Toyota Motor Corp. announced March 5 that it will merge its information technology subsidiaries Toyota Communication Systems Co. Ltd., Toyota Digital Cruise Inc. and Toyota Caelum Inc. on Jan. 1, 2019.
Toyota Communication Systems Co. Ltd., which specializes in system development, maintenance and operation, will absorb the two other units.
The new entity will be named Toyota Systems Co. Ltd., and it will be a comprehensive IT solutions company.
Toyota Systems Co. will be headquartered in two locations, Nagoya and Tokyo. It will continue to function as a wholly owned unit of Toyota Motor and will employ approximately 2,500 people.
