Toyota Is Moving A Prewar 700-Ton Press Machine Halfway Around The World:
A Komatsu press machine from the 1930s is returning to Japan as Toyota closes its ...
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Toyota Brings 700-Ton Press Back From Brazil to JapanThe 1934 Komatsu press is slated to make spare parts and train workers after São Bernardo closed.
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- Toyota closed São Bernardo Plant in November 2023, its first overseas production facility, after more than 60 years of vehicle production.
- The 700-ton press was purchased in 1934 and moved from Japan’s Aichi Prefecture to Brazil in 1962.
- After Bandeirante production ended, the press continued making parts for Corolla and Hilux models into the 2020s.
- The press is planned for reinstallation at its original Honsha Plant location, where it will remain production-capable and support training.
It's unbelievable that a Japanese company made and purchased such a large item before the war. It must have been incredibly expensive. I speculate that it was largely funded by the money earned from selling Toyoda Automatic Loom Works patents to a British company, which also funded the establishment of Toyota Motor Corporation. I believe it must have been expensive.— Masahiro Inoue, Toyota's Latin America and Caribbean Region CEO, speaking to Toyota Times
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