Toyoda Gosei to Establish New Airbag Plant in South China

KIYOSU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) will establish a new plant in Guangdong Province, China, to enhance its production network for airbags and steering wheels, its major products, in China, where the automobile market continues to grow.

The new plant will be established as a branch plant of Toyoda Gosei Group company Toyoda Gosei (Foshan) Auto Parts Co., Ltd., with production planned to start around the summer of 2023. With this expansion, the company will raise its sales of airbags, for which there is growing demand due to strengthened safety systems in China, and the increasing automobile production in south China.

This plant will be established as a “smart plant” that pursues efficient and environmentally-friendly manufacturing. The status of processes from production to delivery will be grasped in real time with the use of IoT and AI. To contribute to carbon neutrality, the plant will use energy-saving production equipment and renewable energy. By 2030, this will reduce CO₂ emissions by more than 50% compared with conventional equipment.

New plant outline

Location	Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province
Land area	Approx. 54,000 m^2
Bldg. area	Approx. 43,000 m^2
Products	Safety System products (airbags, steering wheels, pop-up hood actuators)
Start of production	Summer 2023 (start of construction April 2022)
Employees	Approx. 280 (at start of operations)
Machinery/ equipment	Production equipment • Collaborative robots • Automatic guided vehicles Environmental equipment • Solar panels

Outline of Toyoda Gosei (Foshan) Auto Parts Co., Ltd.

Founded	October 2004
Capital	USD 19.1 million After capital increase: USD 70.5 million
Location	No. 3 Wusha Section, Shunpan Rd. Daliang town, Shunde, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, 528333, China
Employees	722 (as of Feb. 28, 2022)