Tag: Toyota

Focus: Toyota powers to the front - Sunday Times - Times OnlineFrom England, an article that gives a historical overview of Toyota with some...

Article Toyota plans on rolling out hybrid tech across all of their product lines by 2012. Now I can probably be accused of being a Toyota...

The Cincinnati Post - Don't blame JapanHere's the latest column from Jim Womack (read my Q&A with him here).On Nov. 22 after a speech...

Curious Cat Management Improvement: Deming and ToyotaAs part of my atonement for mis-stating W. Edwards Deming's views on inspection a few weeks back, I'll...

globeandmail.com : Toyota heads to SimcoeToyota is investing $50M to build a parts plant in Ontario. This plant will supply parts to the...

Chicago Tribune | Lafayette plant gets Toyota treatment"While General Motors and Ford are closing plants to reduce excess production capacity, Toyota will detail plans...

Inside Bay Area - IBA - Tri-Valley Herald - Local NewsHere's an article about the Toyota-GM joint venture plant known as NUMMI. I...

PittsburghLIVE.comHere's an article that highlights some of Toyota's innovation and success, including a brief description of a "u-shaped cell" for a casting process, which...

Battle Creek Enquirer - www.battlecreekenquirer.com Here is an outstanding profile of Gary Convis, the President of the Toyota Georgetown (KY) plant and the highest-ranking American...

Fortune: Most Admired Companies: SnapshotToyota is the first non-U.S. based company to make the list, in the #9 slot. The top 10 are...

Article from Toronto's Globe & Mail - Toyota Revs up plans for Ontario plant: Toyota announced a 50% increase in planned production at it's...

Japanese Automaker Drives Into NASCAR - Yahoo! NewsWill they apply kaizen to NASCAR? :-)It was announced earlier this week that a NASCAR edition of...