Japan Inc turns to shared parts in fight against China Toyota's Koji Sato is asking Japan's seven carmakers to standardise the parts drivers never see, from wiring looms to steel grades, as Chinese rivals erode market share and force a rethink of decades-old rules of competition. Ilkhan Ozsevim
Toyota's AI push to unify a fractured production language Toyota is deploying artificial intelligence to reconcile 45,000 internal terms into 5,000 common ones across planning, production and sales, aiming to cut translation steps by 30% and speed vehicle delivery by 2028. Ilkhan Ozsevim
