Toyota#;s Valenciennes car plant in France this week assembled its 100,000th Yaris (Vitz/Echo) hatchback.
The French factory began production of the compact Toyota – sold only in hatchback form in Europe – in January 2001 and now employs 2,200 people producing about 130,000 vehicles a year.
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