General Status of Plants in Japan
Affiliates (Toyota wholly-owned subsidiaries)-Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.
Fujimatsu Plant |
Inabe Plant |
Yoshiwara Plant |
Kariya Plant |
Gifu Auto Body Honsha Plant |
Overview
Established
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August 1945
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Head Office
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100 Kanayama, Ichiriyama-cho, Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture
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Site area
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Honsha/ Fujimatsu Plant: 436,700 m2
Inabe Plant: 797,700 m2 Yoshiwara Plant: 192,900 m2 Kariya Plant: 100,400 m2 Kotobuki New Development Center: 100,700 m2 |
Business activities & products
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Vehicle Production
Fujimatsu Plant: Estima, Estima Hybrid, Voxy, Noah, Prius Inabe Plant: Alphard, Alphard Hybrid, Vellfire, Vellfire Hybrid, Hiace Yoshiwara Plant: Lexus LX 570, Land Cruiser 200, Land Cruiser 70, Coaster Kariya Plant: vehicles for the elderly and people with disabilities 'Welcab', Coms Gifu Auto Body Honsha Plant: Hiace, ambulances |
Production results for 2011
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707,000 vehicles
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Number of employees
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23,783 (consolidated)
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- Note:
- The number of employees is as of end of December 2011, and includes fixed-term employees and external support workers
Events
Year
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Month
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Events
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1945
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August
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Kariya Plant divided off from Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. and Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. established
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1947
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July
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Arakawa Sheet Metal Works (later renamed to Araco Corporation) established*
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1951
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July
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First large all-steel trucks in Japan produced
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1953
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June
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Name changed to Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.
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November
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Land Cruiser production commenced*
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1954
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August
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Toyoace production commenced
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1957
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January
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Kariya No. 1 Assembly Line Plant constructed as plant for mass production of trucks
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1960
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May
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Coaster production commenced*
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May
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Operations commenced at Kotobuki Plant*
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1962
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January
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Operations commenced at Yoshiwara Plant*
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1964
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January
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Operations commenced at Fujimatsu Plant
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1965
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June
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Corona Hardtop production commenced
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1967
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August
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Cumulative production reaches 1 million vehicles
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September
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Hiace production commenced
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1968
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August
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Fujimatsu Passenger Car Plant constructed
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1970
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November
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Deming Application Prize won
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1971
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Development and production of TECS parts for specially-equipped vehicles commenced
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1979
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October
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Cumulative production reaches 5 million vehicles
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1980
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November
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Japan Quality Control Award received
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1985
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August
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World's first linear motor in-vehicle electrically-operated curtain developed
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1986
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September
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Operations commenced at Kariya No. 5 Plant (truck plant)
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October
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Plant Maintenance Excellent Business Award received
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1988
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May
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1990
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January
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Previa (for North America and Europe) and Estima production commenced
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August
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Toyota Auto Body becomes the first body maker to reach cumulative production of 10 million vehicles
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1993
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December
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Operations commenced at Inabe Plant
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1995
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April
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August
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Granvia production commenced
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November
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Lexus LS 450 production commenced (first time that a body maker produced a Lexus brand vehicle)*
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1996
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July
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Ipsum production commenced
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1997
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April
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Regius production commenced
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July
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October
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Honsha and Fujimatsu Plants receive ISO 9001 certification
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November
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Inabe Plant receives ISO 14001 certification
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1998
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July
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Nadia production commenced
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July
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Cumulative Land Cruiser production reaches 3 million vehicles*
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1999
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March
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Kariya and Fujimatsu Plants receive ISO 14001 certification
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May
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Inabe Plant receives ISO 9001 certification
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July
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Corona Hardtop production ended (cumulative production: 128,294 vehicles)
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October
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Kariya Plant receives ISO 9001 certification
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2000
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August
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Production of COMS, an ultracompact electric vehicle, commenced*
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2001
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January
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Cumulative production reaches 15 million vehicles
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November
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Voxy and Noah production commenced
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2002
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April
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Regius production ended (cumulative production: 122,933 vehicles)
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May
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Alphard production commenced
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June
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Estima Hybrid production commenced
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2003
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March
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Development Center completed
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July
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Nadia production ended (cumulative production 78,049 vehicles)
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2004
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January
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July
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Toyoace production ended (cumulative production: 2,021,786 vehicles)
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October
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Toyota Auto Body acquires Araco Corporation vehicle business
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October
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Prius production commenced
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2005
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September
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October
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Former Kariya truck plant relaunched as a specially-equipped production site to focus on vehicles for people with disabilities
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2007
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August
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October
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Gifu Auto Body Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.
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2008
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April
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Vellfire production commenced
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2009
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December
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Ipsum production ended (cumulative production 333,999 vehicles)
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2010
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April
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Cumulative production reaches 25 million vehicles
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2011
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September
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Tab Minth Mobility Equipment Co., Ltd. established as a joint venture in Zhejiang Province, China to develop a business related to transport for people with disabilities
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November
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Granvia production ended (cumulative production 490,241 vehicles)
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2012
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January
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Toyota Auto Body becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation
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- *
- means it's concerned Araco Corporation