Toyota, Organizations and Inventing New Processes
Feb-26-2007
This past weekend the NYT Magazine had a cover story on Toyota, whose market capitalization now exceeds that of G.M., Ford, Daimler-Chrysler, Honda and Nissan combined. If history teaches another lesson, it is that Toyota's executives recognized early on that improving the process by which cars are designed and built is just as important as improving the vehicles themselves.
According to Womack...creating a new product like the iPod or even the Prius is a far more modest achievement than developing a new process. The former are what we normally think of as inventions, of course. But the latter, at least in Toyota's case, presents a novel way of thinking about work and the capabilities of human organizations.
Toyota Passes On Arkansas
Feb-28-2007
"Not every project is a mammoth Toyota sized project. And we've got some less than Toyota sized projects that we've sort of kind of taken a back seat. We're going to work them and see what we can do there."
"Toyota had to do what was best for their company and they decided Tupelo was best for them," says Marion Mayor Frank Fogleman.
Toyota's Bid for a Better Battery
Feb-26-2007
Yet Toyota should soon be giving the environmental lobby something to cheer about. In an interview with BusinessWeek on Feb. 16, Chief Executive Katsuaki Watanabe confirmed that Toyota's third-generation hybrid cars, due out in late 2008 or early 2009, will use lithium-ion batteries. Lighter and more powerful than the current nickel metal hydride packs, the new batteries will help make for more fuel-efficient hybrids.
Toyota's 3000-Ideas-A-Day Diet
Feb-26-2007
Toyota Insider Teaches Others How to Think Differently in a New Book that Shows How Toyota Feeds the Right Addiction: Ideas [PRWEB Feb 22, 2007]
Toyota Camry Hybrid: Car of the Year in Canada
Feb-25-2007
Toyota Camry Hybrid: Car of the Year in Canada
The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has announced that they have selected the Toyota Camry Hybrid as their 2007 Canadian Car of the Year.
This was announced at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto.
The association said that Camry managed to beat nine other “best new” category [...]
Officials Reviewing Options After Toyota Snub
Feb-27-2007
Statement by Senator Mark Pryor Regarding Toyota Plant: ""I am very disappointed by Toyota's decision not to select Marion, Arkansas for their next manufacturing plant.
Vickers gives Red Bull, Toyota maiden top ten.
Feb-25-2007
After the disappointment of missing the cut and not being a part of the Daytona 500, Brian Vickers and team Red Bull Toyota bounced back in California with a first top ten finish in the Nextel Cup for newcomer Toyota.
Toyoglide Crowns Starlets at T.O.R.C. BBQ
Feb-25-2007
A small gathering of old school Toyotas foreshadowed the upcoming and entirely more massive ALL TOYOTAFEST, scheduled to help celebrate Toyota's 50th Anniversary in America at the Queen Mary in Long Beach this ...
Toyota picks Mississippi for next auto plant
Feb-28-2007
TUPELO, Miss. -- Toyota Motor Corp.'s Highlander sport utility vehicle should start rolling off the assembly line at a new $1.3 billion plant in northeast Mississippi by 2010, company and state officials said Tuesday.
Toyota disclosed the site for its eighth vehicle assembly plant in North America, saying it will be built on a 1,700-acre site at Blue Springs, about 10 miles northwest of Tupelo.
Toyota's 3000-Ideas-A-Day Diet
Feb-26-2007
Toyota Insider Teaches Others How to Think Differently in a New Book that Shows How Toyota Feeds the Right Addiction: Ideas (PRWeb Feb 22, 2007)
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Toyota Tells Arkansas No Over Air Quality Concerns
Feb-27-2007
U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln's statement: "I am disappointed in Toyota's decision not to locate its new automotive plant in Marion.
Travis Sewell Named Toyota AMA Arenacross Series Rookie of The Year
Feb-27-2007
Travis Sewell of Westville, Ind., put up solid numbers for a 19-year-old rookie on the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series tour this year, making 14 of the 18 main events he entered and, more importantly, finishing ...
Toyota 'plans further US factory'
Feb-27-2007
Toyota will reportedly spend $830m on building another factory in the US, with Mississippi set to be the new location.
Toyota's $1.3B plant in Tupelo will employ 2,000
Feb-27-2007
Toyota will invest $1.3 billion to build its newest North American vehicle assembly plant near Tupelo, Miss.
Toyota '£100m' secures 200 jobs
Feb-26-2007
Toyota will build the engine for its latest car at its Flintshire plant after a new production line investment.
Toyota £100m safeguards 700 jobs
Feb-26-2007
Toyota says it will invest £100m in its Deeside plant to build hybrid engines for a new model, safeguarding 700 jobs.
