TOKYO--Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it has integrated its Asia R&D base-Toyota Technical Center Asia Pacific (Thailand) Co. Ltd. (TTCAP-TH)-with production support company Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. (TMAP Thailand) to establish Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TMAP-EM).

TMAP-EM aims to strengthen the operations of Toyota production affiliates in Asia and to promote further localization by unifying development and evaluation of locally produced vehicles with local procurement and production operations.

TMAP-EM also aims to work closely with Singapore-based sales support company Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (TMAP-MS) to build an integrated structure for engineering, manufacturing and marketing, allowing more flexibility in responding to market changes.

TMC Managing Officer and TMAP-MS President Ryoichi Sasaki is to serve concurrently as president of TMAP-EM.