Reorganization and establishment A. Government & Public Affairs Group The Global External Affairs Division and the Public Affairs Division will be reorganized into the Overseas External Affairs Division and the Public Affairs Division. The aim is to realize prompter response to inquiries from around the world and to strengthen information dissemination capacities as well as strategic functions through global headquarters by gathering and unifying public affairs functions currently performed separately by the Global External Affairs Division and the Public Affairs Division. B. Accounting Group The Affiliated Companies Finance Division and the Accounting Division will be reorganized into the Affiliated Companies Finance Department, the Accounting Division and the Finance Division. The aim is to strengthen consolidated business management and the financial management system by establishing the Finance Division through the bringing together of financial capital functions. C. Europe & Africa Operations Group The Europe Division and the Africa Division will be reorganized into the Europe & Africa Project Division and the Europe & Africa Sales/Marketing Division. The aim is to strengthen business planning in Africa and Central Asia and to conduct business promotion activities covering both Europe and Africa by reorganizing the Europe Division and the Africa Division based on their project and marketing operations. D. Production Engineering Group The Hirose Plant Quality Control Division will be established. The aim is to strengthen the quality control system for semiconductors employed in hybrid vehicles. Division name changes A. Customer Service Operations Group The name of the Kaizen Development & Support Division will be changed to the Toyota Sales Logistics Division. The aim is to have the division's name more accurately reflect the division's operations, thereby making the division's function more understandable within and outside the company. B. Manufacturing Group The name of the Tsutsumi Plant Machining Division will be changed to the Tsutsumi Plant Unit Manufacturing Division. The aim is to have the division's name more accurately reflect the division's operations, thereby making the division's function more understandable within and outside the company. As a result of the above changes, the number of divisions will increase from 250 to 251.
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