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Toyota tells suppliers that some scratches or blemishes are acceptable

TOKYO — Toyota on Tuesday said it is happy to use scratched or blemished parts from suppliers as the world's biggest car producer tries to trim costs amid a production-curbing global chip shortage and rising material costs.

Toyota's acceptance of good enough by using parts it would have thrown away in the past marks a significant change both for a company renowned for stringent quality control and for Japanese manufacturing practices that often prioritized perfection over speed to market.

"We are careful about the outside of our vehicles, the parts you can easily see. But there are plenty of places that people don't notice unless they really take a good look," Takefumi Shiga, Toyota's chief project leader for vehicle development said during a press briefing.
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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 & Kia EV6 EPA Range Announced

Hyundai Ioniq 5 (220-303 miles)

Kia EV6 (222-310 miles)

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Lexus Canada Prices 2022 NX250, NX350, NX350h and NX450h+

The 2022 Lexus NX starts at $47,400, a modest increase over the outgoing model, and offers many additional standard features, such as a larger 9.8” multimedia display with Lexus Interface, a 7” Digital MID, E-Latch door handles, Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Safe Exit Assist, 18” alloys wheels, heated steering wheel and rain sensing wipers.

The price premium to go from the 2.4L turbocharged gas engine (NX 350) to the equivalent hybrid model (NX 350h) has been reduced to $1,000, instead of $2,500 with the outgoing generation, making hybrid models more attractive to our Guests.

The NX 450h+ plug-in hybrid electric model starts under $60,000, making it a very competitive offer in its segment.
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Lexus Brings the Next Chapter of the Brand to Life in the All-New 2022 Lexus NX | Lexus Canada

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