According to the president of Toyota Do Brasil, Evandro Maggio, the recovery begins on November 3 in the factories of Sorocaba and investigation, which was about to be disabled
THE Toyota will resume, in 30 days, the Car production in BrazilAfter a storm destroyed most of the company engine factory in Porto Feliz on September 22nd. The San Paolo interior plant provides the production lines of Corolla (sedan) and Corolla Cross (medium SUV). Just like the Yaris porta, which is still made for export,
According to the president of Toyota Do Brasil, Evandro Maggio, the recovery will be gradual “will give priority to the health and safety of people and the quality of the products”. The executive states that the return of production will be possible thanks to the shipment, from other units of the company abroad, parts and engines.
Initially, Toyota will only produce the hybrid versions of the Corolla line. This is because the driving sets of these cars, which combine electric motors and combustion, come from Japan. Therefore, the offer of these systems was not influenced by the interruption of the Porto Feliz factory.
Toyota will return to combustion cars in 2026
According to Toyota, the goal of November and December includes the recovery of the production of the volume of the hybrid line which will no longer be performed from 23 to 31 September. In any case, the return of the production of vehicles with combustion engines should only take place in January 2026.
It is worth remembering that there is already a lack of products in retailers. THE Car newspaper He discovered that some stores suspended sales of the corolla line, for example. In others there are only armored models, whose prices are about about 60 thousand higher than those of the table without ballistic protection. Although the production is not resumed, Toyota has recommended those authorized to focus on the offer of services, such as reviews and repairs.
Just like the cars made abroad who therefore did not have the offer interested. “We have Hilux (pickup) and SW4 and we have just launched Hiace (vans and vans) in Brazil,” says May. The three models are produced in the Toyota factory in Zárate, Argentina. In addition, there is RAV4, SUV imported from Japan into hybrid and hybrid plug-ins options (the batteries are recharged in the sockets).
The launch of Yaris Cross is postponed
According to May, the launch of Yaris Cross, which was scheduled for the end of October. Although the president of Toyota has not revealed the new date, the expectation becomes the second quarter of 2026. It is worth remembering that the model was the great bet of Toyota for Brazil in recent years. The compact SUV will have conventional and hybrid versions.
According to the executive, there is still no prediction of when the operations of the Porto Feliz plant will be resumed. According to him, 2/3 of the unit’s roof have been destroyed and the rest must be redone. Therefore, the priority is to transfer the equipment to a provisional area, for the evaluation, repair and finally sending to other plants.
With this, the company has temporarily suspended the employment contract (dismissal) of about 600 of the 700 employees of Porto Feliz. In turn, the employees of the Sorocaba and investigation plants will return to work at the end of the emergency holiday period. That is, on October 21st.
See the full letter sent by the president of Toyota Do Brasil to the press:
Sorocaba, 3 October 2025
Dear colleagues of the press,
Toyota Do Brasil deeply thanks the various messages of support and solidarity of governments, authorities, associations, unions, car manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, dealers, partners, employees and companies in recent weeks, after the accident that has affected the Porto Feliz motor system (SP). This support strengthens the union of efforts for the development of the national industry.
With a great support from Matrix managers, other Toyota units in the world, suppliers and a team of dedicated employees, the company communicates its gradual return plan to Sorocaba (SP) and Investiga (SP).
From November 3, there will be the gradual resumption of the production of vehicles in investigatiatuba factories (SP) and Sorocaba (SP), giving priority to people’s health and safety.
The recovery will occur with engines and parts imported from other units abroad. In this first phase, Toyota do Brasil will produce the hybrid versions of the Corolla and Corolla Cross models, both for national markets and for export, and the production plan for November and December includes the recovery of the volume of hybrid vehicles not produced between 23 and 31 September.
In the Porto Feliz factory (SP), the restoration of operations does not follow due to the large extension of the damage. Currently, the work in the unit gives priority to the analysis of the conditions of the equipment and to the temporary transfer to other positions.
With this, the temporary suspension of the employment contract (dismissal) will be applied only to Porto Feliz employees, while the employees of Sorocaba and Inquiso return to work on October 21, after the end of the emergency holidays.
In January 2026, the production of vehicles with conventional engines will resume both for the Brazilian and export market, covering the vehicles of the current production line: Corolla and Corolla Cross, and for the Yaris Portello, exclusively for export. Production will gradually increase until you reach the regular volume in February.
As for the Yaris Cross model, Toyota is in preparation and the date of its launch will soon be informed.
The company is aware of the evolution of the situation and will all maintain informed about any adjustments in the recovery plan.
The priceless help of the matrix, Toyota’s affiliates in the world and suppliers, gives us courage and trust to follow stops and strong in our recovery and commitment for the delivery of sustainable mobility solutions to our customers in Latin America and in the Caribbean.
Best regards
Evandro Maggio
President
Toyota do Brasil
Source: Terra
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