Toyota To Export Taiwan-Made Minivans to Japan This October

TaiwanPlus News

Japanese auto giant Toyota will begin exporting Taiwan-made minivans back to its home market starting this October. The rare move comes as labor shortages and rising production costs strain domestic manufacturing in Japan. Toyota plans to have Taiwan’s assembly lines produce 100,000 vehicles annually for the Japanese market while maintaining its commitment to domestic production of three million units.

Transcript

00:00Japanese auto giant Toyota says it will start exporting minivans made in Taiwan back to Japan starting this October.

00:08The move comes as labor shortages and rising production costs in Japan are holding back its domestic manufacturing.

00:15Toyota says Taiwan's assembly line can produce 100,000 vehicles annually for the Japanese market.

00:21As it turns to Taiwan to sustain sales in Japan, the carmaker also plans to keep making at least 3

00:27million vehicles at home each year.

00:30For more information, visit www.fema.gov.au

Category

Transcript

Comments

Recommended