"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and there will be a Toyota car on the road", this advertising slogan of the 80s of the last century simply and rudely states the quality of Toyota cars, and there is also a "Toyota car that cannot be broken", such a high evaluation. Indeed, even if Toyota increases prices and reduces allocations in the domestic market, consumers will still choose it, and such a preferential brand is not something that everyone can enjoy.
Recently, according to our latest understanding from relevant channels, Toyota Motor has said to the outside world, "Under the premise of not affecting the performance and safety of the vehicle, it will use scratches or defective parts to make cars." ”
Yes, you heard it right, and you didn't read it wrong, toyota will allow the use of "defective parts" for the next period of time. But at the same time, the official also explained that the so-called defective parts are not defective products, but only parts with slight wear or scratches.
Previously, defective parts were directly scrapped, but now due to tight chip supply and shortage of raw materials, as well as rising costs, Toyota has relaxed the standards for the use of parts. According to Toyota's new policy, the number of auto parts is reduced from "perfect" to "good enough", of course, provided that the safety and normal use of the vehicle are not affected.
Indeed, since entering 2021, even Toyota Motor can not withstand the impact of chip shortage on the decline in sales, and the large-scale production cut in the global market has been an indisputable fact, and in the upcoming 2022, Toyota must also give corresponding measures.
Just a few days ago, Toyota held an emergency strategic conference on brand electrification, released 15 new concept models in one go, and plans to invest $35 billion in electric vehicle research by 2030, and will launch 30 electric vehicles before that, with global sales of about 3.5 million pure electric vehicles, and 100% of the new cars sold globally in 2035 are pure electric models.
Written in the end: the so-called "open source throttling", probably this is the meaning of it, Toyota wants to develop in the long run, it must not only take a step forward, but also save costs.