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A world-renowned automaker, Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc. is the North American manufacturing headquarters for
· Reducing energy use by 7.2% on an absolute basis compared to the previous year, despite the 2008 market conditions that caused automobile producers to idle manufacturing capacity.
· Developing a transformative supplier program to teach businesses how to conduct plant energy-savings assessments known as "Treasure Hunts" and how to secure management support for project implementation. The first training session identified 95 energy-reduction opportunities for these companies.
· Continuing to identify new methods for reducing the energy requirements of its manufacturing processes, such as optimizing paint booth conditions.
· Adapting EPAs energy performance indicator (EPI) for Motor Vehicle Manufacturing so that North American and Japanese assembly plants can be evaluated together in a common system.
· Earning the ENERGY STAR for four of its assembly plants using EPA's newly revised EPI for these facility types.