General Status of Plants in Japan
Honsha Plant
Panoramic view |
Exterior view |
Overview
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Start of production
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November 1938
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Site area
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550,000 m2
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Business activities & products
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Forged parts, hybrid transaxle, frames, rear axle beams
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Production results for 2011
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Forged parts: 63,000 t;
Hybrid transaxle: 420,000 units; Frames: 210,000 units; Rear axle beams: 1.33 million units |
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Number of employees
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4,262 persons, of which 2,027 belong to the Production Engineering Division
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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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1935
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December
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Ground-breaking ceremony
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1938
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November
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Production commenced
Day of completion ceremony (November 3) set as the company's foundation date |
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1939
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January
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GB large truck production commenced
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1941
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February
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AE passenger car ('Shin Nippon') production commenced
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1942
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March
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KB truck production commenced
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1947
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April
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Stout (SB small truck) production commenced (production shifted to Tahara Plant in 1978)
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October
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Production of SA compact passenger car (Toyopet) commenced
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1951
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August
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Production of Land Cruiser (four-wheel drive model BJ) commenced
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1953
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September
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Toyopet Super production commenced
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1954
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September
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Toyoace production commenced
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1955
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January
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Crown Master production commenced
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1956
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May
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Toyopet Route Truck RK52 (renamed Dyna in 1959) production commenced
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1957
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May
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Corona production commenced
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1960
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August
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Koromo Plant renamed Honsha Plant
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1963
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March
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Coaster production commenced
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1964
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July
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Production commenced at Chita Forging Plant (operations transferred to Aichi Steel Corporation in 1989)
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1967
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August
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Hiace PH10 production commenced (customization transferred to Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. in October 1983)
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1969
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February
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Clock tower completed commemorating cumulative Toyota production of 5 million vehicles in Japan
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1970
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October
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Liteace production commenced (customization transferred to Toyota Auto Body in October 1986)
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1977
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January
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5R engine production transferred to Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd.
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March
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Casting plant operations completely discontinued, ending a 40-year history
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1980
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May
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Cumulative Hiace production reaches 1 million vehicles
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1981
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June
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Cumulative Land Cruiser production reaches 1 million vehicles
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June
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Production of sintered forged connecting rods and sintered camshafts commenced
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1983
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May
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Cumulative Toyoace production reaches 1 million vehicles
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August
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Crown frame assembly line and painting process transferred to Motomachi Plant
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1984
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March
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Cumulative Dyna production reaches 1 million vehicles
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September
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Support provided to DTL in India (DTL performed line off in May 1985)
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November
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Cumulative plant production reaches 5 million vehicles
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1985
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February
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Support provided to IGP in Indonesia for Dyna axle production
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August
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LD and R transmission production discontinued
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1988
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August
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Full-scale production of forged crankshafts commenced (4500T automated forging line)
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October
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Aluminum (upper arm) forging commenced
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October
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Production of transfer cases for the Hilux and Land Cruiser Prado commenced (transferred to Toyota Motor Hokkaido, Inc. in 1994)
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1989
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Production of differentials and propellers for the Celsior commenced (in June 1997 differential production was transferred to the Myochi Plant and propeller production was transferred to the Miyoshi Plant )
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July
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Deliboy chassis production commenced
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1990
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January
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Production of Land Cruiser 80 and Land Cruiser Prado chassis commenced
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1992
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February
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F engine production transferred to Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd. (now Toyota Industries Corporation) (cumulative production 1.76 million units)
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1994
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May
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Customized chassis production commenced
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1995
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July
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Granvia axle production commenced (transferred to Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd. in December 2010)
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1996
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September
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Support provided to TDB in Brazil (production started at the Sao Bernardo Plant [Hilux axle production] in January 1997)
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1997
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May
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Support provided to TDB in Brazil (production started at the Indaituba Plant [Corolla production] in August 1998)
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December
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Production of transaxle for first-generation Prius (world's first mass production hybrid motor) commenced
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1998
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January
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Land Cruiser 100 chassis production commenced
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May
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Support provided to SFTM in Sichuan, China (Coaster axle production started at the Dujiang Plant in December 2000)
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November
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External ISO 14001 certification obtained
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1999
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January
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Vitz rear axle beam production commenced
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2000
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'Zero landfill waste' target achieved
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2001
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April
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Support for forging gear shafts provided to TMMP in Poland (production commenced in July 2003)
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April
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Estima Hybrid transaxle production commenced
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October
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Production on No. 3 assembly line discontinued (large truck production ended with cumulative production of 160,000 vehicles)
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2002
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October
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TPS basic line installed (TF transfer case production commenced)
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2003
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Support provided to TMT in Thailand, TKM in India, and TMMIN in Indonesia (preparation for IMV frame production)
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2004
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December
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Production on No. 1 assembly line discontinued (production discontinued with the consolidation of truck production at Hino Motors, Ltd.)
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Support provided to ASSB in Malaysia, TMP in the Philippines, and TSAM in South Africa (preparation for IMV frame production)
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2005
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February
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Harrier Hybrid transaxle production commenced (production transferred to Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. in April 2006)
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December
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Coaster and Dyna axle assembly transferred to Motomachi Plant
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2006
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January
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Lexus GS Hybrid stator and motor rotor production commenced (transferred to Aisin AW Co., Ltd. in January 2008)
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March
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Camry Hybrid transaxle production commenced (transferred to Aisin AW in April 2008)
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April
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Support for forging project provided to TTFC in China
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May
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Ultra-A class presses A1 and A2 transferred to plant in Thailand of Takabe Co., Ltd., a Hino Group company
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September
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Corolla rear axle beam production commenced
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2007
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February
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Global standard forging line installed (traceability system adopted)
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August
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Production on No. 2 assembly line discontinued (Honsha Plant Assembly Section discontinued; Assembly History Museum opens in April 2008)
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August
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Land Cruiser 200 frame production commenced
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2008
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September
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Support provided to forging project of TDB in Brazil (production commenced in January 2010)
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2009
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October
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"iQ" rear axle beam production commenced
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November
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Production of Prius Plug-in Hybrid lithium battery pack commenced
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December
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Differential processing and assembly discontinued (differential assembly and processing line and production transferred to Yutaka Seimitsu Kogyo, Ltd.)
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2010
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April
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Use of painting process in production line discontinued
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December
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Production of Hiace front lower arm transferred to Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.
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2011
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February
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Production of Prius a lithium battery pack commenced
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October
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Motor divided core production commenced
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October
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Production of Aqua stator commenced
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