# Toyota Material Handling to add production line for forklifts in Ancenis, France

Toyota Material Handling Manufacturing France will invest €8 million to open a new production line at its Ancenis plant in November 2022, producing 900 additional Tonero forklifts (4-8t) per year and creating 45 jobs. The model was previously made only in China.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-06-15
- Where: Ancenis-Saint-Géréon, Loire-Atlantique, France
- Value: $8.40M (8.00M EUR)
- Jobs: 45
- Starts operating: Nov 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 900 forklifts per year
- Products: Tonero forklifts (4-8t)
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Toyota Material Handling Manufacturing France](https://endata.com/companies/63498.md)
- [Toyota Material Handling Europe](https://endata.com/companies/19778.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ouest-france.fr](https://www.ouest-france.fr/economie/entreprises/loire-atlantique-toyota-relocalise-a-ancenis-son-chariot-produit-en-chine-d156abc6-e811-11ec-b90d-ef355762de34), 2022-06-15: "C'est une évolution majeure pour notre site d'Ancenis."
- [supplychainmagazine.fr](https://supplychainmagazine.fr/toyota-relocalise-la-production-du-tonero-4-8t-a-ancenis/), 2022-07-01: "Toyota Material Handling Manufacturing France va lancer la production dès novembre 2022 du chariot thermique de gros tonnage Tonero 4-8T, construit jusqu’à présent dans une usine du groupe Toyota en Chine."

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