The Prius That Shook.. - VFAQ Prius Site

companies, but soon decided that that was not enough.
Toyota further contacted suppliers of other auto makers,
independent parts suppliers, and non-auto metal processing
companies. At the same time, another group was dispatched
to Aisin's Handa Plant (Handa City, Aichi Prefecture) to
quickly set up an emergency line using general machinery,
and to refurbish the special machinery that had been
partially damaged by the fire. Toyota unsparingly injected
manpower and supported Aisin's effort to restore 80% of
the necessary production of P-valves in just a few weeks.
Quickly after the fire, Toyota took note of every plant
that might be capable of manufacturing the P-valves.
Frontline base teams were established in Machine & Tools
Engineering Division and the Machines Division of Teiho
Plant. For the first several days, the teams worked on preparing
to produce P-valves. When the P-valve supply was re-
established, the teams took charge of keeping track of the
production volume every day.
The Power Train & Chassis Components Production
Engineering Division that builds prototype parts units also
owns many general-use manufacturing machinery. This
department was mobilized to use all its machinery for
producing P-valves, and the production of prototypes was
temporarily stopped.
Since Power Train & Chassis Components Production
Engineering Division had to stop building prototype parts
temporarily, test cars and test units could not be
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