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Overseas plants call Takaoka 'mother'.

Publication: Automotive News
Publication Date: 21-MAY-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Overseas plants call Takaoka 'mother'.(News)(Brief article)

Article Excerpt
Byline: James B. Treece

Takaoka is an interesting choice for Toyota's kakushin experiment. It is the fourth-oldest Toyota assembly plant still in use and has never undergone a top-to-bottom renovation.

Takaoka, located in the southwest corner of Toyota City's factory complex, opened in 1966 to build the first Corolla....

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