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Lexus Tahara
- official site (in Japanese) {{Lexus cars Toyota factories Motor vehicle assembly plants in Japan Buildings and structures in Aichi Prefecture Tahara, Aichi Industrial buildings completed in 1979 1979 establishments in Japan
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plant in Tahara, Aichi
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 60,206 in 22,576 households, and a population density of 315 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Tahara is situated in southern Aichi Prefec ...
, Japan owned by Toyota Motor Corporation
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
. The address is 3-1 Midorigahama, Tahara City , Aichi Prefecture.
History
It was opened in January 1979. It is the mostcomputer
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ized and robotized automotive plant in the world and produces Lexus
is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota. The Lexus brand is marketed in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide and is Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. It has ranked among the 10 largest Japanese ...
brand vehicles, including the Lexus IS, Lexus GS
The is an executive car sold by Lexus, the premium division of Toyota. The same car had been launched in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo in Japan. For non-Japanese markets, it was released as the Lexus GS in February 1993. It continued using the Toyo ...
, Lexus LS
The is a full-size car, full-size luxury car, luxury sedan (F-segment in Europe) serving as the Core product, flagship model of Lexus, the luxury division (business), division of Toyota. For the first four generations, all LS models featured V8 ...
, Lexus GX, and Lexus LX
The is a full-size luxury SUV sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota since January 1996, having entered manufacturing in November 1995. It is Lexus' largest and most expensive luxury SUV. Four generations have been produced, all based hea ...
models. Several Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
vehicles have been assembled there as well, including the Celica, Land Cruiser, Land Cruiser Prado, RAV4/Vanguard, WISH, and 4Runner. The plant also manufactures engines. Current Toyota vehicles being produced at the Tahara plant are the following: Toyota 4Runner Employees look through 4,000 details for every car produced. The plant creates a Lexus every 87 seconds, equal to 675 Lexus models per day.
When employees enter the factory floor, they pass through an air shower to remove dust. They are required to exercise and perform other physical activities such as holding and rolling golf balls in their palms. These motor exercises keep staff sharp, and Toyota believes these behaviors are essential to help retain the standards necessary to produce flawless vehicles./ref> ''The New York Times'' columnist
Thomas Friedman
Thomas Loren Friedman (; born July 20, 1953) is an American political commentator and author. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who is a weekly columnist for '' The New York Times''. He has written extensively on foreign affairs, global ...
visited the plant in the early 1990s, and described the experience as an example of globalization in his best-selling 1999 book, ''The Lexus and the Olive Tree
''The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization'' is a 1999 book by Thomas L. Friedman that posits that the world is currently undergoing two struggles: the drive for prosperity and development, symbolized by the Lexus LS, and the des ...
''.Friedman, Thomas L. (1999) "The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization", p. 32–33. New York, Anchor Books, In his book, Friedman detailed the precise installation of windshield rubber seals by the factory's robots, along with human quality controls.
See also
* List of Toyota manufacturing facilities#JapanReferences
External links
Lexus Tahara
- official site (in Japanese) {{Lexus cars Toyota factories Motor vehicle assembly plants in Japan Buildings and structures in Aichi Prefecture Tahara, Aichi Industrial buildings completed in 1979 1979 establishments in Japan