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Toyota To Import Taiwan-Built Minivans To Japan Amid Factory Strain
Toyota will start shipping Taiwan-built Noah and Voxy minivans to Japan later this year, marking a rare shift in the company's production strategy as mounting pressures strain the country's auto manufacturing sector, according to Nikkei.
Production for the Japanese market is set to begin in October on a dedicated line at Toyota's plant in northern Taiwan, according to Nikkei. While Japanese automakers have long sold foreign-built vehicles at home, those models were typically intended for overseas markets first. Toyota's decision to create an offshore production line specifically for Japanese consumers is highly uncommon, particularly for two of its key domestic models.
The move comes as Toyota faces increasing difficulty expanding output inside Japan. Factory utilization is already near its limits, while labor shortages, higher material costs, and tighter compliance requirements have made domestic manufacturing more expens...
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