General Status of Plants in Japan
Affiliates (Toyota wholly-owned subsidiaries)-Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc.
Overview
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Established
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July 2012
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Head Office
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Chuodaira 1, Ohira-mura, Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi Prefecture
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Site area
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Refer to the overviews of Kanto Auto Works, Ltd., Central Motor Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation below
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Main business and product lineup
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Manufacturing and sale of passenger cars, commercial cars, auto bodies, and auto parts
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Production results
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Refer to the overviews of Kanto Auto Works, Ltd., Central Motor Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation below
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Number of employees
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7,800
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- Note:
- The number of employees is as of beginning of July 2012, a regular employees only
Events
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Year
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2012
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July
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Established through the merger of Kanto Auto Works, Ltd., Central Motor Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation
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Former Kanto Auto Works, Ltd.
Higashi Fuji Plant |
Iwate Plant |
Higashi Fuji Machine Plant(Now Suyama Plant) |
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Kanjiko Do Brasil Industria Automotiva Ltda |
Overview
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Established
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April 1946
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Head Office
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Mubanchi, Tauraminato-cho, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Site area
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Head Office:20,000 m2
Higashi Fuji General Center: 40,000 m2 Higashi Fuji Plant: 260,000 m2 Iwate Plant: 960,000 m2 Higashi Fuji Machine Plant(Now Suyama Plant): 30,000 m2 Kanjiko Do Brasil Industria Automotiva Ltda: 240,000 m2 |
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Business activities & products
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Vehicle production
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Production results for 2011
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341,000 vehicles
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Number of employees
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Approx. 5,700 (unconsolidated), approx. 7,000 (consolidated)
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- Note:
- The number of employees is as of end of Decenber 2011, a regular employees only
Events
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Year
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Month
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Events
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1946
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April
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Established as Kanto Electric Motor Works, Ltd.
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1950
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May
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Name changed to Kanto Auto Works, Ltd.
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July
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Full-scale shift made to Toyopet body production
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1955
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January
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Crown production commenced
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1957
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January
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Dyna production commenced
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July
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Corona production commenced
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1961
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March
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Yokosuka Plant (Fukuura district) completed
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1963
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September
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Dyna production ended (cumulative production: 38,867 vehicles)
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1964
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April
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Crown Eight production commenced
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1965
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April
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Toyota Sports 800 production commenced
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1966
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November
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Deming Application Prize won
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1967
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May
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Higashi Fuji Plant F201 completed, Corolla production commenced
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July
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Crown Eight production ended (cumulative production: 4,122 vehicles)
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1967
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November
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Century production commenced
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1968
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September
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Higashi Fuji Plant F301 completed, Mark II production commenced
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1969
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October
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Toyota Sports 800 production ended (cumulative production: 3,056 units)
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1974
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April
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Sprinter production commenced
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1976
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October
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Cumulative vehicle production reaches 3 million units
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1980
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October
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Chaser production commenced
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1982
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March
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Cumulative vehicle production reaches 5 million units
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1988
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August
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Cresta production commenced
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1989
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March
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Soarer and Lexus SC production commenced
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1993
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October
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Carina ED production commenced
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November
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Iwate Plant No. 1 line completed
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1994
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November
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Cumulative vehicle production reaches 10 million units
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1995
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December
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Comfort production commenced
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1996
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August
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Chaser production ended (cumulative production: 642,843 vehicles)
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1997
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May
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Supra production commenced
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December
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Iwate Plant acquires ISO 14001 certification
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1998
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April
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Corona production ended (cumulative production: 1,223,133 vehicles)
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April
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Carina ED production ended (cumulative production: 53,106 vehicles)
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October
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Higashi Fuji Plant acquires ISO 14001 certification
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October
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Altezza and Lexus IS production commenced
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November
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Yokosuka Plant acquires ISO 14001 certification
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1999
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January
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Celica production commenced
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2000
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May
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Origin production commenced
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July
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Sprinter production ended (cumulative production: 1,316,727 vehicles)
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July
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Yokosuka Plant (Fukuura district) closed
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2001
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April
