Toyota’s ‘just-in-time’ system breaks down (Yehey!)
Toyota's avowed “just-in-time” production system has broken down, with Philippine dealers suffering from shortages in spare parts, which in turn have caused delays in servicing clients’ vehicles.
Toyota invests P5.4 B to double capacity (Philippine Star via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Toyota Auto Parts Philippines Inc. (TAP), a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), has invested an additional P5.4 billion to double the production capacity of its transmission plant in Laguna.
CEVA Logistics Receives '2008 Kaizen Challenge Award' From Toyota Motor Sales (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
CEVA Logistics, one of the leading supply chain companies in the world, was recognized as the recipient of two "Kaizen Challenge Awards" by Toyota Motor Sales at its annual Logistics Partner meeting, for the second consecutive year.
Ambulances stripped for parts (Independent Online)
One source of cheap spare parts for Durban's booming minibus industry may be a thing of the past.
Auto briefs (Detroit News)
General Motors, Ford, Visteon, hybrids, Toyota, Hayes Lemmerz.
Out-of-service ambulances ransacked for parts (The Natal Witness Group)
Cheap spare parts for Durban’s booming minibus industry may be a thing of the past after it was found that the province’s “mechanically boarded” ambulances are being stripped for parts.
Depot raided for taxi parts (News 24 South Africa)
Cheap spare parts for Durban's taxi industry may be a thing of the past after it was found that KwaZulu-Natal's ambulances were being stripped for parts.