Toyota Motor Hokkaido

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Toyota Motor Hokkaido, Inc.
Native name
トヨタ自動車北海道
Romanized name
Toyota Jidōsha Hokkaidō Kabushiki-gaisha
TypeSubsidiary
Industry Automotive
FoundedFebruary 8, 1991;32 years ago (1991-02-08)
Headquarters,
Japan
Key people
Yasuo Hojo (President)
Products Transmissions, drivetrain-related parts, hybrid systems
Parent Toyota Motor Corporation
Website Official website

Toyota Motor Hokkaido (TMH) is a manufacturing subsidiary of Toyota established in 1991 and focuses on the production of transmissions and powertrain-related parts. [1] Its headquarters and assembly plant are located in Tomakomai, Hokkaido. [2]

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History

As part of Toyota's efforts to disperse production bases in Hokkaido, [3] Tomakomai was chosen because of its vast land area, excellent logistics due to the Tomakomai Port, and the ability to procure aluminum locally. [3]

IN 1990, Toyota announced it would open a facility in Tomakomai [4] and Toyota Motor Hokkaido was established of February 8 the following year. In 1992, production of the aluminum wheel began and ended in 2010. [4] In 1993, TMH began producing automatic transmission and the completion ceremony of the factory took place in the same year. [4] In 1999, it acquired "ISO 14001" certification. [4] In 2001, TMH chieved zero emissions and started using natural gas the following year. [4] In 2004, "Yuhokai", a business partner cooperative association was established. [4] In 2005, the No. 4 factory (machine shop) was completed [4] and the following year, TMH began producing continuously variable transmission (CVT). [4] IN 2008, the No. 5 factory (forging factory) completed. [4] In 2012, TMH began producing hybrid transaxles. [4]

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References

Citations

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