Kiyosu, Japan, November 20, 2018: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. held a “TG Global Summit 2018” over four days starting on November 13, with approximately 130 top managers from 65 Group companies in 17 countries. This was the company’s third TG Global Summit. These summits began in 2013 as a way to build a common understanding among Group companies of current business situations and issues, and foster solidarity.

Focuses this year were making sure that all Group companies understood the specific efforts to achieve the management objectives laid out in the company’s medium and long-term business plan (2025 Business Plan), announced in May of this year, and to share business plans and employee training programs in each international region. Participants also toured the latest production lines at Toyoda Gosei’s Morimachi Plant, its mother plant for weatherstrip products, to learn the latest manufacturing technology in Japan.

Toyoda Gosei is going all out as the Group to achieve sustainable growth into the future, responding flexibly and rapidly to the huge changes taking place in the business environment.

Summary of TG Global Summit 2018

Keynote speech by TG President Naoki Miyazaki	Participants

About Toyoda Gosei

Established in 1949 and headquartered in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Toyoda Gosei is a leading specialty manufacturer of rubber and plastic automotive parts. Today, the Toyoda Gosei Group provides a variety of high-quality products internationally, with a network of approximately 100 plants and offices in 18 countries and regions. Through its flexible, integrated global supply system and leading-edge technologies, Toyoda Gosei aims to grow as a global company that acts flexibly and swiftly in today’s dramatically changing business environment, delivering the highest levels of satisfaction to customers worldwide through safety, comfort, well-being and the environment.