Toyota Kirloskar Motor
Toyota Kirloskar Motor is the Indian automotive joint venture of Toyota Motor Corporation (89%) and Kirloskar Systems (11%). It manufactures and sells Toyota and Lexus vehicles in India, and in 2026 it partnered with Wipro 3D to set up an additive manufacturing Centre of Excellence at its Bidadi training institute.
- CEO / Founder
- Masakazu Yoshimura
- Team Size
- 1001-5000
- Stage
- Established
- Key Investors
- Toyota Motor Corporation; Kirloskar Systems Limited
Technology & Products
Key Products
Innova HyCross, Innova Crysta, Fortuner, Legender, Camry Hybrid, Urban Cruiser Hyryder and Hilux are built in India. Glanza, Rumion, Taisor and Vellfire are also sold, along with Lexus imports. The planned AM Centre of Excellence at TTTI Bidadi will cover rapid prototyping, assembly aids and on-demand parts.
Technical position · AMPulse analysis
Two plants at Bidadi with installed capacity of up to 342,000 units per year. It has Toyota Hybrid System localisation and a cross-badging partnership with Suzuki. It is an AM end user rather than a technology developer.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Manufactures and sells Toyota vehicles in India, including hybrids. It is adopting additive manufacturing for rapid prototyping, production aids, lightweight components and on-demand parts, with the aim of shortening lead times and making assembly lines more flexible.
How They Differentiate
Focuses on hybrid powertrains and the premium MPV/SUV segments (Innova, Fortuner), backed by Toyota quality and production-system practices. Its AM use is limited to tooling, prototyping and training rather than serial part production.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Indian passenger and commercial vehicle buyers. Its AM initiative is aimed at internal production engineering and at vocational trainees at the Toyota Technical Training Institute (TTTI).
Industry Verticals
Automotive; vocational and technical education
Competitors
Maruti Suzuki; Hyundai Motor India; Mahindra & Mahindra
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Produced 337,148 units in 2025. Revenue was about ₹71,038 crore (~$7.4B) in FY2026. Employs about 6,466 people.
Major Milestones
1997: JV founded. 2000: Qualis launched. 2010: second plant opened. 2017: Lexus introduced in India. 2019: Suzuki partnership began with the Glanza. 2022: Urban Cruiser Hyryder hybrid launched. April 2026: MoU signed with Wipro 3D for an AM Centre of Excellence at TTTI.