Australian's First Hybrid Car to be Built in Victoria
Source: Victoria. Office of the Premier. Media Release
"The first hybrid car to be manufactured in Australia will be built at Toyota’s Altona plant securing jobs for Victorian car workers and offering Australians the choice of a locally built green car, Premier John Brumby announced. Mr Brumby said Toyota’s Altona plant would become the regional base for the hybrid Camry with 10,000 cars to be manufactured each year taking the plant’s total production of cars beyond 150,000 annually.“During my recent trip to Japan I met with the President of Toyota, Katsuaki Watanabe, to discuss the prospect of Victoria becoming home to a locally built hybrid car and I am pleased that Toyota has made this decision,” Mr Brumby said.“With car manufacturers moving on a global scale to produce green fuel efficient cars it is crucial that the Victorian auto industry secures a slice of this investment which will add $150 million annually to our economy."