Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic

History

TPCA was established in March 2002 and production started in February 2005.

In November 2018, PSA and Toyota announced the end of their joint venture in Europe. On 1 January 2021, the plant became a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Europe and was renamed as Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic, making it its 8th plant in Europe.

Hybrid and electric vehicle production

Aygo X production started in March 2022. Its hybrid version replaced the petrol-only model in November 2025, and the factory has since produced only hybrids.

In September 2025, Toyota announced a €680 million investment to expand the Kolín factory for electric vehicle production. The plans include new paint and welding shops and a battery assembly facility. Toyota plans to build hybrids and electric cars on the same assembly line.

Electric car production is expected to begin in 2028, according to Toyota Italia chief executive Alberto Santilli.

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. 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.

The company originally produced three cars that were, in essence, the same but badge engineered: the Citroën C1, Peugeot 107 and Toyota Aygo. These cars shared the vast majority of parts with only small cosmetic alterations. The project was called B-Zero after its city car market segment.

In 2014, the new 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.

Current products

Toyota Aygo X (2022–present)

Toyota Yaris (XP210) (2021–present)