Tag: Toyota

Auto WeekThis article eventually reaches the conclusion I jumped to early on. Of course Toyota doesn't outsource as much as the other automakers. Toyota's...

I really enjoyed my tour of the NUMMI plant last Friday. I'll post my summary thoughts and impressions from the tour, but I wanted...

Milpitas Post - LocalI saw the plant on Friday, it was pretty cool. Some excerpts from my visit notes are below, I should be...

I'm getting a chance to tour the NUMMI plant in Fremont CA, the joint venture between Toyota and General Motors. I'm very excited...

AP Article Here's one for anyone who would accuse me of only reporting good things about Toyota. They aren't perfect, but I assume they...

I was looking for some annual financial numbers for Toyota, for comparison to Ford and GM (Toyota's annual profit is more than the "Big...

Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing thoughts | Gemba Panta ReiAnother good post from the Panta Rei lean blog on quality and perceptions of today's Toyota,...

Toyota plant retains fastest engine making titleI started my career at a GM V-8 engine plant in the mid 90's. "Hours per Engine" was...

Article Interesting concept, although I'm sure it would be a bit annoying as a driver. I can't imagine people accepting these, even if "not paying...

Six Sigma Stigma (PDF) Here's an article from Fast Company magazine. The author visited Toyota in Japan and asked a somewhat uninformed question: Eager to show we...

EV World: The World of Electric, Plug-in Hybrid, Fuel Cell and Alternative Fuel Vehicles:This article features Jim Press, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. President...

Bloomberg.com: U.S.: Updated 8/11: Looks like the plant has a tentative agreement.Last post before vacation... still sounds like there could be a labor stoppage...