Toyota Joins AIAG's Year 2000 Task Force

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27 May 1998
Toyota Joins AIAG's Year 2000 Task Force
    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 27 -- Toyota Motor Manufacturing
North America, Inc. has recently joined Chrysler Corp., Ford Motor Co.,
General Motors Corp. and Volvo Corp. in the Automotive Industry Action Group's
(AIAG) Year 2000 Task Force, to implement an aggressive assessment program and
support mechanism to help the automotive industry make a smooth transition
into the new millennium.
    "Correcting the Year 2000 glitch is critical to ensure the future
success of the automotive supply chain," said AIAG Executive Director Richard
T. Simmons, on loan from Ford Motor Co.  "Toyota Motor Manufacturing North
America, Inc.'s commitment to working with suppliers to solve this problem
extends the reach of the Year 2000 preparedness effort and underscores the
importance of this time-sensitive issue."
    As part of its involvement, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.
will be selecting Tier One supplier sites for participation in the
Year 2000 assessment program.  CEOs of these suppliers will receive a self-
assessment survey to be completed and returned to the AIAG for processing.
The surveys will be updated on a continuous basis and used for tracking
readiness throughout the supply chain.
    Suppliers completing the survey are given on-line access to a Year 2000
Tool Kit which includes a database of Year 2000 tips and techniques, a plant
floor equipment knowledge database and the company's self-assessment survey.
The interactive database allows suppliers to update surveys as the company's
readiness status changes.  The AIAG confidentially monitors overall supplier
progress and provides the automakers with access to their own suppliers'
surveys.
    According to Simmons, some 72,000 supplier locations around the world are
already involved in the AIAG self-assessment survey process.  Also, European
automakers BMW, Daimler-Benz, Porsche, PSA, Renault and Volkswagen have
elected to use the survey format with their supply chains.
    The AIAG's Year 2000 Information Center in Southfield, Mich., also
supports a help line staffed by industry professionals supplied by Deloitte &
Touche Consulting Group and Coopers & Lybrand Consulting.
    "Since the Year 2000 problem impacts everyone in the supply chain, we have
made an important commitment to the auto industry by joining this aggressive
assessment program," said Gene Tabor, general manager, Purchasing Planning,
Materials & Facilities of Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.
"Through the various resources AIAG has developed, we are working diligently
to ensure that our suppliers and their various systems are ready for the
Year 2000."
    In addition to the assessment program and support mechanism, Toyota Motor
Manufacturing North America, Inc.'s suppliers will gain access to other AIAG
Year 2000 training, workshops, videos and compliance checklists.  For more
information on becoming Year 2000 compliant, suppliers should contact the AIAG
at 248-358-3570 or visit its website at http://www.aiag.org.
    Founded in 1982, the AIAG is a not-for-profit trade association of more
than 1,300 automotive and truck manufacturers and their suppliers.  Originally
recognized for its efforts to standardize electronic data interchange (EDI)
and bar code standards to assist Tier One suppliers, the AIAG's mission has
expanded to cover all levels of the automotive supply chain as well as to
include numerous programs and initiatives aimed at improving its members'
productivity and quality.