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Toyota Motor Hokkaido, Inc.
Native name	トヨタ自動車北海道
Romanized name	Toyota Jidōsha Hokkaidō Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Automotive
Founded	February 8, 1991; 33 years ago
Headquarters	Tomakomai, Japan
Key people	Yasuo Hojo (President)
Products	Transmissions, drivetrain-related parts, hybrid systems
Parent	Toyota Motor Corporation
Website	Official website

Toyota Motor Hokkaido (TMH) is a manufacturing subsidiary of Toyota established in 1991 and focuses on the production of transmissions and powertrain-related parts.^[1] Its headquarters and assembly plant are located in Tomakomai, Hokkaido.^[2]

History

As part of Toyota's efforts to disperse production bases in Hokkaido,^[3] Tomakomai was chosen because of its vast land area, excellent logistics due to the Tomakomai Port, and the ability to procure aluminum locally.^[3]

IN 1990, Toyota announced it would open a facility in Tomakomai^[4] and Toyota Motor Hokkaido was established of February 8 the following year. In 1992, production of the aluminum wheel began and ended in 2010.^[4] In 1993, TMH began producing automatic transmission and the completion ceremony of the factory took place in the same year.^[4] In 1999, it acquired "ISO 14001" certification.^[4] In 2001, TMH chieved zero emissions and started using natural gas the following year.^[4] In 2004, "Yuhokai", a business partner cooperative association was established.^[4] In 2005, the No. 4 factory (machine shop) was completed^[4] and the following year, TMH began producing continuously variable transmission (CVT).^[4] IN 2008, the No. 5 factory (forging factory) completed.^[4] In 2012, TMH began producing hybrid transaxles.^[4]

References

Citations

^ "Affiliates (Toyota wholly-owned subsidiaries)-Toyota Motor Hokkaido, Inc". Toyota Motor Corporation. 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
^ "Corporate profile" (in Japanese). Toyota Motor Hokkaido, Inc. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
^ ^a ^b "(1) 軌跡". 苫小牧民報. 苫小牧民報社. 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2017-03-08. 未来へトヨタ自動車北海道20周年
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "会社案内". トヨタ自動車北海道. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-03-08.