In a news post we shared with you last week, ToyotaSince production stops at the . we talked about. The same factory is today the subject of a different and beautiful development.

In the statement of Toyota Automotive Industry Turkey, it is one of the popular models of Toyota. Second generation C-HR considerations have been made. The authorities explained that this car will be plug-in, i.e. rechargeable, and said that this important task will be performed by the Sakarya plant. has been undertaken they expressed.

What will the ‘connected’ C-HR look like?

To date, Toyota has not favored a plug-in system in its hybrid cars. In the hybrid models produced to date, the electric motor and the combustion engine are used together. when the brake is pressed allowed to charge the battery. The plug-in hybrid system actually has the same technology. However, it is also possible to connect the vehicle to the plug to charge the battery externally. In this way the battery will be filled before departure. With the previous generation C-HR, the car had to be started to charge the battery.

Toyota will produce batteries in Sakarya for the first time in Europe

*Possible second generation C-HR design.

The Toyota plant in Sakarya will not only be discussed with the second generation C-HR. to this factory battery production unit will also be added. The factory, which is expected to produce 75,000 batteries per year, will recruit 60 more specialists in this field. Let me start by saying that this is an important development. Because Toyota, with this move It will be the first battery production in Europe.

Toyota’s investment in Turkey amounted to 2.3 billion euros

For Toyota, second generation plug-in C-HR 317 million euros announced its investment. For example, the total investment of the Japanese car company in Turkey will amount to 2.3 billion euros. Erdogan Şahin, General Manager and CEO of Toyota Automotive Industry Turkey, made evaluations on the subject and said:This project belongs to Toyota a world power part of It confirms once again that our production facility in Sakarya is one of the most important global players.” said.

In the meantime; Toyota Automotive Industry Turkey in 2022 It produced 220 thousand cars. These cars consisted of Corolla and C-HR. More than 185,000 of the cars produced were shipped to Toyota’s suppliers in more than 150 countries. Toyota Automotive Industry Turkey has produced 3 million cars so far, up to 85 percent He said he exported it abroad.

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