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'Origin' production ended (cumulative production: 1,073 vehicles)
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June
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Cresta production ended (cumulative production: 656,444 vehicles)
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June
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Verossa production commenced
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2002
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April
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Supra production ended (cumulative production: 5,848 vehicles)
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2003
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January
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Windom and Lexus ES production commenced
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2004
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April
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Verossa production ended (cumulative production: 26,054 vehicles)
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June
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Production of TETRAS Lift (automatic vehicle maintenance lift) commenced
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September
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Isis production commenced
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October
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Production of Patrafour (all-wheel drive powered wheelchair) commenced
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October
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Mark II production ended (cumulative production: 1,575,131 vehicles)
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October
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Companywide ISO 14001 certification obtained
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November
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Mark X production commenced
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2005
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August
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Altezza and Lexus IS production ended (cumulative production: 292,437 vehicles)
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August
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Corolla Fielder production commenced; Production transferred from Takaoka plant of TMC
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November
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Iwate Plant No. 2 line completed; Belta and Yaris production commenced
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2006
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February
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Windom and Lexus ES production ended (cumulative production: 218,277 vehicles)
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April
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Celica production ended (cumulative production: 267,980 vehicles)
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August
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Iwate Plant wins JD Power Platinum Plant Award
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September
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Mark X production ended (cumulative production: 98,657 vehicles)
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October
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Blade and Auris production commenced
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2008
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February
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Production by KDB in Brazil commenced
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2009
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June
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Higashi Fuji Machinery Engineering Plant completed
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August
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Higashi Fuji Plant wins JD Power Platinum Plant Award
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2010
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January
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'ist' and Ractis production commenced
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July
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Lexus SC production ended (cumulative production: 105,960 vehicles)
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2011
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August
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Cumulative vehicle production reaches 15 million units
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November
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Auris production ended (cumulative production: 114,762 vehicles)
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December
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Aqua production commenced
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2012
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January
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Kanto Auto Works becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation
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July
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Kanto Auto Works, Ltd., Central Motor Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation merge to establish Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc.
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Former Central Motor Co., Ltd.
Miyagi Plant(Panoramic view) |
Exterior view |
Overview
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Established
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September 1950
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Head Office
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1 Cyuodaira, Ohira-mura, Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi Prefecture
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Site area
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440,000 m2 (Miyagi Plant (now Miyagi Ohira Plant))
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Business activities & products
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Manufacturing and sale of auto bodies and auto parts, molds, machine tools, measuring instruments, and machinery and equipment
Vehicles: Corolla Axio,Yaris, Belta |
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Production results for 2011
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90,000 vehicles
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Number of employees
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1,600
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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
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Year
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Month
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Events
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1950
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September
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Company established by volunteers on the closure of the Toyota Motor Co. (name at the time) Kamata Plant
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1956
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June
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Toyoace van production commenced
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1957
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April
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Production of Dyna Route Van and Master Line Pickup production commenced
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1960
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May
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Operations transferred to Sagamihara Plant
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July
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ToyoAce van production ended (cumulative production: 2,535 vehicles)
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1961
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October
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FS ambulance production commenced
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1963
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October
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Publica Convertible production commenced
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1964
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October
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Corona Pickup production commenced
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1967
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June
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Dyna Route Van production ended (cumulative production: 7,560 vehicles)
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1968
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April
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Head Office divisions relocate to Sagamihara; Corona Mark II Pickup production commenced
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August
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Corona Pickup production ended (cumulative production: 25,144 vehicles)
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December
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Publica Convertible production ended (cumulative production: 7,560 vehicles)
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1970
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December
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Master Line Pickup production ended (cumulative production: 43,241 vehicles)
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1971
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March
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FS ambulance production ended (cumulative production: 1,028 vehicles)
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April
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RH ambulance production commenced
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1973
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May
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Crown Van and Crown Wagon production commenced
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1974
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July
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Corona Mark II Pickup production ended (cumulative production: 43,920 vehicles)
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1975
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December
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Carina Van production commenced
