Toyota Reorganizes Production System in Malaysia with new Plant on the Horizon
May 24 2016 - 11:09PM
JCN Newswire (English)
Toyota Motor Corporation has decided to reorganize its
production system in Malaysia, given the gradual growth of the
Malaysian market, with the creation of a new vehicle plant to serve
as its production core in Malaysia.
UMW Toyota Motor Sdn. Bhd. (UMWT) will proceed with this
reorganization through its subsidiary, Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd.
(ASSB), a manufacturing company based in Malaysia. UMWT will
discontinue the manufacturing of passenger vehicles at its existing
plant by early 2019, using that location instead as a dedicated
commercial vehicle plant as the new plant will exclusively
manufacture passenger vehicles.
Set to be built in Klang, in the state of Selangor, the new plant
will have an annual production capacity of 50,000 vehicles.
Approximately 49 billion yen is to be invested in the exclusive
passenger vehicle manufacturing plant, which is planned to begin
operations in early 2019. This plant is the next step in Toyota's
efforts to create competitive plants using innovative production
technologies such as freely extensible lines and compact painting
booths; features which will also be introduced in Toyota's new
Mexican plant and new Chinese line.
As for the existing Malaysian plant started Corona and Corolla's
Complete Knock Down production in 1968, by dividing production of
commercial and passenger vehicles between the existing plant and
the new, processes and distribution will be optimized based on
vehicle structure and size, which, in turn, will increase
productivity in the existing plant.
According to Toyota Managing Officer Tatsuro Takami, "This plant is
another of our efforts to create new, competitive plants, following
the decisions made last year to create a new plant in Mexico and a
new line in China, and the opening of two new engine plants this
year in Indonesia and Brazil. In addition to introducing cutting
edge production technologies, we will dedicate ourselves to
developing the personnel who support the making of ever-better
cars. By doing this, we will provide high quality vehicles to
Malaysian customers through UMWT."
About Toyota
Supported by people around the world, Toyota Motor Corporation
(TSE:7203; NYSE:TM), has endeavored since its establishment in 1937
to serve society by creating better products. As of the end of
December 2013, Toyota conducts its business worldwide with 52
overseas manufacturing companies in 27 countries and regions.
Toyota's vehicles are sold in more than 170 countries and regions.
For more information, please visit www.toyota-global.com.
Source: Toyota
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