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September 24, 2026
Toyoda Gosei to Establish New Plant for Automotive Interior & Exteriors in West-Central India
Kiyosu, Japan, September 24, 2026: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. is establishing a new plant in the Maharashtra Bidkin Industrial Area with the aim of expanding its business in the growing Indian automobile market. The new plant will produce large interior and exterior products, such as bumpers and instrument panels. Operations are scheduled to start in the first half of 2029, with new buildings constructed to meet the increasing production capacity1 of the Japanese automakers who are the company’s main customers.
The new plant will pursue efficient manufacturing with the latest large molding machines, which can automatically change molds and other setup, production management systems that utilize IoT and DX, “smart automated processes” that minimize investment costs by combining collaborative robots and karakuri technology2 and more. It is being built as a branch plant of Toyoda Gosei Group company Toyoda Gosei South India Pvt. Ltd., and will be Toyoda Gosei’s eighth location in India.
In addition to the compact cars that have driven demand to date, SUVs are becoming increasingly popular in India. Toyoda Gosei sees India as a key market, and will continue to establish its development and production network to contribute to safer and more comfortable mobility.
1 Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to build a new Toyota Kirloskar Motor plant in the Bidkin Industrial Area in Maharashtra, India. Production is scheduled to start in the first half of 2029.
2 Karakuri is a traditional Japanese technology powered by simple mechanisms such as levers and springs. The Toyoda Gosei Group is spreading the “smart automated processes” developed at its Thai locations to other regions.
Outline of new plant
| Location | Bidkin Industrial Area, Maharashtra, India | |
| Area | Land | Approx. 78,400 m2 |
| Buildings | Approx. 29,200 m2 | |
| Products | Interior/exteriors (bumpers, instrument panels) Safety systems (airbags, steering wheels) Functional components (plastic fuel filler pipes, etc.) |
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| Production start | First half of 2029 (planned) | |
| No. of employees |
Approx. 570 (by 2030) | |
| Main equipment | ・Large electric injection molding machine ・High-end bumper painting booth ・Automated guided vehicles ・Solar panels, etc. |
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| Investment | Approx. INR 5.758 billion (approx. JPY 9.3 billion3) | |
3 INR 1 = JPY 1.7 (as of August 31, 2026)
Outline of Toyoda Gosei South India Pvt Ltd
| Established | September 1998 |
| Capital | INR 304,000,000 |
| Location | Karnataka, India |
| Representative | Bijay Krishna Shrestha |
| No. of employees | 1,688 (as of March 31, 2026) |
Rendering of new plant
Production and development locations in India
