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Toyota Starting 3-Shift Operations in France

The Toyota Yaris had a great success last year, especially the Hybrid one, meaning that the production for 2014 must be increased to meet the demand.
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) which builds the Yaris for the European market, announced to introduce a third production shift at the Valenciennes plant starting with June 2014.

“Sales forecasts have led us to increase production plans by around 15% for 2014, for a total production volume of around 220,000 units,” confirmed Koreatsu Aoki, President of TMMF.

The new three-shift work schedule will open 500 new positions, bringing the total employment to more than 4,000.

“TMMF will produce close to 1100 Yaris per day on three shifts versus 840 on two shifts today,” said Luciano Biondo, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing. “This new organisation demonstrates the success of the “Made-in-France” Yaris on a very competitive segment.”
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