The target of Toyota Motor Corp. is to make hybrid drivetrain components in the United States and elsewhere overseas within four years, after years of reserving production of those high-tech parts for its Japanese plants.
The decision is projected to support higher hybrid-vehicle unit sales globally. Manufacturing hybrid batteries, electric motors and inverters outside Japan is seen as the next step in Toyota’s goal to fuel sales of the gasoline-electric cars through overseas assembly.“Right now, hybrid component production is too biased toward Japan,” Shinichi Sasaki, Toyota’s executive vice president in charge of global purchasing, said to Automotive News.Vcommindia News
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