TOYOTA TAHARA FACTORY TOUR BY ENGINEER - MORE THAN 30 min of DETAILED EXPLANATION

This is the video you've all been waiting for - a factory tour of the legendary Toyota Tahara plant in Japan. Automotive Engineer David Chao takes you into the heart of the Tahara plant and provides detailed description of various processes within Tahara. David explains not just how the car is built but also the type of testing and inspection that are performed by Takumi specialists at this plant. Please note that there are 3 major lines within Tahara: (1) Lexus line (2) TNGA-F line (3) Toyota Century SUV line. David was only allowed to film and post videos of the Lexus line, which includes Lexus LS, IS, RC, NX, and LM. David plans to make another visit to Tahara in the fall where he hopes to film the TNGA-F line that includes the new 4Runner, Land Cruiser and Lexus GX. Stay tuned as David will post more videos about the Tahara plant in coming days.

Automotive Press is owned and managed by David Koichi Chao, a global expert in the field of automotive evaluation, engineering, and strategy. With over 35 years of engineering experience, David is able to review vehicles from unique perspectives utilizing technical and specialized methods. David is a board member and a director at AJAC (Automobile Journalist Association of Canada).

David is known around the world as an authentic specialist of Lean/Agile Thinking, and travels all around the world to review vehicles and teach latest engineering methods. Born and raised in Japan, David has an engineering degree from University of British Columbia and post-graduate education from MIT and Harvard Business School in Boston.