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| location_city = [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa]]
| location_city = [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa]]
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| products = Automobile bodies
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{{nihongo|'''Kanto Auto Works'''|関東自動車工業}} was a Japanese automobile body manufacturer. It was a member of the [[Toyota Group]]. On July 1, 2012, Kanto Auto Works and two other Toyota subsidiaries ([[Central Motors]] and [[Toyota Motors Tohoku]]) were combined into a single company called [[Toyota Motor East Japan]], Inc.<ref name=B>{{cite web |url=http://www.just-auto.com/news/aisin-seiki-motors-for-new-toyota-porte-spade_id126224.aspx |title=Aisin Seiki motors for new Toyota Porte & Spade |publisher=Just-auto.com |author=Brooks, Glenn |date=24 August 2012 |accessdate=26 February 2015}}</ref>
{{nihongo|'''Kanto Auto Works'''|関東自動車工業}} was a Japanese automobile body manufacturer. It was a member of the [[Toyota Group]]. In July 2012, Kanto Auto Works and two other Toyota subsidiaries were merged to form [[Toyota Motor East Japan]].

==History==
In April 1946, Kanto Auto Works was established in [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa]], Japan, as an independent company called ''Kanto Electric Motor Works'' which focused on repairing cars, assembling [[electric vehicle]]s and produncing bus bodies. In early 1948, it became a [[Toyota]] contractor, producing auto bodies. During its early years, the company also assembled some cars for Toyota ([[Toyota SB]], [[Toyota Master]], [[Toyota Crown]]).<ref name=BOOK2>{{cite book |last=Jacobs |first=A.J. |title=The New Domestic Automakers in the United States and Canada: History, Impacts, and Prospects |publisher=Lexington Books |pages=105–106, 108, 115 |year=2015 |isbn=9780739188262 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1hTrCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=Kanto+Auto+Works+history&source=bl&ots=6BH9Lc791M&sig=XQIoS_JoEg0A-O3mTWiRE4G0OkY&hl=en&na=X&ved=2ahUKEwiinq_J0sDcAhVDUJAKHV4ZCDw4FBDoATAIegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=Kanto%20Auto%20Works%20history&f=false}}</ref> The company also diversified into other products such as [[yatch]]s and [[prefabricated home]]s.<ref name=C>{{cite web |url=http://www.toyota-ej.co.jp/english/company/history.html |title=History of Kanto Auto Works |publisher=Toyota Motor East Japan |accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref> In 1950, it adopted the ''Kanto Auto Works'' name. In 1960, the company became a permanent car assembler through a new Yokosuka plant.<ref name=BOOK2/> Later, the company replaced Yokosuka for car assemby with the Higashi-Fuji (established in 1968) and Iwate (established in 1993) plants.<ref name=C/>

Kanto Auto Works was a [[public company]] until 2011 when, following the [[2011 Tohoku earthquake]], Toyota announced it would make it a wholly-owned subsidiary.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wimmer |first=Engelbert |title=Motoring the Future: VW and Toyota Vying for Pole Position |publisher=Springer |page=167 |year=2011 |isbn=9780230307810 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7KP6NMfBcSwC&pg=PT199&lpg=PT199&dq=KantoAuto+Works&source=bl&ots=tLmDWtSQ2a&sig=ZoB9bG61A0Jr7pvqipyltnEPRPA&hl=en&na=X&ved=2ahUKEwiw67myz8DcAhXFhJAKHa7dBtE4FBDoATABegQIBhAB#v=onepage&q=KantoAuto%20Works&f=false}}</ref> On July 1, 2012, Kanto Auto Works and two other Toyota subsidiaries ([[Central Motors]] and [[Toyota Motors Tohoku]]) were combined into a single company called [[Toyota Motor East Japan]], Inc.<ref name=BOOK2/><ref name=B>{{cite web |url=http://www.just-auto.com/news/aisin-seiki-motors-for-new-toyota-porte-spade_id126224.aspx |title=Aisin Seiki motors for new Toyota Porte & Spade |publisher=Just-auto.com |author=Brooks, Glenn |date=24 August 2012 |accessdate=26 February 2015}}</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==

Revision as of 03:07, 28 July 2018

See also: List of Toyota manufacturing facilities § Japan
Kanto Auto Works Co., Ltd.
Native name
関東自動車工業株式会社
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedApril 25, 1946 (1946-04-25) [1]
DefunctJuly 1, 2012 (2012-07-01)
SuccessorToyota Motor East Japan
Headquarters
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
,
Japan
RevenueIncrease ¥504,127 million (March 2011)[2]
Increase ¥−1,965 million (March 2011)
ParentToyota
Websitewww.kanto-aw.co.jp/en

Kanto Auto Works (関東自動車工業) was a Japanese automobile body manufacturer. It was a member of the Toyota Group. In July 2012, Kanto Auto Works and two other Toyota subsidiaries were merged to form Toyota Motor East Japan.

History

In April 1946, Kanto Auto Works was established in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, as an independent company called Kanto Electric Motor Works which focused on repairing cars, assembling electric vehicles and produncing bus bodies. In early 1948, it became a Toyota contractor, producing auto bodies. During its early years, the company also assembled some cars for Toyota (Toyota SB, Toyota Master, Toyota Crown).[3] The company also diversified into other products such as yatchs and prefabricated homes.[4] In 1950, it adopted the Kanto Auto Works name. In 1960, the company became a permanent car assembler through a new Yokosuka plant.[3] Later, the company replaced Yokosuka for car assemby with the Higashi-Fuji (established in 1968) and Iwate (established in 1993) plants.[4]

Kanto Auto Works was a public company until 2011 when, following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Toyota announced it would make it a wholly-owned subsidiary.[5] On July 1, 2012, Kanto Auto Works and two other Toyota subsidiaries (Central Motors and Toyota Motors Tohoku) were combined into a single company called Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc.[3][6]

Facilities

Former Kanto Auto Works headquarters, pictured in 2010
  • Head Office, Kanagawa, Yokosuka
  • Higashi Fuji Research and Development Center, Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture
  • Higashi Fuji Manufacturing Plant, 1200 Onyado Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture
  • Iwate Manufacturing Plant, Kanegasaki, Iwate Prefecture
  • Fujiko Manufacturing Plant, Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture

References

  1. ^ "History of KANTO AUTO WORKS". "Kanto Auto Works". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Company Profile". "Kanto Auto Works". Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Jacobs, A.J. (2015). The New Domestic Automakers in the United States and Canada: History, Impacts, and Prospects. Lexington Books. pp. 105–106, 108, 115. ISBN 9780739188262.
  4. ^ a b "History of Kanto Auto Works". Toyota Motor East Japan. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ^ Wimmer, Engelbert (2011). Motoring the Future: VW and Toyota Vying for Pole Position. Springer. p. 167. ISBN 9780230307810.
  6. ^ Brooks, Glenn (24 August 2012). "Aisin Seiki motors for new Toyota Porte & Spade". Just-auto.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

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