TMC Holds Ceremony to Welcome 2,151 New Employees

by News Feeder, 19-02-2025, 11:52 PM

Toyota Motor Corporation held its annual entrance ceremony for new employees today from 11 a.m. at Jimu Main Hall in headquarters (1 Toyota-Cho, Toyota City).

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Al-Forsan stage glory for Al-Attiyah, Sunderland and Al-Musallam at Abu Dhabi Desert

by News Feeder, 19-02-2025, 01:52 AM

ABU DHABI, UAE – Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, Dubai-based Englishman Sam Sunderland and Kuwait’s Fahad Al-Musallam claimed the fastest times in the car, motorcycle and quad categories on the two cross-over laps of the very short Prologue stage of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge POWERED BY NISSAN, held at the Al-Forsan International Sports Resort, on Saturday afternoon.Behind the early pace setters in their respective categories, former Czech WRC star Martin Prokop (Ford) and Russian Vladimir Vasilyev (Mini) and were second and third quickest in the cars behind Al-Attiyah’s Toyota Hilux. Abu Dhabi Racing’s Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi’s first competitive kilometers in his new Peugeot 3008 DKR resulted in a cautious sixth.Frenchman Antoine Meo (KTM) and Chile’s Pablo Quintanilla (Husqvarna) rounded off the top three on two wheels behind Sunderland’s factory KTM. Aussie Lee Stephens pushed hard on his KTM 500 EXC to finish sixth, but is not eligible for the FIM World Championship. Yamaha-mounted Al-Musallam, the winner of the recent Dubai International Baja’s quad section, snatched a 4.8-second lead over Dutchman Kees Koolen, while Peru’s Alexis Hernandez Ponce was third quad home.Cars were flagged away from the start by His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al-Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development and Chairman of the General Authority for Youth and Sports Welfare, and event founder and ATCUAE President Mohammed Ben Sulayem.“It’s all systems go now for everyone for the next five days,” said Ben Sulayem. “We had a competitors’ briefing at Yas Marina this morning and our team emphasised, once again, the importance of safety and personal well being on the rally, as we head deep into some of the most beautiful desert terrain on the planet.” Gear up, the wait is over! Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge is back. Good luck to Nissan drivers. See you all on April 1st. #NissanME pic.twitter.com/Ks0ckOtHvz— Nissan Middle East (@NissanME) March 27, 2017 Twenty-five motorcycles, 14 quads and 35 cars left the start and the honor of running first on the road for the Prologue stage was handed to the duo of Koolan and Guatemala’s Rodolfo Schippers. Quads and motorcycles ran in pairs in reverse order, although local rider Mohammed Al-Balooshi was given the task of being the first bike and moving ahead of Pablo Quintanilla for the ceremonial start on his Ride to Abu Dhabi Team KTM.Qatar’s Mohammed Al-Meer and Khalid Al-Mohannadi were non-starters from the original entry list and Dubai-based American dentist Mike Ziegler was demoted to a national category running behind the last T3 car after homologation issues with his Toyota Prado. Saudi Arabia’s Ahmed Al-Malki, meanwhile, switched his Isuzu D-Max from T2 to the T1 category.Seven cars started the event in the T2 category for series production cross-country vehicles and the fastest time in the Prologue fell to Saudi Arabia’s Yasir Saeidan in his Toyota Land Cruiser by a mere tenth of a second from the local driver Mansoor Al-Helai. Defending FIA T2 World Champion Adel Hussein finished several seconds behind in his Nissan Patrol.The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge is taking place