Supporting the Improvement of "Genba-ryoku" in the Automotive Industry! - A Dedicated Website for Automotive Industry Lectures/Training is Now Open -

Plus Drive Inc. opened a dedicated website in June 2026 to accept requests for lectures and training for automotive-related companies. This site accepts lectures and training on themes such as 5S, Kaizen, and PDCA, cultivated in Toyota's actual work sites.

Dedicated Website URL: https://car.haramasahiko.com/

The lecturer who will conduct the lectures/training is Masahiko Hara, who worked as a mechanic at Kanagawa Toyota Motor Corporation and has experience in repairing approximately 5,000 vehicles. He has conducted over 700 lectures to date, with many companies repeating his services due to high satisfaction.

A Specialized Site Accepting Lectures and Training for Automotive Industry-Related Companies

Background for Opening a Dedicated Site for Accepting Lectures for the Automotive Industry

In recent years, the automotive industry has been facing a major turning point, and the roles required of dealerships, maintenance shops, parts and accessories related companies, and logistics/service sites are also changing significantly.

At the same time, sites are grappling with issues such as labor shortages, training for younger employees, the personalization of operations, maintaining quality and safety, improving productivity, and enhancing customer satisfaction. The "genba-ryoku" (on-site capability) itself, which involves improving the quality of daily work, has become more important than ever.

Plus Drive has previously conducted lectures for various industries and companies based on concepts learned in Toyota's work sites, such as "5S," "Kaizen," and "PDCA." The automotive industry, in particular, has a high affinity with the know-how cultivated in Toyota's work sites, and the concept of simultaneously improving "safety, quality, efficiency, and human resource development" is highly applicable to areas such as maintenance shops, sales sites, dealership operations, and administrative departments.

Through the dedicated website opened this time, we have created an environment where managers, store managers, factory managers, training managers, and site leaders of automotive-related companies can easily consider lecture and training content tailored to their company's challenges and objectives.

Dedicated Website URL: https://car.haramasahiko.com/

Plus Drive Inc. aims to contribute the practical knowledge learned at Toyota's work sites back to the automotive industry and support the creation of "strong work sites" that can withstand the era of change.

Lecture Track Record in the Automotive Industry (Company Names and Lecture Themes)

We have a track record of lectures at many related companies, including "automotive manufacturers" such as Honda, Nissan, Daihatsu, and VOLVO, as well as "automotive parts manufacturers" such as Alps Alpine and Yamada Manufacturing, and businesses related to "automotive maintenance." Below are some examples of company names and lecture themes from our track record.

March 2026 Honda Tokyo West (Tokyo) - Enhancing Productivity and Strengthening the Company with "Toyota's Time-Saving Techniques" February 2026 Alps Alpine Labor Relations Committee (Miyagi) - Improve Productivity Immediately! "Toyota's Time-Saving Techniques" November 2025 Tokyo Honda Association (Tokyo) - Enhancing Productivity and Strengthening the Company with "Toyota's Time-Saving Techniques" April 2025 Kokumin Kyosai Coop Miyazaki (Miyazaki) - Time-Saving Techniques in Automotive Maintenance to Increase Productivity and Strengthen the Site January 2025 Nissan Shatai (Kanagawa) - Leaders Change, the Site Changes: Organizational Growth Created by Toyota's "Kaizen" December 2024 VOLVO (Tokyo) - "Toyota-Style Kaizen" August 2024 Yamada Manufacturing (Gunma) - "Achieving Safety, Security, and High Quality Through Learning 5S" March 2024 Kurobe Mobility Service (Toyama) - Improving Productivity and Acquiring "Kaizen Ability" - Rethinking "Mechanics" - December 2023 Ibaraki Prefecture Automotive Maintenance West Block (Ibaraki) - Improving Productivity from the Site by Learning from Toyota-Style Kaizen November 2023 Daihatsu Motor (Osaka) - The Company Can Still Become Stronger with "Toyota-Style Kaizen"!

Lecture Instructor: Masahiko Hara

About Lecture Instructor Plus Drive / Masahiko Hara

Masahiko Hara joined Kanagawa Toyota Motor Corporation in 1996 as a mechanic. While involved in repairing approximately 5,000 vehicles, he learned Toyota's unique on-site Kaizen methods.

As a result of thoroughly practicing 5S and Kaizen on-site, he achieved the youngest victory in the "Skills Olympics," a competition for technical skills. Furthermore, he achieved success by participating in the "Idea Tool Contest," a competition for Kaizen ideas, for two consecutive years at the national level.

He later founded his own company after working in the IT and internet industries. He continues to be active in a wide range of fields, including company management, lectures, and writing, utilizing the Kaizen mindset learned at Toyota's work sites.

His books include "Toyota's Ability to Think for Oneself" (Diamond-sha), "Movement Thinking Learned at Toyota" (Shodensha), and "Toyota-Style 5S: The Strongest Rules" (Daiwa Shobo), among many others.

Materials (PDF) Regarding Lecture and Training Content

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Contact Information Regarding These Materials

Plus Drive Inc. Contact: Hara Email Address: [email protected]