Toyota's European R&D Base Changes its Name
April 20 2020 - 4:04AM
JCN Newswire (English)
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced that its European
research and development base, TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH (TMG), has
changed its company name to TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe GmbH
(TGR-E).
TMG was initially established as Andersson Motorsport GmbH in Koln
in 1979, then changed its name to TMG in 1993, when it became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota.
In addition to the company's engagement in motorsports activities,
which it has been conducting since its establishment, in recent
years, the company has expanded its work with the GAZOO Racing
Company (GRC) by applying the expertise and experience it has
cultivated in motorsports over the years to the development of GR
series production cars. The change in the company name reflects its
closer relationship with GRC.
Going forward, TGR-E will continue to serve as the hub for Toyota's
motorsports activities in Europe, working together with GRC from
its base in Koln, Germany, and engage in activities including
supplying engines for cars participating in both the FIA World
Endurance Championship (WEC) and the FIA World Rally Championship
(WRC), and helping to develop the GR Supra GT4.
TGR-E will also utilize the knowledge and expertise it has
accumulated through its motorsports activities over the years in
the development of production cars, and so contributing to the
creation of ever-better cars.
Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, commented on
the name change
"The absolute mission of participating in motorsports, which is a
battle of works produced by manufacturers, is winning. That is why
TGR Europe must be a team of professionals that produces winning
works. To continue winning, we have to do kaizen (continuous
improvement) and making things better and better and better, no
matter what the circumstances. Our team will continue to make
ever-better cars here in Koln, Germany, to win."
About Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is the global mobility company that
introduced the Prius hybrid-electric car in 1997 and the first
mass-produced fuel cell sedan, Mirai, in 2014. Headquartered in
Toyota City, Japan, Toyota has been making cars since 1937. Today,
Toyota proudly employs 370,000 employees in communities around the
world. Together, they build around 10 million vehicles per year in
29 countries, from mainstream cars and premium vehicles to
mini-vehicles and commercial trucks, and sell them in more than 170
countries under the brands Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino. For
more information, please visit www.toyota-global.com.
Source: Toyota Motor Corporation
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