Toyota taking on temps
Tokyo, Japan
Toyota Motor Corp's companies are again hiring contract workers to meet strong levels of production.
According to Nikkei Report, Toyota Industries Corp will employ about 350 new workers in July, the first hiring in about a year. The new employees will be working at the firm's auto plant in Obu and its forklift factory in Takahama, both in Aichi prefecture.
The company has reportedly been working without temps since last June.

New Chinese forklift manufacturer
Shanghai, China
Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile has ventured into forklift manufacturing and will be launching its first line of forklifts soon. According to Anhui Today, Chery plans to produce 900 forklifts this year, increasing to 3,000 next year and 12,000 in 2014.
Forkliftaction.com News contacted Chery for more information but a company spokeswoman said the manufacturer would not be releasing more information about its forklifts.

Hyundai sells machines at show
GEEL, Belgium
Hyundai Europe reports that numerous machines were sold at its BAUMA 2010 stand.
Despite initial hiccups caused by the volcanic ash disaster, Hyundai marketing manager Michel de Weert says its new 9 series excavator attracted considerable interest and positive feedback. De Weert says Hyundai sold 30 machines to end-users while dealers ordered another 100 machines.
Hyundai also sold the first of its new heavy forklifts with payloads from 10-16 tonnes at the show.

Watts Tyre retains certified status
Lydney, United Kingdom
Watts Tyre Group has retained its certified supplier status for Toyota for the fourth consecutive year.
Watts' sales and marketing director, Carlo Piccirilli, credits all the company's employees for the achievement, which he says is "very rewarding considering the challenges" faced by the original equipment sector as the global economy recovers.
The award is based on a company's conformity with Toyota Industrial Equipment's stringent supplier certification programme, which requires a series of measures to be consistently met over the course of a year.