under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the Ruler’s representative in Al-Dafra region, and has invaluable support from Al Dafrah Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi Municipality, the UAE Army, Abu Dhabi Police, National Ambulance Service, Yas Marina Circuit, ADNOC, Abu Dhabi Aviation, Al-Ain Water, Abu Dhabi Waste Management, Rotana and Centro Hotel – Yas Island, the Qasr Al-Sarab Resort and Al-Forsan Circuit.Tomorrow (Sunday) the real meat of the desert action gets underway with the first of five selective sections of 276.59km. The stage starts to the east of Arjan, south of Abu Dhabi, and finishes 19km to the north of Hameem on a major truck road en route to the event’s purpose-built bivouac near the remote Qasr Al Sarab desert resort. This is situated close to the desolate Rub Al-Khali and the Saudi Arabian frontier.2017 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge – positions after SSS (Saturday - unofficial): Cars 1. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Matthieu Baumel (FRA) Toyota Hilux Overdrive1min 46.7sec2. Martin Prokop (CZE)/Jan Tomanek (CZE) Ford F-150 Evo1min 51.1sec3. Vladimir Vasilyev (RUS)/Konstantin Zhiltsov (RUS) Mini All4 Racing1min 51.6sec4. Mohammed Abu Issa (QAT)/Xavier Panseri (FRA) Mini All4 Racing1min 51.7sec5. Aron Domzala (POL)/Szymon Gospodarczyk (POL) Toyota Hilux Overdrive1min 52.7sec6. Khalid Al-Qassimi (ARE)/Khaled Al-Kendi (ARE) Peugeot 3008 DKR1min 52.8sec7. Hernan Garces (CHI)/Juan Pablo Latrach (CHI) Ford Ranger1min 53.2sec8. Stephan Schott (DEU)/Andreas Schulz (DEU) Mini All4 Racing1min 54.2sec8. Miroslav Zapletal (CZE)/Marek Sykora (SLO) Hummer H3 Evo VII1min 54.2sec10. Jürgen Schröder (DEU)/Maximilian Schröder (DEU) Nissan Navara1min 55.3sec Bikes1. Sam Sunderland (GBR) KTM 450 Rally Factory 1min 47.5sec2. Antoine Meo (FRA) KTM 450 Rally Factory1min 48.1sec3. Pablo Quintanilla (CHI) Husqvarna 450 Rally1min 50.2sec4. Matthias Walkner (AUT) KTM 450 Rally Factory1min 50.6sec5. Pierre Alexander Renet (FRA) Husqvarna 450 Rally1min 51.3sec6. Lee Stephens (AUS) KTM 500 EXC1min 52.7sec7. Paolo Gonçalves (PRT) Honda 450 CRF Rally1min 52.8sec8. Kevin Benavides (ARG) Honda 450 CRF Rally1min 55.5sec9. Mohammed Al-Balooshi (ARE) KTM 450 Rally Replica2min 00.7sec10. Benjamin Melot (FRA) KTM 450 Rally Replica2min 02.7sec Quads1. Fahad Al-Musallam (KUW) Yamaha Raptor 700R1min 49.2sec2. Kees Koolen (NED) Barren Racer One 6901min 54.0sec3. Alexis Hernandez Ponce (PER) Yamaha Raptor 700 R1min 54.8sec4. Maxim Antimirov (KAZ) Honda TRX 7001min 56.4sec5. Lucas Innocente (ARG) Yamaha Raptor 700 R1min 57.6sec6. Rafal Sonik (POL) Honda TRX 7001min 57.8sec7. Khalifa Al-Raeesi (ARE) Honda TRX 7001min 57.8sec8. Rodolfo Schippers (GUA) Yamaha Raptor 700 R1min 57.9sec For live timing during the event: http://timing.sporttraxx.com/races/Spectator vantage points Sunday, April 2 – SS1 (Yas Marina Circuit)Start SS1 - 09.00hrsN23 46.427 E54 46.982Turn right off truck road about 30km from Coast Highway (24 03.9 54 49.1)PC1 – 09.30hrsN23 41.276 E54 44.909110.4kms south of SS1 start close to asphalt roadPC2 – 10.20hrsN23 35.134 E54 33.389Bike refuel. 18km east of Hameem road, turn off 1km before new ADNOC.PC3 – 11.15hrsN23 20.001 E54 23.266Close to road, 44km north of Hameem.Underpass – 11.40hrsN23 10.642 E54 20.14725km north of HameemFinish SS1 – 12.10hrsN23 07.556 E54 18.94219km north of HameemBivouac – 12.20hrsN23 53.057 E54 20.702Qasr al Sarab # # # ContactSura Manhal Communications Manager ATC UAE [email protected] Perkins NDP Publicity Services International Media Officer 2017 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge UAE mobile: + 971 50 676 2695, UK mobile: +44 7831 123153 E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @LordPerkins

