General Status of Plants in Japan
Tsutsumi Plant
Panoramic view |
Exterior view |
Overview
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Start of production
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November 1970 (Date of completion ceremony)
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Site area
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940,000 m2
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Business activities & products
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Prius, Prius a, Prius PHV, Camry, Premio, Allion, Scion tC etc.
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Production results for 2011
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372,000 vehicles
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Number of employees
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5,249
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- Note:
- The number of employees is as of end of December 2011, and excludes fixed-term employees and short-term employees.
Events
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Year
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Month
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Events
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1969
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July
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Ground-breaking ceremony
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1970
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November
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Celica and Carina production commenced
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December
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Completion ceremony conducted
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1973
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March
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Celica liftback production commenced
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August
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Corona production commenced following transfer from Motomachi Plant
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1976
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May
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Mixed production of Corona and Carina commenced
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1979
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December
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Celica Camry production commenced
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1982
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March
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Production of front-wheel drive Camry and Vista, the first front-wheel drive vehicles produced at the Tsutsumi Plant, commenced
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1983
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January
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Front-wheel-drive Corona production commenced
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1985
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July
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Celica production ended (cumulative production: 2,416,889 vehicles) and transferred to Tahara Plant
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August
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Front-wheel-drive Carina ED and Corona Coupe production commenced
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1986
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April
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Corona Coupe production ended and transferred to Tahara Plant
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June
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Clock tower installed commemorating cumulative Toyota production of 50 million vehicles in Japan
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July
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Acceptance of trainees from TMM (now TMMK) in the US commenced
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1987
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May
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Assignment of coordinators to TMM commenced (28 persons assigned through 1988)
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December
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Carina and Carina ED production ended (cumulative Carina production: 1,318,677 vehicles); Carina production transferred to Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. and Carina ED production transferred to Tahara Plant
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1989
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June
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Lexus ES 250 production commenced
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1991
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October
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Lexus ES 300 production commenced (switched from the Lexus ES 250)
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1992
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June
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'Rakuraku seat' for assembly processes developed and introduced
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1993
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September
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Caldina production commenced
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1994
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October
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Cumulative vehicle production reaches 10 million vehicles at the Plant
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1996
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January
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Corona Premio production commenced
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December
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External ISO 14001 certification obtained
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1999
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February
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Recycling Center established
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March
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Molding Division wins first companywide Creative Idea Suggestion Award and receives 150,000 yen
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October
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'Zero landfill waste' target achieved
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2000
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May
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Opa production commenced and global body line (GBL) commenced operations for body processing
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2001
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November
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Corona production ended (cumulative production: 2,955,367 million vehicles)
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December
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Premio and Allion production commenced
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2003
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January
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WISH production commenced
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August
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Prius production commenced
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2004
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May
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Scion tC production commenced
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September
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Lexus ES 300 production ended (cumulative production: 656,436 vehicles)
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2005
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March
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Visitor Center completed
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April
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Opa production ended (cumulative production: 80,142 vehicles)
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2006
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January
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Camry Hybrid production commenced
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July
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Tsutsumi Eco-Factory activities launched
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2007
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June
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Caldina production ended (cumulative production: 453,503 vehicles)
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October
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Cumulative vehicle production reaches 15 million vehicle at the Plant
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2008
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May
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Tree planting festival held
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June
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Solar panel lighting ceremony conducted
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October
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Biotope completed and unveiled
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2009
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March
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WISH production ended (cumulative production: 564,558 vehicles) and transferred to Tahara Plant
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June
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Plant receives the Japan Sustainable Management Awards Pearl Award
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October
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Plant receives the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister's Green City Award
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2010
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February
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Plant receives Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Prize at the 2009 Energy Conservation Awards hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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2011
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April
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Prius a production commenced
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2012
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January
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Prius PHV production commenced
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