Toyota picks Mississippi over west Michigan and others for new assembly plant
Feb-27-2007
Toyota says it will build a $1.3 billion dollar billion assembly plant in northeast Mississippi.
Mississippi to Be Site of Toyota Assembly Plant
Feb-27-2007
Toyota said today it would invest $1.3 billion to build its eighth North American assembly plant in Blue Springs, Miss., just outside Tupelo in northeastern Mississippi.
Miss. reels in Toyota
Feb-27-2007
Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest automaker, will build an $850 million-plus plant near Tupelo, creating up to 2,000 manufacturing jobs.
Toyota picks northeast Mississippi for next auto plant
Feb-27-2007
Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Highlander sport utility vehicle should start rolling off the assembly line at a new, $1.3 billion plant in northeast Mississippi by 2010, company and state officials said Tuesday.
Toyota to build plant in North Mississippi
Feb-28-2007
Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Highlander sport utility vehicle should start rolling off the assembly line at a new $1.3 billion plant in northeast Mississippi by 2010, company and state officials said Tuesday.
Toyota Picks Mississippi for New Plant
Feb-27-2007
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Highlander sport utility vehicle should start rolling off the assembly line at a new, $1.3 billion plant in northeast Mississippi by 2010, company and state officials said Tuesday.
Toyota picks Mississippi for new plant
Feb-27-2007
Toyota Motor Corp. officials said Tuesday that the company has picked a 1,700-acre site in Blue Springs, Miss., to build an assembly plant for its Highlander sport utility vehicle.
Toyota to build Miss. SUV plant
Feb-27-2007
Toyota Motor Corp. announced this morning plans to build a $1.3-billion assembly plant near Tupelo., Miss., expected to open in 2010.
Toyota £100m safeguards 200 jobs
Feb-26-2007
Toyota is thought to have invested £100m in its Deeside plant for engines for a new model, safeguarding jobs.
Intercellular's $137m Telecel deal collapses
Feb-27-2007
The planned $137 million deal to sell 51 per cent equity of Intercellular Plc to Telecel of South Africa has failed.
Clearing the Air About Toyota
Feb-27-2007
The Memphis Commercial Appeal newspaper reported Monday that Toyota changed it's mind about Chattanooga because of air quality issues.
Entire region should expect boost from Toyota: Officials
Feb-28-2007
The Golden Triangle can expect to benefit in a big way from Toyota Motor Corp.'s decision to build a new $1.3 billion assembly plant at the Wellspring site near Tupelo, officials say.
Toyota Camry Hybrid: Car of the Year in Canada
Feb-25-2007
The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada has announced that they have selected the Toyota Camry Hybrid as their 2007 Canadian Car of the Year.
Gov. Bredesen Comments on Toyota Plant
Feb-27-2007
Submitted by Collins Parker on February 27, 2007 - 2:56pm. News "I am disappointed by Toyota's decision not to select Enterprise South, but I remain convinced of Enterprise South's viability as a site and the ...
Toyota plant heading to Mississippi may not be the one rumored for west Michigan
Feb-27-2007
Story by: Matt Orlando/Associated Press Toyota says it will build a $1.3 billion dollar billion assembly plant in northeast Mississippi and not west Michigan.
Arkansas City Spurned Twice By Toyota
Feb-28-2007
Marion, Arkansas, has = been through the Toyota plant sweepstakes before and has been spurned = for the second time.
Toyota in Mississippi
Feb-28-2007
Key points in Toyota Motor Corp.'s plan to build an automobile manufacturing plant in Blue Springs.
Toyota to build US plant to meet increased demand
Feb-27-2007
Japan-based Toyota Motor Corporation, the world's second largest auto manufacturer, will invest $830 million to build a factory in the US, due to increasing demand there, according to the Japanese newspaper Nikkiei.
It's Official, Toyota Chooses Tupelo
Feb-27-2007
It's news that practically no one in Chattanooga wanted to hear. Tuesday morning, Toyota announced it would build its one-point-three billion dollar assembly plant at a site near Tupelo, Mississippi.
Lawmakers may begin work Friday on Toyota incentives
Feb-28-2007
Gov. Haley Barbour could announce a special session as early as Thursday for the Legislature to approve a $326 million incentive package for a Toyota plant in Tupelo.
Top Car and Truck Picks for 2007
Feb-28-2007
Consumer Reports announced today that it has named five new models to its Top Picks list for 2007 - the Toyota RAV4, Infiniti G35, Toyota Sienna, Mazda MX-5 Miata, and the new Honda Fit.
City, Portsmouth Toyota return to court
Feb-26-2007
City officials and Portsmouth Toyota are in another legal tussle - this time over the issue of building permits.
