JAPAN: Toyota resuming SUV night shift
Author: just-auto.com editorial team | 7 August 2009
Workers will return to night shift final assembly at Toyota's factory in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture, on 31 August after a seven-month halt as export demand for the Land Cruiser SUV grows, company officials said on Friday.
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