Bumpy road: as Toyota closes in on GM, quality concerns also grow

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Despite record revenues and continued growth that places it hot on the heals of rivals General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. is facing a breakdown in its once quality management and is being forced to overhaul its once renowned production processes. One such plant being targeted by the company's president Fujio Cho in his strategic plan to staunch the slide in product quality, is the company's factory in Georgetown, Kentucky.

Foreign operations, Sales, profits & dividends, Management dynamics, Executive changes & profiles, Production Management, Kentucky, Analysis, Management, Officials and employees, Company sales and earnings, Company earnings/profit, Company business management, Rankings, Automobile factories, Automotive factories, Aims and objectives, Ono, Taiichi, Convis, Gary, Cho Fujio

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GM, Toyota weigh a bid to share hybrid expertise

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Rival auto makers General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. are discussing a possible agreement to collaborate on the research and development of hybrid vehicles. If such a deal is reached each company will benefit from access to the other's current hybrid technologies.

Product development, Alliances, partnerships, General Motors Corp., GM, Strategic alliances (Business), Cooperative agreement for product development, Alliances and partnerships

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Ford may broaden its hybrids with an offering from Volvo

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Ford Motor Co. may expand its offering of gas-electric hybrid cars with a second hybrid model. The second hybrid is expected to be a Volvo model.

Product information, Sweden, Ford Motor Co., AB Volvo, F

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