Japanese automaker Toyota is to produce its Corolla saloon car at its plant in Turkey, the state-run Anatolian news agency said on Sunday. Anatolian said the plan was disclosed by the chairman of one of Toyota's partners in Turkey, Abdul Latif Jameel Co (ALJ), during a meeting with Turkey's industry and trade minister, Nihat Ergun, in the western Saudi city of Jeddah on Saturday.
ALJ's chairman, Mohammed Jameel, said his company had been pressing Toyota to increase production in Turkey with the aim of making it a regional production hub. Toyota currently produces the Auris and the multi-purpose Corolla Verso vehicles at its plant in Sakarya, east of Istanbul. ToyotaSA in Turkey has a production capacity of 150,000 vehicles. Sabanci Holdings sold its 65 percent stake in ToyotaSA to Saudi-based ALJ in 2009. Toyota Motor Europe and Mitsui and Co are the other partners.
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