Toyota will finally become a member of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. The announcement will be held later this week.

ACEA has previously rejected Toyota’s bid to become an ACEA member, but declined to say why the carmaker was not allowed to join the association.

Toyota makes  and sale cars in Europe finishing in the 8th place overall in Europe in 2006 with 866.831 units, above BMW Group (793.077 units) and under DaimlerChrysler (922.461 units).

Several European big-players aren’t exactly enthusiastic about the idea, but they can't change this.

Toyota debuted in the European market in 1963 when it began selling cars in Denmark. The carmaker expanded into other European countries over the next 24 years.

Toyota’s first factory in Europe opened in Burnaston, central England in 1989.

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association was founded in 1991.ACEA represents 13 major European car, truck and bus manufacturers. The association lobbies the EU on regulatory issues affecting the industry. Its members include the US carmakers Ford Motor and General Motors.

Current members of ACEA: BMW Group, Porsche AG, DAF Trucks, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, DaimlerChrysler AG, Renault SA, Fiat S.p.A, Scania AB, Ford of Europe, VW AG, GM Europe, AB Volvo, MAN AG.