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INFINITI teases New York unveil

by News Feeder, 18-02-2025, 11:27 AM

Keep up to date via TwitterHONG KONG – Huge unveil. April 11, 2017. New York.#INFINITI #EmpowerTheDrive #NYIAS About INFINITI INFINITI Motor Company Ltd. is headquartered in Hong Kong with representations in 50 markets around the world. The INFINITI brand was launched in 1989. Its range of premium automobiles is currently built in manufacturing facilities in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom and China. INFINITI design studios are located in Atsugi-Shi near Yokohama, London, San Diego and Beijing. INFINITI is in the middle of a major product offensive. The brand has been widely acclaimed for its daring design and innovative driver-assistance technologies. From the 2016 season, INFINITI is a technical partner of the Renault Sport Formula One team, contributing its expertise in hybrid performance.More information about INFINITI and its industry leading technologies can be found at http://www.INFINITI.com. You can also follow INFINITI on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and see all our latest videos on YouTube. # # # ContactFor INFINITI Global Communications, contact:Kyle Bazemore Senior Manager, INFINITI U.S. Product Communications Office: 615-725-3210 E-mail: [email protected] For INFINITI Global Communications, contact:Jon Walsh Senior Manager, INFINITI Global Communications INFINITI Motor Company Ltd., Hong Kong Phone: +852 3948 0129 Mobile: +852 9447 9705 Email: [email protected]is Jordan Manager, INFINITI Global Communications INFINITI Motor Company Ltd., Hong Kong Phone: +852 3948 0209 Mobile: +852 9447 9974 Email: [email protected]

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NISMO announces Australian endurance driver lineup

