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From the November 2023 issue of Car and Driver.Painted like a bull's-eye in the back corner of Toyota's factory in Motomachi, Japan, is a large turntable redirecting freshly minted GR Corollas onto an alignment rack, obviating the need to turn their steering wheels. It's a seemingly simple procedure imposed by the assembly line's compact layout.
Combining the GR cars' working bits with their painted bodies is the most comprehensive production step and the only point where the assembly line branches into multiple paths.
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