General Status of Plants in Japan
Kinuura Plant
 Panoramic view |
 Exterior view |
Overview
Start of production |
May 1978 |
|---|---|
Site area |
840,000 m2 |
Business activities & products |
Transmission-related components |
Production results for 2011 |
Transmission: 813,000 units Hybrid transmission: 9,000 units |
Number of employees |
3,029 |
- Note:
- The number of employees is as of end of December 2011, and excludes fixed-term employees and short-term employees.
Events
Year |
Month |
Events |
|---|---|---|
1977 |
March |
Ground-breaking ceremony |
1978 |
May |
Production of new transmission for the front-wheel drive Tercel and Corsa commenced |
August |
Completion ceremony held |
|
December |
Production of four-wheel-drive transfer case (model RN) for the Hilux commenced |
|
1979 |
July |
Automatic transaxle (model A55) production for the Tercel and Corsa commenced |
November |
Production of Truck transmission (model L50) commenced |
|
1980 |
July |
Production of passenger car transmission (model W) commenced |
1982 |
January |
Production of manual transmission (model S) and driveshaft (constant velocity universal joints) for the front-wheel drive Camry and Vista commenced |
June |
Automatic transmission (model A140) production for the Camry and Vista commenced |
|
1983 |
April |
Production of manual transmission (model C) and driveshaft (constant velocity universal joints) for the front-wheel drive Corolla commenced |
1985 |
October |
Production of four-wheel drive transfer case (model YR) for the Townace and Liteace commenced |
1986 |
August |
Manual transmission (model E) production for the MR 2 commenced |
1987 |
June |
Cumulative transmission production reaches 10 million units |
1990 |
June |
Cumulative model C manual transmission production reaches 5 million units |
July |
Aluminum wheel production commenced |
|
1991 |
November |
Cumulative transmission production reaches 20 million units |
1992 |
September |
Transmission production by support recipient, TAP in the Philippines, commenced |
October |
Production by support recipient, Toyota Motor Hokkaido, Inc., commenced |
|
1993 |
March |
Aluminum wheel production transferred to Toyota Motor Hokkaido |
1994 |
April |
Clock tower installed commemorating cumulative Toyota production of 80 million vehicles in Japan |
1997 |
March |
Cumulative transmission production reaches 30 million units |
1998 |
October |
External ISO 14001 certification obtained |
December |
Production commenced by support recipients, TMMWV in the US and TTFC in Tianjin, China |
|
2000 |
February |
SJ-3 driveshaft line production commenced |
July |
Driveshaft primary line production commenced |
|
December |
'Zero landfill waste' target achieved |
|
2002 |
April |
Production commenced by support recipient, TMMP in Poland |
2003 |
December |
Driveshaft production ended and transferred to Miyoshi Plant |
2004 |
March |
Cumulative transmission production reaches 40 million units |
May |
R-type transmission production commenced by support recipient, TKAP in India |
|
2005 |
November |
Torque converter production commenced by support recipient, Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation |
December |
Operations on CVT secondary line commenced |
|
2008 |
August |
Manual transmission (EC60) production commenced |
November |
Automatic transmission (U760) production commenced |
|
2009 |
December |
Operations on automatic transmission (U140) mass production line ended |
2011 |
June |
Small-scale simple-switch production line (line that switches between automatic transmission and CVT production) commenced |
October |
P510 hybrid transmission production commenced |
