TOYOTA CITY: Toyota Motor Corp will produce 40,000 medical face shields per month starting April 27.
Toyota plans to further expand production to 70,000 pieces per month at a rate of 3,600 pieces per day.
Toyota Group companies now producing medical face shields include Toyota Motor East Japan and Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd, Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd, and Hino Motors Ltd.
Additionally, Toyota Industries Corp plans to produce 10,000 units per month at 500 units per day from April 29, and Toyota Auto Body Co Ltd is also looking at starting production of medical face shields from mid-May.
The Toyota Group has positioned this initiative for supporting the around-the-clock efforts of the frontlines of the medical sector, who are working hard to diagnose and treat patients for Covid-19, as part of Toyota's Kokoro Hakobu Project.
Going forward, the Toyota Group intends to prioritise the allocation of the medical face shields it produces to medical facilities and local governments.