Toyota Invests in Kentucky Education
Feb-27-2007
Chattanooga and Hamilton County invested a lot of time, money and energy to land the deal because of the tremendous economic boost Toyota is proven to bring to an area.
Vickers, Toyota Enjoy Coming-Out Party
Feb-27-2007
Brian Vickers gave Toyota's new Nextel Cup effort a big shot in the arm with a strong run in Sunday's Auto Club 500.
Tennessee loses bid for Toyota SUV plant
Feb-27-2007
A dark-horse candidate in northeastern Mississippi appears to have edged out sites near Chattanooga and Memphis for a coveted Toyota assembly plant and its 2,000 jobs.
Tennessee loses new Toyota plant to Mississippi
Feb-27-2007
A dark-horse candidate in northeastern Mississippi appears to have edged out sites near Chattanooga and Memphis for a coveted Toyota assembly plant and its 2,000 jobs.
Miss. reels in Toyota
Feb-27-2007
"When you have two states offering incentives, initiatives and training, that's a whole lot better than one."
Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest automaker, will build an $850 million-plus plant near Tupelo, creating up to 2,000 manufacturing jobs.
Travis Sewell Named Toyota AMA Arenacross Series Rookie of The Year
Feb-27-2007
"I wouldn't be able to do what I do if it wasn't for my mom and dad"
Travis Sewell of Westville, Ind., put up solid numbers for a 19-year-old rookie on the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series tour this year, making 14 of the 18 main events he entered and, more importantly, finishing ...
Vand Toyota Camry LE V4 1992
Feb-26-2007
1992 Toyota Camry LE - 4100 CAD No accidents. Odometer: 264,000 km Engine : 4 cylinder , 2.2L Body : 4 Door Sedan Transmission : Automatic Fuel : Gas Drive :
Toyota Passes On Arkansas
Feb-27-2007
"Toyota had to do what was best for their company and they decided Tupelo was best for them," says Marion Mayor Frank Fogleman.
Dumpster diving for charity: "Sickening" waste inspires hobby
Feb-28-2007
Well past dinnertime on a chilly, moonless night, Barb Kruse climbed into her Toyota minivan and began her weekly quest.
Ole Miss to start auto engineering program
Feb-27-2007
Toyota's move to Mississippi will mean a new auto engineering program at the university of Mississippi.
4,000 jobs driving in
Feb-28-2007
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Mississippi automotive manufacturing plant will end up with 4,000 jobs, twice as many as the company announced Tuesday.
Toyota to build $1.3bn US plant
Feb-28-2007
The new plant will manufacture 150,000 Highlanders a year. It also will create 2,000 badly needed jobs in an area with an economy that has slowed.
AMA AX: Wilkes-Barre Preview
Feb-26-2007
The highflying action of arenacross resumes this weekend on the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series tour when the Eastern Lites region points chase picks back up at Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Leo Goes Green For Trip To The Oscars
Feb-25-2007
The environmental activist rolled up to Oscar's red-carpet frenzy Sunday in an eco-friendly - and very trendy - hybrid car, the Toyota Prius.
AR Hopes Air Quality Won't Stigmatize Site
Feb-28-2007
State officials say they hope worries over air quality that may have kept Toyota from putting a plant in Marion in Crittenden County won't stigmatize the well-connected piece of real estate.
The triumph of lean production
Feb-27-2007
On the assembly line at Toyota's giant plant, Laura Wilshire is not happy. There is something wrong with a seatbelt fitting on the Camry she is working on.
"Good Things Happening in Mississippi"
Feb-27-2007
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was met with applause when he spoke to a tourism conference in Meridian on Tuesday, just hours after the big Toyota announcement.
Vickers drives Toyota into top 10
Feb-26-2007
Brian Vickers finished nine places short of his goal in the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway in Fontana.
Officials Reviewing Options After Toyota Announcement
Feb-27-2007
Arkansas was passed over for neighboring Mississippi in the hunt for a 1.3 billion dollar auto plant.
Mount Olive teacher to visit Costa Rica
Feb-25-2007
A Mount Olive Middle School teacher will be one of two in North Carolina chosen to travel to Costa Rica next month as part of the Toyota International Teacher Program.
Man Is Killed in Crash
Feb-25-2007
A 48-year-old Queens man was killed yesterday afternoon when his Toyota collided with a Lincoln at a busy intersection in Fresh Meadows, the police said.
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Feb-27-2007
"It's an honor to have our engineering expertise recognized by a respected customer such as Toyota."
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Ford To Market Car Bomb Models In Iraq
Feb-26-2007
"Everyone knows that we don't blow up Toyotas or Mercedes. Those cars are much too well made just to blow up willy-nilly. Fords, on the other hand, are perfect."