It is a process that takes time and perseverance. The results if our customer satisfaction efforts have been gratifying. The biggest area of growth will likely be Asia where smaller Japanese vehicles are already popular. Offshore production will provide a hedge against future foreign exchange fluctuations and moves by Toyota's trading partners to restrict market access. Production of mainstay products such as Camry and Collora has already been largely shifted overseas.
Exports continue to drop.
In the future most vehicles shipped overseas will be luxury and specialty vehicles. In recent example is Toyota's RAV 4 SUV, successful in Japan and Europe and headed for North America. About 36,000 are slated for U.S. sale annually. It is strengthen its powerful simultaneous engineering program by getting people from product engineering and manufacturing to work together early in vehicle development people product development and in die plants are re-evaluating all Toyota's parts and materials to cut costs. Equipment and systems are being upgraded and more teamwork is being encouraged.