A Toyota goes from concept to production in Ann Arbor Twp.
Ann Arbor’s Toyota engineering facility is starting to design cars from start to finish. Excerpt: The Toyota Venza, which will arrive in dealer showrooms in December, represents a milestone for its design team and more than 300 engineers in Ann Arbor Township who worked on the vehicle and is likely to lead to more high-profile work for Toyota’s Michigan employees. The Venza — a car that Toyota says is not a crossover or a station wagon, but resembles both — is the first vehicle designed and engineered from the concept to the final production stage at Toyota’s Calty Design Research studios in Ann Arbor Township and Newport Beach, Calif. It was engineered at the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor Township. Read the rest of the story here.
Ann Arbor’s Toyota engineering facility is starting to design cars from start to finish.
Excerpt:
The Toyota Venza, which will arrive in dealer showrooms in December, represents a milestone for its design team and more than 300 engineers in Ann Arbor Township who worked on the vehicle and is likely to lead to more high-profile work for Toyota’s Michigan employees.
The Venza — a car that Toyota says is not a crossover or a station wagon, but resembles both — is the first vehicle designed and engineered from the concept to the final production stage at Toyota’s Calty Design Research studios in Ann Arbor Township and Newport Beach, Calif. It was engineered at the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor Township.
Read the rest of the story here.
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