazil being a solid base for exports. This new step helps to balance the difficulty of operating in Brazil, where we are still fighting for more predictability and better business conditions”, says Rafael Chang, president of Toyota do Brasil.

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To meet this new demand, the Porto Feliz unit will operate 24 hours a day on some lines. For this, the company has already opened a selection process to fill 150 direct jobs, increasing the workforce to 540 people at the unit. The “made in Brazil” engines for the American territory will make the Porto Feliz factory increase its monthly production from the current 13 units to almost 17.

With the possibility of delivering vehicles and engines 100% manufactured in Brazil to the market, the Japanese automaker was able to expand its presence in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, among other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The result of an initial investment of BRL 580 million, the factory follows the same ecofactory concept used at the unit in Sorocaba, SP. The principle consists of annually reducing the emission of waste generated, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and CO2 emissions, in addition to maximizing the reuse of rainwater and the preservation of the native forest area. Through initiatives developed at the plant, Porto Feliz has been significantly reducing its impacts, which has earned it global recognition as one of the cleanest Toyota Motor Company engine plants in the world.

In 2018, Porto Feliz received a new contribution, of R$ 510 million, for the expansion and modernization of the facilities for the production of the 2.0L Dynamic Force engine, mounted on the TNGA platform. After its upgrade, the plant became a milestone in Toyota's Latin American operation, as it combines attributes of the company's most modern, productive and sustainable plants worldwide. 

With a high level of automation, Porto Feliz became the first operation outside of Asia to produce engines on the TNGA platform. In addition to the new platform, thrusters are also produced flex fuel and gasoline, Dual VVTi, 1.5L, for Yaris and Etios models, both hatchback and sedan.

With the possibility of delivering vehicles 100% manufactured in Brazil to the market, Toyota was able to develop its growth and expand its presence in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, among other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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