Company:Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech
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| Type | Joint venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive industry |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Kolín , Czech Republic |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Owner | Toyota Motor Corporation (50%) Groupe PSA (50%) |
Number of employees | 3,200[citation needed] |
| Website | en |
Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech s.r.o. (TPCA) is an automobile manufacturing company based in Kolín, Czech Republic. It is a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corporation and Groupe PSA (previously PSA Peugeot Citroën). It manufactures Toyota, Peugeot and Citroën models for sale in Europe. TPCA produces small cars mainly for the European market.
History
TPCA production started in February 2005, though the official opening ceremony was not until June.[citation needed] In November 2018, it was announced that the joint venture would be and the Kolín plant would be wholly acquired by Toyota, becoming a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Europe.[1]
Current products
The company produces three cars that are, in essence, the same but badge engineered: the Citroën C1, Peugeot 107 and Toyota Aygo. These cars share the vast majority of parts with only small cosmetic alterations. The project was called B-Zero after its city car market segment.[2]
In 2014, the next generation models were launched, with Citroën and Toyota retaining their existing model names, and Peugeot naming their new version the 108. The second generation joint venture still shares many key components, but there are more visual differences between the different marques.[3]
Former product
- Peugeot 107 (2005-2014)
2010 recall
In January 2010, Toyota announced a worldwide recall on several of their vehicles for a faulty sticking accelerator pedal - in which the Aygo is affected. Under certain circumstances, the pedal can stick in a partially depressed position, or return slowly to the off position. PSA Peugeot Citroën followed suit, announcing a recall of "under 100,000 units" of the Citroën C1 and the Peugeot 107 for the same issue.[4] New information from Toyota has suggested, however, that only Aygos and Peugeot 107s with Aisin Ez-drive automated manual gearboxes (Multi-mode/2-Tronic) are affected, and that those with manual gearboxes are not.[5]
References
- ↑ Sigal, Peter (November 30, 2018). "Toyota will buy out PSA stake in Czech minicar plant". https://europe.autonews.com/article/20181130/ANE/181139997/toyota-will-buy-out-psa-stake-in-czech-minicar-plant. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Three of a city car kind". Autocar. 22 March 2004. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/three-city-car-kind. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ↑ "New Citroen C1 review". June 19, 2014. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/citroen/c1/87504/new-citroen-c1-review. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Peugeot follows Toyota in Car Recall". BBC News. 2010-01-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8489079.stm. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ↑ Toyota UK Accelerator Pedal Recall
- "Toyota, PSA Christen JV Plant". WardsAuto. Archived from the original on October 27, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051027183019/http://wardsauto.com/ar/auto_toyota_psa_christen/index.htm. Retrieved June 8, 2005.
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