Toyota’s electric-vehicle plan is a massive reality check

Toyota’s electric-vehicle plan is a massive reality check
Toyota's plan is a serious shift away from present practices that will likely pave the way for how EVs are manufactured en masse. (Image: Depositphotos)
Bloomberg
By Anjani Trivedi As the world’s largest carmaker transitions to the electric-vehicle era, it has a warning for the industry: It’s time to fundamentally rethink traditional manufacturing.Toyota this week unveiled its new game plan under incoming chief executive Koji Sato, laying out several changes across the enormous business as it pushes harder toward electrification. The company will reshuffle senior executives, rejig its management structure (notably, all-male) and focus on electrification and intelligent cars.  K...

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