This is the first time Toyota has shut down an assembly line at a domestic plant since January due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The automaker is also reeling from disruptions in its supply chain.

The first Japanese car in North America rolled off the assembly line in Cape Breton in 1968. Dale Edward Johnson, an ...

At a Toyota plant, that’s a key trait. Assembly line workers are encouraged to highlight mistakes so that others can learn.

At a Toyota plant, that’s a key trait. Assembly line workers are encouraged to highlight mistakes so that others can learn.

The recent widespread shutdown at Toyota group’s assembly plants exposed a vulnerability in its hallmark “lean” production system, which minimizes inventory. It took 10 days for Toyota’s ...