by News Feeder, 17-02-2025, 03:19 PM

MELBOURNE, Australia – Nissan Motorsport today announced two new faces, as well as the return of two team stalwarts, to its 2017 Pirtek Endurance Cup lineup in Australia.Rick Kelly will be paired with David Wall for the first time, both sharing the No. 15 Sengled Racing Altima for the Sandown 500, Bathurst 1000 and Gold Coast 600. Wall finished third in last year's Pirtek Endurance Cup and brings a wealth of experience to the team.Rick Kelly is viewing this as an opportunity to learn from his new co-driver."Every time you pair up with another driver, whether it be a teammate or as a co-driver, you get the opportunity to see how someone else goes about the same job," said Kelly. "I'm looking forward to learning from him and seeing how he goes about it."Having worked with the engineering team at the pre-season test earlier in the year, Wall is already very much part of the squad. "It's great to be joining Nissan Motorsport for the enduros this year," said Wall. "I had a good campaign last year, and I always thought that Rick and I would be a good combination."The team is also excited to announce that David Russell will once again race with Nissan Motorsport in 2017. This year, he'll be sharing duties with Simona De Silvestro in the No. 78 Team Harvey Norman Altima. Having previously co-driven with Todd Kelly (2013) and Rick Kelly (2014 and 2015), Russell's experience in the Altima will be an asset for De Silvestro in her first attack on the Enduro Cup."It's going to be great to share the car with David," said De Silvestro. "Overall, he has had more seat time in the Altima than me, so that experience will be really useful. Hopefully we can be pretty competitive and share in some good results."The returning Russell will begin his seventh enduro campaign with Nissan Motorsport (nee Kelly). "It's great to have my experience and pace valued by the team," said Russell.In the No. 23 Nissan NISMO entry, the bromance continues for Dean Fiore and Michael Caruso, as the duo team up for their fourth endurance campaign. Having visited the podium together previously, the aim for the pair will be to use this continuity to their advantage.For Caruso, he's delighted with the announcement. "It's great to have Deano onboard again this year. He feels like a part of the furniture. To have a driver like Dean, with his vast experience, that's a huge asset to the team," said Caruso.For a man known for his fashionable footwear, Fiore stated that: "It's just like slipping on an old shoe. I'm really excited about driving for Nissan Motorsport again, and I think continuity is crucial."As announced earlier in the year, the No. 7 carsales Racing Altima will combine experience and youth as Todd Kelly partners up with Jack Le Brocq for the first time. Leading up to September's Sandown 500, the 24-year-old Le Brocq will continue campaigning Kelly's old Altima for MW Motorsport in the Super2 Championship. A number of main game wildcard entries will further his experience in the Nissan.It is this year-round exposure to the Altima that Kelly believes will be most beneficial. "It's good to give a young up-and-coming guy an opportunity, exactly like we did last year – which worked really well for us. Perhaps it will be even more beneficial this year, as Jack is in my old car for the whole Super2 series," said Kelly.For Le Brocq, the main game appearances will have added benefits. "I'll have the opportunity to experience the new soft tire before we get to Sandown," said Le Brocq. "Hopefully that gives me a bit of an edge over the other co-drivers."Nissan Motorsport will next be on-track at the upcoming Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint, April 7 to 9.The Pirtek Endurance Cup commences at the Sandown 500, September 15. See below to hear more from the team.Simona De Silvestro"It's going to be a little different this time. This year I'll arrive at Bathurst with a lot more races under my belt. It'll be a bit more serious than just doing a one-off. I'm keeping an open mind, as sharing the car at three events is very new for me.""It's going to be great to share the car with David. Overall, he has had more seat time in the Altima than me, so that experience will be really useful. Hopefully, we can be pretty competitive and share in some good results.""The approach to Bathurst will still be similar, but now heading into it in Championship mode will naturally result in some changes. I'll know the car a little bit more this time around and David Russell"I've been with the team for seven years now and the environment has always changed. We had the introduction of Nissan and now Simona's arrival. So it's great to be a part of that evolution of the team. It's great to have my experience and pace valued by the team. ""Having the knowledge of the Nissan package, my job is to back up Simona in what she needs from the car. I've had a longer time in the car to understand what it might be like at the end of the race at a place like Bathurst. So I'll be there to help with that kind of experience as well."Rick Kelly"I've never worked with David Wall before, so it's very exciting to finally get the chance to drive together. Every time you pair up with another driver, whether it be a teammate or as a co-driver, you get the opportunity to see how someone else goes about the same job. I'm looking forward to learning from him and seeing how he goes about it.""If you look at the job he did last year in the endurance races with Scott McLaughlin, he was way further forward than we were. So as capability goes, we should make a competitive pairing."David Wall"It's great to be joining Nissan Motorsport for the enduros this year. We had a good campaign last year, and I always thought that Rick and I would be a good combination. It's a nice change this year to try a new car and team. The first time I'll drive the car will be at the Winton co-driver session, which is getting closer and closer. So I'm excited to get behind the wheel.""My job is to back up Rick and give the car back to him in the same condition I got it. That will be my goal this year."Michael Caruso"It's great to have Deano onboard again this year. He feels like a part of the furniture. To have a driver like Dean, with his vast experience, that's a huge asset to the team. We've had some success in the past, and I love to share some more success with him this year.""The hardest part about pairing up with Deano is having to know what to wear. He comes dressed like he's just come off the Milan catwalk, so I'll have to up my game substantially and looking the part as well."Dean Fiore"It's just like slipping on an old shoe. I'm really excited about driving for Nissan Motorsport again, and I think continuity is crucial – particularly heading into the endurance season. That means there's less energy wasted because I know how the team all operate.""I'm particularly excited to jump into the No. 23 after Michael's recent show of speed at the Grand Prix. I'm pumped!"Todd Kelly"It's good to give a young up and coming guy an opportunity, exactly like we did last year - which worked really well for us. Perhaps it will be even more beneficial this year, as Jack is in my old car for the whole Super2 series. So he'll be intimately familiar with the Nissan Altima and he'll slot straight in at Sandown, Bathurst, and the Gold Coast.""I can't be happier with having one of our co-drivers in the car full-time is a good result."Jack Le Brocq"By the time I'm at the enduros I'll have had a lot of seat time in the Altima. We've got the two wildcards in there as well, so I'll have the opportunity to experience the new soft tire before we get to Sandown. Hopefully that gives me a bit of an edge over the other co-drivers.""The team has been friendly and really helpful with any questions we've had in Super2. Todd's been great as well; he's answered all my calls and been approachable with any questions I have. So it's a very positive environment to be involved in. I'll try and learn as much as I can this year and hit the ground running at Sandown." # # #ContactPaul Ryan Marketing and PR Manager Phone: +1 678 644 0404 Email: [email protected]

