Global carmaker, Toyota Motor, has announced that it will begin exporting US-assembled Venza crossover vehicles to Russia and Ukraine via the Port of Brunswick in Georgia.
Toyota, which is a new client for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), will begin Venza shipments this year. Production will begin at Toyota’s Georgetown plant in April 2013. The company expects to export around 5,000 Venza vehicles per year to Russia and Ukraine.
Robert Jepson, board chairman, GPA, said: “At Georgia’s deepwater ports in Brunswick and Savannah, ocean, road and rail come together to ensure that commerce is handled efficiently, environmentally responsibly and at the lowest cost possible.”
Shigeki Terashi, president and chief operations officer, Toyota Motor North America, added: “We are proud that Toyota’s US manufacturing operations are continuing to grow as a key supplier of vehicles for global markets. We expect the export of Venza vehicles to Russia and Ukraine will help further solidify our U.S. manufacturing base.”
The Port of Brunswick, which handles around 10% of all US ro-ro trade and 12% of US ro-ro imports, handled a record 612,489 auto and machinery units in CY2012, up from 497,404 in 2011.
