Toyota Industries Corporation (“Toyota Industries”) intends to reorganize its warehouse automation business, which provides automated systems for warehousing, storage, retrieval (picking) and other logistics processes in warehouses, distribution centers and factories.
Toyota Industries is exploring the creation of regional operating companies in the United States and Europe (including APAC), unifying all warehouse automation-related organizations in these regions, including subsidiaries, under the regionally named “Toyota Automated Logistics” brand. Through this planned reorganization, Toyota Industries aims to strengthen group-wide collaboration and improve its global warehouse automation business.
The new organizational structure is expected to begin operations in April 2026, subject to completion of required disclosures and/or consultation with relevant local works councils in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Under the new envisaged framework, the Group will focus on growing its warehouse automation business through faster group-wide decision-making.
Toyota Industries Group’s global logistics automation business is primarily driven by its Dutch subsidiary Vanderlande Industries Holding BV (“Vanderlande”), which manages large-scale automation systems for airports, package handling and warehouse automation, its German subsidiary viastore Intralogistics Holding GmbH (“viastore”), which deals with automation of small and medium-sized warehouses, and its American subsidiary Bastian Solutions, LLC (“Bastian”). Since the three companies joined the Group, Toyota Industries has been striving to strengthen collaboration between organizations and create synergies through progressive organizational restructuring.
In Europe, Toyota Industries plans to merge the warehouse automation businesses of Vanderlande and viastore. In the United States, the warehouse automation activities of Bastian and Vanderlande will be integrated. Vanderlande will continue to specialize in airport and parcel operations, offering higher value-added solutions and services.
Overview of European and American logistics subsidiaries
| Vanderlande | viastore | Bastien | |
| Location of head office | Veghel, Netherlands | Stuttgart, Germany | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Established | 1949 | 1889 | 1952 |
| Number of employees (at end of June 2025) | 10,995 | 616 | 1,513 |
| Company Details | Large-scale logistics systems integrator | Small and medium-sized logistics systems integrator | Small and medium-sized logistics systems integrator |