Toyoda Gosei India Project Wins METI Manufacturing Subsidy

Toyoda Gosei Secures METI Support for India Demonstration

The Toyoda Gosei India Project has been selected for the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's (METI) FY2025 Supplementary Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project Subsidy, covering large-scale demonstration projects for non-ASEAN countries. The company will use the subsidy to demonstrate high-quality bumper painting and just-in-sequence delivery based on the Toyota Production System in India. The project will be carried out at a new plant in Maharashtra and is intended to adapt production technologies and operating systems developed in Japan to local manufacturing conditions while improving efficiency, reducing CO2 emissions, and addressing labor and logistics challenges.

New Painting Process Targets Efficiency and CO2 Reduction

At the new Maharashtra plant, Toyoda Gosei will introduce a bumper painting process designed to improve painting efficiency while reducing CO2 emissions through upgraded painting robots. The production technology will adapt systems developed in Japan to the operating environment in India, with the goal of achieving more efficient manufacturing operations. The initiative also responds to increasingly stringent quality requirements and the need to manage environmental impacts within automotive manufacturing. By improving the painting process through upgraded robotic equipment, the company aims to establish a production approach that can deliver higher efficiency while supporting its broader objective of eco-friendly manufacturing.

Digital Just-in-Sequence Delivery to Optimize Logistics

The project will also digitally manage just-in-sequence delivery, in which necessary parts are supplied at the required time and in the required order according to automakers' vehicle assembly sequences. This approach is intended to optimize inventory and logistics by coordinating component supply more closely with production requirements. Toyoda Gosei will apply the system within the new manufacturing model in India as part of its effort to address logistics efficiency and rising labor costs. The digital management of parts delivery is therefore a key component of the demonstration, complementing the upgraded painting process and supporting a more integrated production system.

Production Model Could Expand Beyond India

Through the demonstration, Toyoda Gosei aims to improve production efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions, and save labor while pursuing early commercialization of the technologies and systems introduced at the Maharashtra plant. The company also plans to maintain and expand employment in related operations in Japan, including equipment specification design and DX system development. After establishing the new production model, Toyoda Gosei intends to deploy it in other regions. The broader objective is to strengthen the company's competitiveness while promoting more environmentally friendly manufacturing practices across the automotive parts industry.

Industry Impact & Outlook

The demonstration could provide Toyoda Gosei with a scalable manufacturing model for markets where automakers and suppliers face simultaneous pressure to improve quality, control labor costs, increase logistics efficiency, and reduce environmental impact. India's manufacturing environment is the immediate focus, while the planned deployment in other regions gives the project broader strategic relevance. If the technologies achieve the targeted operational improvements and reach early commercialization, the approach could support more efficient automotive component production while extending Japanese production know-how through digital and automated systems. The project also links overseas manufacturing development with continued technical and DX-related work in Japan.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Toyoda Gosei demonstrating in India under the METI subsidy?
The project will demonstrate advanced bumper painting and digitally managed just-in-sequence delivery at a new plant in Maharashtra, India, using production technologies adapted from Japan. The painting process will use upgraded robots to improve efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions, while the digital delivery system will supply parts according to vehicle assembly sequences. Toyoda Gosei also aims to reduce labor requirements, improve logistics and inventory management, and address stricter quality and environmental requirements. The company plans to pursue early commercialization and eventually deploy the resulting production model in other regions.