ASSEMBLY SERVICES SDN. BHD.

Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd. (ASSB) is a subsidiary of UMW Toyota Motor, the local assembler of Toyota passenger and commercial vehicles. The advanced facilities and professionally trained experts meet the demands of Toyota’s global standards. Our investment in human resources and facilities is a continuous endeavour. This allows us to contribute to the development of the automobile manufacturing industry in Malaysia.

Export of Hiace vehicles to Thailand started in 2006, and this is a clear indication of the widespread preference towards our made-in-Malaysia Toyota vehicles, even outside of Malaysia.

Delivering Quality

The legendary reputation of Toyota vehicles for reliability is the result of Toyota Motor Corporation’s passion for quality and focus on customers. At each stage of the manufacturing process, we take every step to ensure quality is secured. Besides that, ASSB applies the renowned Toyota Production System which produces vehicles efficiently and of sound quality, one at a time.

We have instilled the Quality and Kaizen mind-set amongst our employees following the Toyota Way culture and values. This enables us to continue to provide our customers with quality products and services that Toyota has long been known for.

Our Toyota vehicle quality achievements have been recognised by the JD Power Survey for Initial Quality Study (IQS). IQS serves as an industry benchmark for new vehicle quality, both in design and production quality. The results of JD Power Survey for IQS are a testament to our consistent achievements in meeting the mark of good quality and design innovation.

Automotive Industries Sdn. Bhd.

Vision: to be world class manufacturer for automotive parts.

Automotive Industries Sendirian Berhad (AISB) is the Leading OEM maker for Exhaust System & Reinforcement Instrument Panel.

AISB is committed to R&D and a culture of excellence. AISB’s permanent R&D partnership with Sankei Industry of Japan began in 1985. In addition, AISB has implemented the Toyota Production System (TPS) initiatives to boost efficiency. AISB is also partnering with 7 TA partners; mainly global exhaust makers from Japan & USA for technical development of exhaust system.

In its quest to attain world class manufacturer’s status, AISB has Operational Excellence Initiatives Campaign. Since then, AISB is on track to achieve improvement in its targeted areas - reduction of defects, reduction in customer complaints, minimising downtime at customer’s base, excellent customer audit and internal audit, better human capital controls, smooth introduction/transition of new models, cost reduction, control and reduction of excess stock and minimising accidents at the plant.

AISB continuously conducts in-house quality tests on its exhaust components.

Strategy towards improving competitiveness :

1. Increase in-house production
2. Improve efficiency through Toyota Production System (TPS)
3. Intensive cost reduction programme plant-wide

TOYOTA BOSHOKU UMW SDN. BHD. (TBU)

Toyota Boshoku UMW Sdn. Bhd. (TBU), is a joint venture with Toyota Boshoku Corporation, Japan.

TBU focuses on manufacturing and assembling high quality and cost-effective car seats, door trims and interior parts for all Toyota cars and Hino commercial vehicles assembled by ASSB using the Just-in-Time (JIT) method.

TBU’s strong commitment to quality brought about the recertification of ISO 9001:2008 in 2005.