Overview

• The new line at Toyota’s Kolín plant will build a battery‑electric car and includes a dedicated battery assembly facility.
• The Czech government expects the expansion to create about 245 jobs at a factory that employs roughly 3,200 people.
• Toyota has not disclosed which model will be produced or when production will start.
• Plant floor space will expand from about 1.63 million to 1.86 million square feet to accommodate vehicle and battery output.
• The announcement was made with Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Industry Minister Lukáš Vlček, and the Kolín site currently builds the Aygo X and Yaris Hybrid.