All Toyota articles – Page 2
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ArticleToyota pursues dip-free plating technology innovation
The new, more efficient and compact process reduces waste in plating solution during electronic component production
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Five ways that 3D printing is transforming automotive manufacturing
Latest industry reports on additive manufacturing suggest that the promised land of serial production is closer than we might think
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3D Print Case Study: Toyota Corolla
Toyota use additive manufacturing services to validate a number of exterior components for design, fit and function
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Watch: Livestream Hour Episode 6 – Aftermarket and Service Parts: Keeping the wheels moving
In this episode of the Livestream Hour, we discuss the pandemic’s potential impact on aftersales supply and the aftermarket, including the long-term effects on supply chains and what this means for managing inventory. With special guests from Toyota North America, LKQ Europe and CLEPA. Hosted by editor-in-chief Christopher Ludwig.
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People get ready: recruitment and retention in a complex automotive industry
With contributions from Volkswagen, Toyota, BMW and Audi, AMS looks at some of the strategies OEMs are using to attract and retain employees with the skills needed to work in modern digitalised workplaces – and to adapt to cutting-edge developments in hybrid, electric and autonomous vehicles …
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Calling stop on automotive supply chains: How long can companies survive the Covid-19 crisis?
With the coronavirus pandemic causing a level of automotive plant shutdowns not seen since the second world war, suppliers and logistics providers will face failures without direct support from government, and close collaboration with OEMs and industry.
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Coronavirus: how the OEMs are responding
As coronavirus measures continue to affect vehicle production, AMS spoke to Renault, Toyota, PSA, BMW, Nissan, Volkswagen and Honda on how they are keeping assembly lines moving
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Toyota tops up US investment
Toyota has completed its US plant modernisation project, first announced in January 2017, with an additional $700 million for its Indiana facility
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RAV4 Hybrid production starts at TMMK
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK), has started production of the 2020 RAV4 Hybrid SUV
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Toyota to invest in Sorocaba plant
Brazil - The Toyota plant near Sao Paulo will soon make a new model alongside the Etios and Yaris
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Looking after ‘the triplets’
The Toyota-PSA venture combines talents for the production of a trio of city cars. Gareth Price reports
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Toyota invests in San Antonio facility
US - The OEM is spending millions to upgrade the facility, which has attracted investment from suppliers in nearby factories
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Podcast
AMS Podcast Episode 05 Pt 1 – PSA and Toyota make the Czech list
The AMS Podcast returns with a three-part bumper episode. The team discuss the TPCA joint venture facility in the Czech Republic. Episode sponsored by SSAB
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Toyota to build facility in Myanmar
The OEM is hoping to take advantage of growing sales in the country by setting up its first local production facility
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US plants – stick or twist?
Several carmakers have recently outlined plans to alter their production activities in the US. Some announcements have been positive, with large investments being made to build new facilities as well as upgrade existing ones. Others have detailed plant closures. Here we provide an overview of the latest news regarding those ...
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Podcast
AMS Podcast Episode 01 – Start of production
The very first AMS podcast rolls off the assembly line and the team discuss two giants of automotive manufacturing, Toyota and Ford.
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Ford invests in EV and AV production
US - Ford has said it will spend US$900m on its facilities in Michigan in order to ready for the production of both electric and autonomous vehicles. This is the l atest in a string of investments that the OEM has recently announced it will make in US plants. ...
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El voto de confianza del modelo Corolla
La renovación y las inversiones en Burnaston permiten a Toyota comenzar con la producción del nuevo Corolla en el Reino Unido a pesar de la inestabilidad del Brexit El secretario de estado británico para el comercio Greg Clark y el embajador japonés Koji Tsuruoka se sumaron a las autoridades locales, ...
