Dow Jones reported that Japan's Toshiba, local time June 20, 2011 announced that it will be from April 2012 onwards for the U.S. Ford Motor Company supply hybrid and plug-in hybrid inverter.

    Toshiba said in its Mie, Japan's Asahi-cho, Mie factory production line starts the inverter, the inverter line annual capacity of 150,000. The company said that Ford made the final qualification and other conditions fulfilled, the plant could begin in April 2012 supplied to Ford. It is reported that Toshiba is the first time car inverter orders.

    June 2010, Toshiba and Ford has signed a supply agreement, according to the agreement, Toshiba announced that it will Ford Motor Company in the United States, Texas, plant supply hybrid and plug-in hybrid traction motor and from 2012 to the Ford supplier.

    Toshiba expects 2020 fiscal year, the global automotive market, the market size of the inverter by the 2010 fiscal year increased by 180 billion yen to 1.5 trillion yen. In addition, the company also said it will accelerate its global business development, fiscal year 2015, the company's motors, inverters and rechargeable battery products such as electrical, electronic business, net sales target of 80 billion yen.