FAW-Toyota hits production milestone of 10 million vehicles

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On November 28, FAW-Toyota, the joint venture between FAW Group and Toyota Motor, held an event to celebrate its 10 millionth vehicle rolling off the production line.

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The milestone vehicle is Toyota’s first new energy vehicle under the bZ series introduced to China, namely the bZ4X. The quality battery-electric model rolled off the production line at the joint venture’s newly inaugurated new energy vehicle factory. 

Located in Tianjin’s Binhai New Area, the factory is FAW-Toyota’s fifth production base for complete vehicles. The new energy vehicle dedicated factory is built in compliance to Toyota’s e-TNGA architecture and is equipped with the Japanese automaker’s latest BEV platform. The factory features a designed annual output capacity of 200,000 vehicles.

The Tianjin new energy vehicle plant covers an area of 1.97 million square meters. On top of the conventional car manufacturing process of stamping, welding, painting, forming, assembly, and inspection, the factory also introduced a battery workshop. The factory boasts a high rate of automation, intelligence, efficiency, flexibility regarding its production lines, which supports the ability of mixed manufacturing of cars, SUVs, MPVs, and other vehicle models.