Toyota RAV4 Manufacturing Location (Guide)
When driving a wonderful vehicle such as the RAV4, many users or customers think about where it is manufactured around the world. Figuring out the RAV4 location might be a little tricky.
In this guide, we will tell you about RAV4’s available manufacturing locations and where it was built, so stay with us.
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Hybrid and Non-Hybrid Manufacturing Locations
- Takota Plant (Japan): Hybrid and Non-Hybrid
- Woodstock, Ontario (Canada) Hybrid and non-hybrid
- Changchun Branch (China): Hybrid and Non-Hybrid
- Georgetown, Kentucky (US) Hybrid only
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Prime Manufacturing Location
- Takota Plant (Japan)
- Changchun Branch (China)
How to Figure Out Where Your RAV4 Was Built
The easiest way to find it is to check your VIN (Vehicle Identification Number). You can locate it by the driver’s side door. You will see a sticker that shows a 17-digit code. By using this method, you can identify any vehicle.
You can identify where your RAV4 was built by using the first digit of the VIN. Let’s look below.
- For China, it’s L, and for Japan, it’s J.
- 2 for Canada, and 1, 4, and 5 for the US
- XO-X3 for Russia
Impacts of RAV4 Production Location on Vehicle Quality
Does location matter for vehicle quality? This is a very important question. The answer is that it does not because Toyota followed the same process and procedure at every location.
Some people spread rumors that the built quality of the RAV4 in Japan is better than others, and the argument is that Japanese ethics are better and work higher, and their country has better parts, but the rumor was false.
If you are asking about price, then it is different in every country. For example, if the price is cheap in Canada, then Australia is next in line, followed by the USA, and the most expensive is Japan.
However, it’s not about the RAV4 built; it’s about local economic factors.
Upcoming Manufacturing Plants
Toyota has this policy of never remaining in its current place and keeping moving, such as when Toyota closed its Russian plant and relocated to St. Petersburg in 2022.
It’s very difficult to get your hands on parts after the Ukraine invasion. Toyota thought that it would cause problems for business .
In 2025, there will be new lithium-ion batteries that are manufactured by Toyota Battery Manufacturing in North Carolina. Those batteries will be used in hybrid electric cars.
There will be a four-cylinder engine lineup announced by Toyota Kentucky in 2022. This facility produces 600,000 units in a year.
Toyota is planning to produce more in 2023; the automaker estimates that it will produce over 10.6 million units. The only problem is a shortage of parts.
The Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Kentucky is the largest in the world. Toyota just broke ground on this plant in 1986, and it started producing the Camry in 1988.
Note: Over 13 million vehicles come from those assembly lines.
History of Manufacturing Location
There are lots of changes in Toyota manufacturing while all RAV4s are designed in Japan, and there are several factories in the world that are responsible for manufacturing.
Only the USA is responsible for assembling the RAV4. Out of four countries, let’s check the entire generation.
- In the 1st generation, China and Japan produced models between 1994 and 2000, and they were assembled in Zhuhai and Guangdong.
- In the 2nd generation, the manufacturing’s stars were from 2001 to 2005 at the Nakagusuku and Tahera plants in Japan.
- In the 3rd generation, manufacturing started from 2005 to 2012 and continues in China at the Changchun factory, but additional models were manufactured in Ontario that are in Canada.
- In the 4th generation, models were manufactured from 2013 to 2018 in China, Japan, and Canada, and in 2016, they were also manufactured in Russia. Those models were produced in Canada at 50% capacity and supplied to Japan.
- 5th generation models were manufactured in 2019 at the Geroge Town factory in Kentucky.
Conclusion
If you ever wonder where your RAV4 was built, it’s very easy to find because Toyota is a worldwide company. Check your VIN (vehicle identification number) and check where your RAV4 is built. There are several plants located in some big countries.
