Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. will establish a new plant in Vietnam to meet growing demand for airbags as safety regulations become more stringent in regions around the world.
The new plant will be established as a branch plant of Toyoda Gosei subsidiary Toyoda Gosei Haiphong Co., Ltd. (TGHP), and will start production of airbag parts and steering wheels in July 2019 for export to final airbag assembly plants in Japan, North America, Europe, and other regions. Investment for the new plant will be US$24.6 million and construction will start in March 2018.
Airbags and other safety system products are a key business segment for Toyoda Gosei, and the company is moving to strengthen its production capacities for these products globally. Annual production capacity for these products in Vietnam was 14.5 million airbag parts and 2.2 million steering wheels in FY2016. The company plans to increase this to 23 million airbag parts and 3.2 million steering wheels by FY2023.
Outline of new plant
| Name | Toyoda Gosei Haiphong Thai Binh Plant (provisional name) |
| Location | Tien Hai Industrial Park, Thai Binh Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| Start of production | July 2019 |
| Products | Safety systems (airbag parts, steering wheels) |
| Area | Land approx. 113,000 m2 Building approx. 20,800 m2 |
| No. of employees | Approx. 1,000 (as of March 31, 2021) |
Outline of TGHP (reference)
| Name | Toyoda Gosei Haiphong Co., Ltd. |
| Location | Haiphong, Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| Established | September 2004 |
| Capital | US$50 million |
| Shareholders | Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. 95% Toyota Tsusho Corporation 5% |
| Products | Safety systems (airbag parts, steering wheels) |
| No. of employees | 3,128 (as of March 31, 2017) |
