Canadian Autoparts Toyota to Increase Wheel Capacity 17 per cent

Canadian Autoparts Toyota Inc, which makes aluminium wheels for Toyota Motor Corp, is expanding its operations in British Columbia with a $39-million investment. The expansion will increase wheel capacity at the Delta site by almost 17 per cent to 1.68 million units annually, starting July 2007. The 19,000-square-metre plant produces 22 wheel models for Toyota’s vehicles and employs about 230 people, a number that is set to increase to increase to 260.

Earlier, the Japanese automaker announced its widely anticipated move to build a new Toyota plant in Woodstock, Ontario, creating 1,300 jobs in 2008. Toyota has five vehicle manufacturing plants and six power train and component plants in North America. Its North American-produced vehicles include the Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Matrix, Sienna, Solara, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra and the Lexus RX330.