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Tour de Corse: Preview Twists and turns of Corsica up next for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

by News Feeder, 17-02-2025, 03:19 PM

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team and its drivers, Jari-Matti Latvala and Juho Hänninen head to the island of Corsica for round four of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) from April 6 to 9. The classic Tour de Corse is France's round of the WRC and the first pure asphalt event of the season, following the ice-coated roads of Monte-Carlo, snow of Sweden and gravel of Mexico. Learning and developing the Yaris WRC remains the clear priority in the first season of Toyota's WRC return, despite an extremely positive start with the team currently second in both the manufacturers' and drivers' standings.

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2017 Honda Civic and CR-V Earn MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice Awards

by News Feeder, 17-02-2025, 03:19 PM

The Honda Civic compact passenger car and CR-V compact SUV both won 2017 MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Awards. The all-new 10th-generation Civic won in the Best Small Car category and the completely redesigned CR-V took top honors in the Best Small Utility segment. The MotorWeek annual Drivers' Choice Awards evaluates vehicles from the buyer's point of view to provide a practical guide to car shopping. The judges take into consideration value and reliability while factoring automotive trends and inn...

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Toyota to Conduct Hybrid Boat Feasibility Study in Tokyo

by News Feeder, 17-02-2025, 03:17 AM

Toyota Motor Corporation (hereinafter, Toyota) has developed Japan's first leisure craft with a parallel hybrid system. Subsequently, Toyota will conduct a feasibility study of hybrid boats from July 2018 to March 2021 in Tokyo.

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Low psi wastegate actuator help

by beamstezza, 16-02-2025, 06:46 PM

Hi lads looking for some help.
So iv bought a t04e turbo for my is200 build that I will be started in the coming months I have everything apart from ecu still undecided on it.
So back topic the actuator that came with the new turbo isn't opening fully until 12psi I need a actuator that's fully open at 5/6 psi and I can adjust for more boost from that later as the build progresses.
I'm wondering is there any cars that a a low boost actuator mine has the threaded shaft about 3 inches length and the two bolts on back of actuator for mounting plate if that makes sense.
Any help greatly appreciated.

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1JZ GTE vvti wasted spark coils too 1G-FE sequential coils

by Morango, 16-02-2025, 10:13 AM

I thought I would do a little write up on what I have been through with my 1jz wasted spark coils (sorry if this is in the wrong place)-

First of all this is a well known issue with the standard wasted spark coils cracking, They start to crack down the back and their spark becomes weaker. I have been suggested to go and buy genuine Toyota coils as this will give the best result but the cost of them is very high and there's still the possibility that something else is causing them to crack.

I have been through 2 sets of older Toyota coils, a set of standard surefire coils which cracked and they replaced with the red up-rated surefire coils for free. These started to fail last week, I couldn't start the car and when it would eventually fire it sounded like it was running on 3. I pulled the coils and the sparks, the 3 sparks at the back of the engine were cracked badly up the porcelain (these sparks have done about 500 miles in 6 months) and 1 of the coils had a very fine crack in it. Having no choice I used the 3 coils and a brand new set of sparks, I ran the car and it was running fine again. I drove 60 miles on the motorway and the 3rd coil packed up, I then replaced it with a spare to get me home. The next day I tried to start the car and it sounded like it was running on 3, I tried all the coils i had and could not get it running.*



After 120 miles the spark plugs where black with soot, the spark would jump up over the porcelain rather than across the proper gap. I tested all the coils and they have all died, all have cracks and have all given up.

