Native name | 関東自動車工業株式会社 (Kantō jidōsha kōgyō kabushiki gaisha) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | April 25, 1946 (1946-04-25)[1] |
| Defunct | July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01) |
| Successor | Toyota Motor East Japan |
| Headquarters | 237-8585, Taura minato-cho,, Japan |
| Revenue |  ¥504,127 million (March 2011)[2] |
| ¥−1,965 million (March 2011) | |
| Parent | Toyota |
| Website | www |
Kanto Auto Works (Japanese:関東自動車工業,Hepburn:Kantō jidōsha kōgyō) was a Japanesecar manufacturer. It was a member of theToyota Group. In July 2012, Kanto Auto Works and two other Toyota subsidiaries were merged to formToyota Motor East Japan.
In April 1946, Kanto Auto Works was established inYokosuka,Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, as an independent company known asKanto Electric Motor Works which focused on repairing cars, assemblingelectric vehicles and producing bus bodies. In early 1948, it became aToyota contractor, producing auto bodies. During its early years, the company also assembled cars for Toyota (Toyota SB,Toyota Master,Toyota Crown).[3] The company also diversified into other products such asyachts andprefabricated homes.[4] In 1950, it adopted theKanto Auto Works name. In 1960, the company became a permanent car assembler through a new Yokosuka plant.[3] Later, the company replaced Yokosuka for car assembly with the Higashi-Fuji (established in 1968) and Iwate (established in 1993) plants.[4]
Kanto Auto Works was apublic company until the2011 Tohoku earthquake, Toyota announced it would make it a wholly owned subsidiary.[5] On July 1, 2012, Kanto Auto Works and two other Toyota subsidiaries (Central Motors andToyota Motors Tohoku) were combined into a single company calledToyota Motor East Japan, Inc.[3][6]
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