General Status of Plants in Japan
Takaoka Plant
Panoramic view |
Exterior view |
Overview
Start of production
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September 1966
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Site area
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1,310,000 m2
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Business activities & products
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Corolla sedan, Corolla Rumion, iQ etc
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Production results for 2011
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130,000 vehicles
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Number of employees
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3,150
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- Note1:
- 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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1966
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March
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Ground-breaking ceremony
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September
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Production commenced as production plant for Corolla (model KE10)
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December
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Completion ceremony held
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1967
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January
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Publica production commenced; Production transferred from Motomachi Plant
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1968
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April
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Sprinter production commenced
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1970
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January
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Publica production ended (cumulative production: 140,968 vehicles) and transferred to Hino Motors, Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
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1972
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September
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Carina Hardtop production commenced (later transferred to Tsutsumi Plant)
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1978
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August
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Production of the Tercel and Corsa (model AL10), Toyota's first front-wheel drive cars, commenced
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1980
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June
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Clock tower installed commemorating cumulative Toyota production of 30 million vehicles in Japan
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1982
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May
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Corolla II (model AL20) production commenced
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August
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Production of the Sprinter Carib, Toyota's first four-wheel drive passenger car, commenced
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1983
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April
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Dispatch of local trainers to NUMMI, a joint venture company with General Motors, commenced (a total of 440 persons dispatched through 1987);
NUMMI production commenced in December 1984 and discontinued in April 2010 |
1984
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June
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Acceptance of NUMMI trainees commenced (30 groups for a total of 452 people accepted through 1986)
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October
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Corolla FX ( model AE81) production commenced
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November
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Cumulative plant production reaches 10 million vehicles
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1986
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March
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Support to TMMC in Canada commenced
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1987
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May
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Flexible body line introduced in body processes in conjunction with line off of Corolla and Sprinter
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October
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Acceptance of TMMC trainees commenced (6 groups accepted through August 1988)
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1988
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November
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Line off of first vehicle produced by support recipient, TMM
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1990
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July
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Support to TMMT in Turkey commenced (mother plant changed to Tsutsumi Plant in January 2002)
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July
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Sprinter Carib production ended (cumulative production: 501,000 vehicles);
Production transferred to Toyota Industries Corporation |
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1991
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January
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Cynos production commenced
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August
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Production at No. 3 painting plant commenced
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1993
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July
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Support to TMP in Philippines commenced
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1996
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March
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External ISO 14001 certification obtained (first Japanese auto maker to obtain certification)
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May
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Support to TMT Gateway Plant in Thailand commenced (mother plant changed to Motomachi Plant in 1999)
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1997
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December
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Prius production commenced
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1999
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January
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Vitz production commenced and Toyota's first global body line introduced in body processes
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July
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Tercel, Corsa, Corolla II, and Cynos production discontinued (cumulative production of four vehicle models: 4,968,935 vehicles)
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August
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FunCargo and Platz production commenced
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November
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e-kanban introduced
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2000
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January
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'bB' production commenced
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February
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Prius production ended (cumulative production: 37,425 vehicles) and transferred to Motomachi Plant
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August
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Sprinter production discontinued and Corolla Fielder production commenced
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December
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'Zero landfill waste' target achieved
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2001
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January
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Corolla Runx and Allex production commenced
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January
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Production at support recipient, TMMF in France, commenced
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February
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Plant cumulative production reaches 20 million vehicles (first single plant in Japan to reach 20 million)
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July
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Corolla FX production ended (cumulative production: 1,160,145 vehicles)
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2002
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May
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'ist' production commenced
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2003
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May
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Echo (sold under the name 'Platz' in Japan) is number 1 in its class in the JD Power IQS for four consecutive years
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September
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Sienta production commenced
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2004
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March
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ISO 14001 mature review qualifications obtained (first in Japan)
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July
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Porte production commenced
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2005
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February
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Production at support recipient, TPCA, commenced
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April
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'bB' production ended (cumulative production: 349,353 vehicles) and transferred to Central Motor Co., Ltd.
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August
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Corolla Fielder production ended and transferred to Kanto Auto Works, Ltd.
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September
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Ractis production commenced and FunCargo production transferred to Kanto Auto Works
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December
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Platz production ended (cumulative production: 667,234 vehicles) and transferred to Kanto Auto Works
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2006
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April
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Sienta and Porte production ended (Sienta cumulative production: 162,121 vehicles; Porte cumulative production: 96,329 vehicles) and transferred to Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd
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October
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Auris production commenced
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2007
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February
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Corolla Runx and Allex production discontinued (cumulative production: 212,417 vehicles)
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August
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Production on new No. 1 line commenced
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October
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Production on No. 3 line ended
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2008
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May
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Mother plant of TFTM in China changed to Motomachi Plant
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September
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Mother plant of SFTM in China changed to Motomachi Plant
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November
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'iQ' production commenced
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2009
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December
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'ist' and Ractis production ended ('ist' cumulative production: 564,032 vehicles; Ractis cumulative production: 260,093 vehicles) and transferred to Kanto Auto Works
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2010
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February
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Production on No. 2 line suspended
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February
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Vitz production ended (cumulative production: 821,012 vehicles) and transferred to Toyota Industries Corporation
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2011
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August
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Corolla Rumion production commenced; production transferred from Kanto Auto Works
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