It’s apparent to me that Toyota is always going to allow trusted partners (TAB/ARACO/GIFU/ARAKAWA AUTO BODY) to do what they please for the greater good of the Toyota ecosystem; they play a role that’s still needed in 75% of the globe.
That is, the Toyota Land Cruiser as its product.
A Japanese video that shows Land Cruiser 71/76/78 manufacture at the Toyota Auto Body Yoshiwara Plant.
The first few minutes explain a quick and dirty assembly process of the 300 series in comparison to the 70 series build process which is the bulk of the video.
Pretty impressive that to this...