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Toyoda Gosei: From Components to Cabin Spaces, From Going It Alone to Collaboration

June 03, 2026
Automotive Engineering Exposition 2026 Yokohama

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

Director, Executive Officer, and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Mr. Mitsuhiro Nawashiro

About This Interview

Amid growing uncertainty in the automotive industry, driven by the advancement of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), the rapid growth of Chinese New Energy Vehicle (NEV) OEMs, and changes in cost structures, development speed, and functional requirements, how does a major supplier whose strengths lie in rubber and resin technologies and hardware components that protect human safety differentiate itself and create value for the future?

At the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2026 Yokohama (May 27–29), MarkLines interviewed Mr. Mitsuhiro Nawashiro, Director, Executive Officer, and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (Toyoda Gosei), at their exhibition booth, regarding the company's approach to differentiating itself in the SDV era, the evolving role of safety component suppliers as the focus of automotive safety shifts, materials technologies centered on lightweighting and recycling, and its vision for vehicle cabins looking ahead to around 2040.

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