Toyota names new head of production engineering and manufacturing

Takefumi Shiga — Shiga

Larry P. Vellequette

December 06, 2022 08:34 PM

Toyota Motor North America has appointed Takefumi Shiga as the new head of production engineering and manufacturing for its operations in the region and handed him the leading role in developing its first battery manufacturing plant now under construction in North Carolina.

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