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Toyota Kyushu plans to boost the annual capacity of its Kokura plant assembling parts for hybrid vehicles from 84,000 units to 168,000 units, it was learned. In addition to assembling large parts for Toyota’s hybrid sports utility vehicles, the plant will also be given the role of producing parts for mid-size hybrid vehicles. The large SUV parts in question are transaxles, which are the combination of the transmission and the motor.