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卡罗拉的信心
尽管英国退欧引发了诸多动荡，但丰田Burnaston 却进行升级和投资，计划在英国生产新款卡罗拉(Corolla) 今年1月，英国商务大臣格雷格·克拉克(Greg Clark)和直言不讳的日本驻英国大使鹤冈浩二(Koji Tsuruoka)与当地政要、商界领袖以及丰田高管一道，正式开始生产全新的丰田花冠(Corolla)。在英国汽车生产取得这一重大进展的同时，围绕英国即将被否决的退欧协议以及这对英国退欧意味着什么的辩论，震动了英国的政治体系。 对丰田而言，这意味着它将开始生产一款对其欧洲计划至关重要的新车型。而与此同时，英国汽车生产正可悲地面临前所未有的变化和不确定性。格雷格克拉克(Greg Clark)将这项新投资形容为“(英国)自豪的制造业传统证明”。丰田欧洲总裁约翰范齐尔(Johan van Zyl)对工厂“高素质的员工”赞不绝口，并强调新车型将“在(丰田的)欧洲市场雄心中发挥关键作用”。 "英国工厂的几个区域已经升级，以促进卡罗拉的推出，包括铝冲压能力的引入，新的塑料零件喷涂生产线，以及在工厂内安装更多的机器人。" 硬退欧负面情绪笼罩着整个行业，因为它很可能导致对成品汽车征收10%的关税，并不可避免地延误经过精细调整的国际供应链。卡罗拉产量中，80%运往欧盟和其他市场。欧盟在这方面有贸易协定,第一季度产量快速增长，丰田很可能在进入生产高峰的时候，面临生产和市场途径中断的问题。 这样的发展将该计划蒙上了一层阴影。丰田投资2.4亿英镑，其中的2,100万英镑来自英国政府的拨款。新款卡罗拉是在新的TNGA-C架构上制造的，这也是C-HR(土耳其制造)的基础，目前正在丰田全球各地的工厂推广。 该英国工厂的几个区域已经升级，以方便推出卡罗拉，包括铝冲压能力的引入，新的塑料零件喷涂线和安装更多的机器人在整个工厂。预计英国每年将生产大约13万至14万辆汽车，不过英国退欧扰乱是否会影响第一年的产量仍有待观察。 至于工厂已升级或有新投资的地区，最近投资的主要结果如下: 铝冲压能力 在这方面，丰田对其现有的大型冲压生产线进行了大量重大改进，使铝车身部件可以与钢一起冲压。其中最重要的是将印刷机间的搬运设备从磁爪(适用于钢铁而非铝)改为机器人。与此同时，冲床本身及其周围区域也进行了深度清洗和翻新，以防止冲压过程中的灰尘和残留物沉积在铝板上，避免后期喷涂时出现问题。 200 台高速焊接机器人 新款卡罗拉比以前的Auris有更多的焊接点，要求更高结构刚度的新模型。为了达到并保持生产线速度，焊接车间安装了200台新型高速机器人。在生产线下，有更多的机器人进行防潮操作，这种材料也有助于保护车体腐蚀。总共有24个新机器人加入到油漆区，在车身底部、密封和框架蜡上操作。 塑料制造业的扩张 与欧洲汽车公司不同，日本汽车制造商往往有一些主要的塑料部件、仪表盘和保险杠通常是内部制造的。丰田汽车也不例外，为了便于制造一种新的后门设计，伯纳斯顿的塑料制造大厅也进行了改进。在这扇门的中心是一个新的后门，里面和外面都有塑料面板。这些面板是模具，粘在一起，然后在一个新的自动油漆线在塑料车间;以前的塑料部件大多是手工绘制的。丰田决定采用塑料门结构，以增强造型和空气动力学的好处超过了钢铁。 发动机修整和分总成 为了生产新款卡罗拉，重新设计了一个发动机分装配区。车间可以提供三种汽油发动机，一个1.8升的混合发动机来自于丰田在北威尔士的Deeside工厂，另外两个(一个1.2升的非混合动力单元和一个2.0升的混合动力单元)来自丰田网络的其他地方。除了这条生产线上的发动机外，主前悬架、散热器和混合变频器的子总成现在都装配在工厂的这个区域，这样整个更大的总成就可以在装配线上的一个点上安装。在之前的模型中，发动机、悬挂系统、散热器和混合动力装置分别安装在装配线上的不同工位。 新款卡罗拉的焊点比Auris多很多，为了保持线速，焊接车间安装了200台新型高速机器人 这些制造改进和升级代表着Burnaston工厂发展的最新一步。早在1992年，丰田就开始生产汽车，生产Carina E。在金融危机之前的鼎盛时期，丰田有两条装配线，分别生产Auris(卡罗拉的前身)和Avensis，后者现已完成生产。 将Auris的生产分配给Burnaston的决定是在2017年宣布的，此前英国投票决定退出欧盟，但这个市场对该厂的成功至关重要。与所有其它英国汽车制造商一样，丰田一直明确表示，不受限制地进入欧盟市场，以及及时采购零部件的能力，这对工厂的经济健康发展至关重要。 自1992年以来，丰田向工厂的投资已经超过27.5亿英镑，丰田向英国的投入是明确的。新模式的成功是否会受到其无法控制的政治事件的阻碍，将在未来几个月决定。 汽车厂是非常固定的实体，即使英国硬退欧，该公司也不能简单地拍拍屁股走人，离开英国。从长远来看，一旦英国脱欧后的环境明朗，新模式出现并进行更新换代，英国将在这方面投入更多资金。丰田及其员工将希望，它会支持(或至少不会阻碍)在英国为欧盟生产汽车。只有时间才能证明信仰是否会得到回报。
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Corolla confidence
Upgrade and investments at Burnaston see Toyota start production of the new Corolla in the UK, despite all the turmoil of Brexit The UK secretary of state for business, Greg Clark, and the straight-taking Japanese ambassador to the UK, Koji Tsuruoka, joined local dignitaries, business leaders and Toyota executives ...
