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The Toyota Altona Factory Tour: Cars, Robots And Muzak

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5:11PM September 1, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Sitting in the safety dojo at Toyota’s Altona manufacturing plant, my fingers dancing across the keys as I rapidly pumped out yesterday’s Hybrid Camry post, a zip-lock bag appeared in front of me. “Camera and phone please” was the order – and it was an order, no matter how nicely the Toyota PR rep said it. I was about to get a tour of the factory floor, where Toyota manufactures their Camry and Aurion lines, including the upcoming Camry Hybrid. More »


Say Hello To Toyota’s New Hybrid Camry Making Robots

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1:23PM August 31, 2009 | Nick Broughall

As I mentioned earlier, Toyota switched on some fancy hybrid-car making robots today. I call the big one Bob…


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Toyota Pushes The Big Black Button To Start Hybrid Camry Manufacturing

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12:21PM August 31, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Today I’m down in Altona – on the outskirts of Melbourne – at Toyota’s manufacturing plant for official launch of the Hybrid Camry. There are robots, politicians and fluoro yellow safety vests everywhere! More »