2024屆高考英語閱讀理解考前突破：財經資訊2024年澳洲豐田將停產汽車

　　2024年澳洲豐田將停產汽車

　　Toyota is to end its vehicle and engine production in Australia by the end of 2024, affecting thousands of jobs.

　　豐田將于2024年底停止在澳大利亞生產汽車與發動機，這將影響數千個工作崗位。

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　　It also announced plans to possibly scale down the operations of its development and technical centre there.

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　　Toyota said high manufacturing costs had forced it to make a "painful decision".

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　　Last year, Ford and General Motors' Holden unit also announced plans to stop producing cars in Australia.

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　　Toyota's exit will leave Australia with no more car manufacturers, effectively ending the local industry.

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　　"We believed that we should continue producing vehicles in Australia, and Toyota and its workforce here made every effort," Toyota Motor Company president Akio Toyoda said.

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　　"However, various negative factors such as an extremely competitive market and a strong Australian dollar, together with forecasts of a reduction in the total scale of vehicle production in Australia, have forced us to make this painful decision."?

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　　The Japanese auto giant, which first began making cars in Australia in 1963, said it "intends to provide the best support it can, including employment assistance" to those affected by the decision.