From：Internet Info Agency 2026-11-06 14:20:00
On November 5, Toyota Motor announced organizational restructuring. One change is the establishment of an independent robotics division, "Toyota Robotics," and the other is a leadership change for the China Division Head. Both adjustments will take effect on January 1, 2027. The newly established "Toyota Robotics" will be headed by Executive Director and Chief Production Officer Takefumi Shiga, integrating robotics R&D teams previously scattered across various divisions. In September, Toyota announced that starting in 2028, it will invest approximately 1 trillion yen annually to deploy a total of 400,000 self-developed humanoid robots in phases at its headquarters and group factories. Toyota is currently advancing a wheeled semi-humanoid embodied learning robot called ELEY. The China Division Head will be succeeded by Tasuhiro Ota, General Manager of the Lexus Sales Promotion Department, while former China Division Head Tatsuro Ueda will transition to Senior Fellow. Tasuhiro Ota previously served as Vice General Manager of FAW Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. In September 2026, GAC Group announced the acquisition of the 50% equity stake in FAW Toyota held by China FAW. In October, China FAW, Toyota Motor, and GAC Group signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to implement the "China ONE TOYOTA" operating system. The integration plan is as follows: production will be coordinated by GAC; a new sales company will be established on the sales side, with Toyota holding 50%, FAW holding 25%, and GAC holding 25%. Sister models under both parties will retain only global vehicles, dealer channels will be integrated, and all Toyota models can be sold and serviced simultaneously. Additionally, according to official information from Toyota China, the number of Chief Engineers in China has expanded from 4 to 7.
