General Status of Plants in Japan
Shimoyama Plant
Panoramic view |
Exterior view |
Overview
Start of production
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March 1975
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Site area
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420,000 m2
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Business activities & products
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Engines (ZR engine for the Prius, Prius α, and Lexus CT, 2GR engine for the Camry, Estima, and RAV4, and the ZZ engine for the Corolla), turbochargers, and catalytic converters
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Production results for 2011
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Engine: 928,000 units
Turbocharger: 67,000 units Catalytic converter: 1,198,000 units |
Number of employees
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1,761
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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
Year
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Month
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Events
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1973
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April
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Ground-breaking ceremony
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1974
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August
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Plant No. 1 completed
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1975
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March
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Ritual for safe operation of the plant held; processing of M engine's connecting rods and other parts for Crown commenced
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August
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Front exhaust pipe production commenced
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December
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Production of oil pans and other stamped parts commenced
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1976
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July
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Completion ceremony held
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1977
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May
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Plant No. 2 completed
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July
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Catalytic converters production commenced
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1978
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March
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Production of L engine for the Crown and Hiace on No. 1 line commenced
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July
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Production of A engine for the Tercel and Corsa, which are the first Toyota front-wheel-drive vehicle, commenced
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1979
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March
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All worksites adopt two-shift system on the commencement of production of new Corolla
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1980
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March
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Production of G engine for new model Cresta commenced
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1981
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June
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Plant No. 3 completed
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1982
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July
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Production of turbocharger CT20 commence
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1983
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April
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Operation of CKD packaging line commenced; Support provided for A engine production by TMCA in Australia and in the Philippines
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1984
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June
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Cumulative engine production reaches 5 million units
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November
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Unit exports to NUMMI in the US commenced
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1985
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August
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Production of 1G-GZ engine with supercharger for the Crown commenced
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October
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Cumulative A engine production reaches 5 million units
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1987
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May
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Turbo production on No. 2 line commenced; another 3 Turbo production lines commenced until 1993
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October
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Cumulative engine production reaches 10 million units
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1988
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February
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Cumulative converter production reaches 20 million units
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1989
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March
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Cumulative turbo production reaches 1 million units
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May
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Cumulative converter production reaches 20 million units
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June
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Production of catalytic converters commenced by support recipient, TABC in the U.S.A.
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July
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Production of L engines commenced by support recipient, STM in Thailand
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1990
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September
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Cumulative A engine production reaches 10 million units
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1991
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August
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Clock tower installed commemorating cumulative Toyota production of 70 million vehicles in Japan
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1992
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August
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Production of A engines commenced by support recipient, TMUK in UK
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1994
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April
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Cumulative engine production reaches 20 million units
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1995
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October
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Production of A engines commenced by support recipient, TMMC in Canada
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1996
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February
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Support to TFTE in China (Tianjin Engine Project) commenced
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1997
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July
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ZZ engine production commenced
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1998
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July
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Production commenced by support recipient, TFTE in China
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November
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Production of ZZ engines commenced by support recipient, TMMWV in the U.S.
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1999
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January
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External ISO 14001 certification obtained
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October
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Production of ZZ engines commenced by support recipient, TMUK in UK
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2000
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December
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'Zero landfill waste' target achieved
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2001
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April
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Production of AZ engine for the RAV4 and Noah commenced
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2002
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April
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Cumulative ZZ engine production reaches 1 million units
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July
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Production of A engines ended (cumulative production: 16.90 million units)
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2003
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July
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Cumulative L engine production reaches 5 million units
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2004
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April
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Cumulative ZZ engine production reaches 2 million units
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May
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Cumulative AZ engine production reaches 10 million units
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November
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2GR engine production commenced
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2005
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May
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Cumulative engine production reaches 30 million units
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2006
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June
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Production of L engines ended and transferred to Toyota Industries Corporation (cumulative production: 5.3 million units)
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September
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Production on ZR engine line commenced
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2007
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January
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Production of ZR engine on No. 2 line commenced
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May
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ZR engine production on No. 3 line commenced
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October
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ZR engine production on No. 4 line commenced
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2008
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May
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G engine production ended (cumulative production: 4.30 million units)
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June
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Oil pan production line transferred to Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd
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December
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AZ engine production ended; production continues at Kamigo Plant ( cumulative production: 1.80 million units)
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2009
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April
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ZR hybrid engine production commenced
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April
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Operation of general-purpose assembly line for hybrid engines commenced
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2010
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November
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Small-scale line production commenced
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2011
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October
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Production of Aqua exhaust manifold commenced
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