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1983
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July
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Crown Van and Crown Wagon production ended (cumulative production: 82,300 vehicles)
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August
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Cumulative vehicle production reaches 1 million units
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1984
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June
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MR2 production commenced
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1987
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April
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Carina Van production ended (cumulative production: 292,888 vehicles)
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1990
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February
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Sera production commenced
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1991
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December
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Annual production reaches 100,000 vehicles
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1995
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May
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Wakayanagi Plant constructed in Miyagi Prefecture
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September
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Cumulative vehicle production reaches 2 million units
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December
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Sera production ended (cumulative production: 15,941 vehicles)
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1997
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May
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Raum production commenced
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1999
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August
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MR2 production ended (cumulative production: 300,108 vehicles)
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October
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MR-S production commenced
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2000
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January
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WiLL Vi production commenced
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January
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External ISO 14001 certification obtained
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December
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RH ambulance production ended (cumulative production: 3,203 vehicles)
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2001
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April
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WiLL VS production commenced
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July
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Corolla Runx and Allex production commenced
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December
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WiLL Vi production ended (cumulative production: 16,649 vehicles)
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2002
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September
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WiLL Cypha production commenced
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2004
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April
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WiLL VS production ended (cumulative production: 14,985 vehicles)
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August
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Production of 'bB' and 'xB,' (the 'bB' is a Scion brand vehicle for export to the US) commenced (parallel production of 'bB' conducted with Takaoka Plant)
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2005
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July
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WiLL Cypha production ended (cumulative production: 31,856 vehicles)
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December
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'bB' production ended (cumulative production: 39,173 vehicles)
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2006
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October
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Corolla Axio production commenced
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December
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'xB' production ended (cumulative production: 117,854 vehicles)
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2007
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January
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Corolla Runx and Allex production ended (cumulative production for both series: 176,033 vehicles)
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April
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Cumulative vehicle production reaches 3 million vehicles
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July
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MR-S production ended (cumulative production: 78,041 vehicles)
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2008
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July
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Central Motor becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation
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2011
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January
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Vehicle production commenced at Miyagi Plant (now Miyagi Ohira Plant)
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March
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Raum production ended (cumulative production: 332,675 vehicles)
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July
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Production ended at Sagamihara Plant
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2012
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July
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Kanto Auto Works, Ltd., Central Motor Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation merge to establish Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc.
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Former Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation
Panoramic view |
Exterior view |
Overview
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Established
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July 1997
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Head Office
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5-1-1 Matsusakadaira, Taiwa-cho, Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi Prefecture
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Site area
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618,000 m2
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Business activities & products
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Electronically controlled brake actuators (ABS, ECB), axles, torque converters, etc.
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Production results for 2011
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Controlled brake actuators: 423,000 units, axles: 528,000 units, torque converters: 719,000 units, etc
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Number of employees
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500
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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
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Year
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Month
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Events
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1997
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July
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Company established
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July
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Ground-breaking ceremony
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1998
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July
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ABS (E4) actuator production commenced
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September
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TEMS suspension production commenced
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October
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Ground opening ceremony conducted
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November
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AHC production commenced
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1999
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December
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External ISO 14001 certification obtained
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2001
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September
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'Zero landfill waste' target achieved
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2003
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June
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Axle production commenced
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2005
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October
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No. 2 Plant completed
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November
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Production of torque converters (for 6-speed automatic transmissions) commenced
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2006
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July
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Production of torque converters (for CVTs) commenced
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2009
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March
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ECB-R production for Prius commenced
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2012
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May
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Building of Plant No. 3 (engine plant) completed
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July
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Kanto Auto Works, Ltd., Central Motor Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation merge to establish Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc.
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