{"id":1004175701,"date":"2017-05-09T08:13:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T16:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004175701"},"modified":"2022-12-08T23:39:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T07:39:01","slug":"toyota-opens-expanded-rd-facilities-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/toyota-opens-expanded-rd-facilities-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota Opens Expanded R&amp;D Facilities in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By IvyLee Rosario<\/p>\n<p>Toyota celebrated the 40th anniversary of its North American research and development operations by opening the expanded\u00a0Toyota Motor North America Research &amp; Development Purchasing and Prototype Development centers in <span class=\"xn-location\">York Township<\/span>, Mich.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004175704\" style=\"width: 407px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/05\/Toyota-Motor-North-America-Research-Development-Purchasing-and-Prototype-Development-center.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004175704\" data-attachment-id=\"1004175704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/toyota-opens-expanded-rd-facilities-in-michigan\/aerial-supplier-center\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/05\/Toyota-Motor-North-America-Research-Development-Purchasing-and-Prototype-Development-center.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Toyota Motor North America&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) celebrated the 40th anniversary of its North American research and development operations alongside an important milestone today, as the company officially opened its expanded Toyota Motor North America Research \\u0026amp; Development (TMNA R\\u0026amp;D) Purchasing and Prototype Development centers in York Township, Mich. (PRNewsfoto\/Toyota Motor North America)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493856000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;This image must be used within the context of the news release it accompanied. Request permission from issuer for other uses.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Aerial-Supplier-Center&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TMNA R&#038;D Purchasing and Prototype Development center\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;TMNA R&#038;D Purchasing and Prototype Development center&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/05\/Toyota-Motor-North-America-Research-Development-Purchasing-and-Prototype-Development-center.jpg?w=800\" class=\"wp-image-1004175704 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/05\/Toyota-Motor-North-America-Research-Development-Purchasing-and-Prototype-Development-center.jpg\" alt=\"TMNA R&amp;D Purchasing and Prototype Development center\" width=\"397\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/05\/Toyota-Motor-North-America-Research-Development-Purchasing-and-Prototype-Development-center.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/05\/Toyota-Motor-North-America-Research-Development-Purchasing-and-Prototype-Development-center.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/05\/Toyota-Motor-North-America-Research-Development-Purchasing-and-Prototype-Development-center.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004175704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TMNA R&amp;D Purchasing and Prototype Development center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Three years ago, Toyota announced its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/toyota-to-expand-technical-center-in-york-township-create-250-jobs-2\/\">&#8220;One Toyota&#8221;<\/a> plan of creating more unified operations with a $154 million expansion of the Michigan centers.\u00a0The investment relocated direct procurement and supplier engineering development talent from <span class=\"xn-location\">Erlanger, Ky.,<\/span> and vehicle development and powertrain from <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The TMNA R&amp;D campus focuses on sustainability, with features such as low-flow faucets for water conservation, the use of LED lighting, high-efficiency building shells and exterior landscaping using indigenous plants such as <span class=\"xn-location\">Michigan<\/span> strawberries. The TMNA R&amp;D Supplier Center has applied for the new LEED Version 4. If approved, this will make the TMNA R&amp;D Supplier Center the first LEED V4 Platinum building in <span class=\"xn-location\">Michigan<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration also brought upon the announcement of the newest executive leader to the TMNA R&amp;D team, <span class=\"xn-person\">Shinichi Yasui<\/span>. He serves as Toyota engineering and manufacturing president, executive vice president of TMNA R&amp;D and managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We now have a fully developed Research and Development operation in the heart of the auto industry in southeast <span class=\"xn-location\">Michigan<\/span>, which will allow for deep collaboration between all departments, reinforcing our commitment to One Toyota,&#8221;<\/em> said Yasui, in prepared remarks.\u00a0<em>&#8220;I am excited to join the TMNA R&amp;D team as we commemorate 40 years of engineering excellence here in <span class=\"xn-location\">Michigan<\/span>.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of\u00a0Toyota Motor North America\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The $154 million project moved direct procurement and supplier engineering development from Erlanger, Ky., as well as vehicle development and powertrain from California. 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