This was my solution:

I found this website and decided to do the same*http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/i...owtopic=536717*As stated in the link you will need an aftermarket ECU to do this but maybe with some fancy wiring it might be able to be done with the standard ecu. I am running a ECU Master EMU and decided to go with the 1G FE coils as i have 8 of them laying around and they are £10-20 each second hand. This is a very cheap option but they don't exactly bolt straight in. They clear the cover and there is a lot of room around them but the bolt lug for the 1G FE engine will need to be cut off.

First of all i made a temporary loom up out of some spare wire just to see if they would actually run the engine correctly, the 6 individual coils are still wired in wasted spark configuration here.



As you can see its running and straight away even with the dodgy wiring its a heck of a lot smoother than the wasted coils ever were. No "hiccups" or misfires, revving up is smoother where as before I was getting hesitation.

Now these coils have no support at the top and will flop around, my solution was to make a bracket like the one in the website link. I have a home made cnc machine which works but has some serious issues at the moment and isn't the best for aluminium but worked well enough for what i wanted - I used 10mm thick aluminium plate only because it was the only piece I had that was long enough (550mm)







You cant see it in the picture but I used 4 aluminium tubes (around 35mm long) to space the bracket up from the head and then bolted them down with 4 60mm allen head bolts.*
I custom made my loom from scratch when first putting the engine in to the car to work with the EMU. I had to pretty much stripped it all back to add 3 wires for each injector, these will need a positive feed, a signal and an earth attached to each one. Sorry no more pictures of the wiring. Any questions just ask.



All bolted down, I only used 3 of the aluminium spacers as I could not get the one in at the back as the hose presses it down too much in the middle - but the aluminium plate is stiff enough not to worry.



Coils in - I drilled a 5mm hole and tapped each one next to each coil and used a 20mm m6 hex bolt to hold each coil in place by bolting down (gently) onto the plate, there is a rubber seal around each of the coils between the plate and coil head. Over tightening will crack the thin plastic flange on the coil - I couldn't come up with a better solution but even if the coils were loose they wont be going anywhere and get held down by the coil cover anyway.



All wired in ready to be tested - the plugs on the coils come off of the old 1G FE loom. ~£40 for a complete loom from ebay. A lot of the plugs from the 1G FE is200 loom will fit the 1JZ like alternator and temp sensors etc



I do intend to redo the complete loom at some point, i am not happy with the electrical tape and this sleeves but its easy enough to cut and modify like this as I have needed to do over the last year.

I set fully sequential on the ECU and a setting for "coils with amplifiers" set the dwell to around 2ms and then started her up. First time and every time she starts nicely and runs a hell of a lot smoother than ever before. The engine now sits on idle more like the old 1G FE engine did, with very little vibration. Acceleration is a lot smoother and drag on the engine after letting off the accelerator is less and smoother. No misfiring or hiccups like i used to get. The coils also feel a lot cooler after a run up to temperature - maybe because the coils are further from the head and have a little more air around them, and maybe the aluminium plate is acting as a heat sink. The problem i had was the coils at the back of the engine failed first as this gets the hottest, hopefully the heat is dissipated better with this plate.*

Overall I am very impressed and would recommend this change to anyone with problems, these coils are cheap to replace if they start to fail but seem to be running a lot smoother. Time will tell if i start to experience the same problems, but after the head ache with the old coils I feel a lot better about this setup - I have now got 550cc injectors and the car is booked back in to be re tuned in a couple of weeks, I will post up the results.

I hope this will help anyone with problems

Toyota Signs Tie-Up Agreement with Two Aichi Agricultural Companies for the Developme

by News Feeder, 16-02-2025, 10:12 AM

Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that it has signed a business tie-up agreement with Li Fham Co., Ltd. and NabehachiNousan Co., Ltd., two agricultural companies based in Aichi Prefecture, for the development of a cutting-edge agricultural model.

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