Manufacturing

Toyota is remaking its EV factories in 6 radical steps

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Toyota plans a paint shop that will be 60 percent smaller in volume than its traditional setup. The differences are marked here with a red line for the new dimensions vs. green for the old.
October 01, 2023 04:00 AM

TOYOTA CITY — Toyota may be late to the electric vehicle race. But the world's biggest automaker is embarking on an urgent and radical reboot of its famed production machine that executives say will help it leapfrog Tesla and other rivals in just a few short years.

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