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REPORT: Toyota cutting supplier expenses by 30%, probably means using cheaper parts

1 hour, 46 minutes ago ago from Auto Site News

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Toyota , Earnings/Financials As with every other automaker heck, almost every other company Toyota wants to save more money. Japan's Asahi business daily revealed a Toyota initiative to lower its parts expenses by 30% over the next three years, and it is one that we're all too familiar with: Toyota told its suppliers to cut their prices by 30-40%. Can anyone guess how suppliers will most likely remove ...

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22 hours ago ago from Daily Automobile News

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