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ASSEMBLY

Assembling Various Parts
to Complete Production

Receiving Parts
Installing Parts

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Parts are Delivered Just-in-Time
(When Needed)

Every day, various parts are delivered to plants
from other Toyota plants and over a hundred parts suppliers.
It takes close collaboration
with all suppliers to make just one vehicle.

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What is the relationship like with parts suppliers?

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It Takes a Village

to Produce Just

One Vehicle

There are a total of 60,000 part suppliers invovled with producing vehicles with Toyota domestically in Japan.
Toyota collaborates with suppliers ranging from design drawings for parts manufacturing facilities to the creation of production lines - all to produce ever-better cars.

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Exploring Assembly

It Takes a Village

to Produce Just

One Vehicle

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A 1km-Long Assembly Line

There are about 3,000 parts installed in one vehicle on the assembly line.

Wisdom and innovation in manufacturing
Developing people with Kaizen (continuous improvement) mindset

Doors are removed to create space to work, and window glass and other parts are installed on the deattached doors in a separate assembly line.

Electrical wiring and the ceiling liner are installed.

The engine, brakes, and other undercarriage components are installed, followed by the bumpers and tires.

The windshield and rear glass, along with seats are installed, and then the doors are reattached.

For BEVs (Battery-powered Electric Vehicles), a battery pack is installed; and for FCEVs (Fuel-cell Electric Vehicles), hydrogen tanks and fuel cells are installed.

Wisdom and innovation in manufacturing
Developing people with Kaizen (continuous improvement) mindset

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INSPECTION/SHIPPING

Commitment to Craftsmanship　
Kaizen

People-First
Production Enviroment

Toyota is as committed to creating a comfortable working environment for its employees as it is to producing high-quality vehicles. Here are some examples of Kaizen (continuous improvements) that embody this commitment.

Committment to Craftsmanship　
Developing People with a Kaizen Mindset

The End of Kaizen
is the Beginning of Kaizen

At Toyota, everyone values the importance of outside-the-box thinking to make ever-better cars. How is this way of thinking nurtured at Toyota? Let's watch this video.