- Toyota was the last carmaker to comment on its industrial presence in Australia, it announced this week it would cease its production in Australia by the end of 2017 .

- The 100 000 units produced in 2013 by Toyota for two types of sedans :  the Camry and Aurion, hardly justify the presence of a plant on site. Local production should indeed face competition from countries of South East Asia (mainly Thailand and Indonesia), the automobile production of these countries is growing strongly and a significant amount of vehicles are intended for export. Australian production is not helped by the strong local dollar, making the prices of imported vehicles very attractive.

- Toyota could not remain the only manufacturer to maintain its car industry in Australia and copied the strategy of other manufacturers still present on site. Indeed, Mitsubishi ceased its production in Australia in 2009 and the two American carmakers Ford and General Motors, decided a few weeks ago to cease production in the country by 2016-2017.

- The withdrawal of Toyota therefore means it will not only stop its car manufacturing in Australia by 2017, but also stop any automobile production in Australia at that date. As a result, imports of vehicles in Australia will therefore experience strong growth between 2016 and 2018.