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Toyota Australia has axed 350 employees at its Altona plant in Melbourne, blaming the decision on current market conditions that include a high Australian dollar. The move to cut staff at the plant where it builds Camry and Aurion models for b
Australia’s automotive industry heavyweights predict new vehicle sales will once again eclipse the magic one million mark in 2012. But Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries CEO Ian Chalmers admits the Australian-made Holden Commodore –
Toyota Australia hopes to sell an extra 40,000 vehicles in 2012 as it rebounds from a turbulent 2011 with fresh product in an improving domestic and global economic environment. Toyota delivered 181,624 new passenger cars, SUVs and light comme
Toyota Australia and the unions have reached an in principle agreement over employee pay rates. The deal should bring to an end the industrial action that has hampered local production and factory retooling work over the past six weeks. Toyota A
Toyota Australia and the unions representing its production and parts centre employees have been locked in discussions for the past two days in an attempt to reach an agreement in the long-running pay dispute saga. Toyota Australia’s Glenn Campb
The launch of the new Toyota Camry could be delayed as a result of industrial action by Toyota Australia manufacturing and parts centre workers. Strike action has resumed today – the fourth down day this month – as company executives and union re
The majority of Toyota Australia’s 3300 production workers are continuing industrial action today, ignoring grave warnings from the company’s CEO about the potential impact on future exports and Australian production. Today marks the second
The head of Toyota Australia has threatened that the continued industrial action over pay increases could put the future of Toyota’s local vehicle production in jeopardy. Toyota Australia President and CEO, Max Yasuda, said production disruption
UPDATE: Toyota Australia employees will be breaking the law if they choose to strike tomorrow instead of work their usual shifts. The Altona-based manufacturer applied to Fair Work Australia to suspend the planned industrial action on the basis of
Toyota Australia’s 3300-plus production workers will resume strike action tomorrow unless a deal can be reached before close of business today. The unions have notified Toyota that they plan to strike every Thursday and Friday for the next three