Andrew Kirby

President and Chief Executive Officer, Toyota South Africa Motors

Andrew Kirby is President and Chief Executive Officer of Toyota South Africa Motors, in the role since April 2016.

Toyota South Africa Motors is the local arm of Toyota and has been South Africa's best-selling vehicle brand for 46 years running. Kirby led the restart of production at the Durban plant after the April 2022 floods.

In the job

  1. Restarted production at the Durban plant after floods put the facility under up to 1.7 m of water. Source

  2. Said the Durban plant had no production solution yet for hybrid and electric Hilux models, with about 44% of its output exported to Europe. Source

  3. Warned that the 15.7% growth in 2025 new-vehicle sales was not as healthy as it appeared. Source

Career before

  1. 2016Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Toyota South Africa Motors
  2. 2013Senior Vice President of corporate administration, Toyota South Africa Motors
  3. General Manager, Lexus global product and marketing
  4. 2005Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Toyota South Africa Motors
  5. 1994-2005Various roles, BMW including a posting in the United States

Sources

  1. engineeringnews.co.za
  2. engineeringnews.co.za
  3. engineeringnews.co.za
  4. topauto.co.za
  5. engineeringnews.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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