Toyota Industries Corporation (“Toyota Industries”) has the intention to reorganise its warehouse automation business, which provides automated systems for warehousing, storage, retrieval (picking), and other logistics processes at warehouses, fulfilment centres, and factories.
Toyota Industries is exploring the establishment of regional operating companies in the United States and Europe (including APAC), unifying all warehouse automation related organisations in these regions, including subsidiaries, under the “Toyota Automated Logistics” brand with the regional name. Through this contemplated reorganisation, Toyota Industries aims to strengthen group-wide collaboration and enhance its global warehouse automation business.
The new organisational structure is aimed to begin operations in April 2026, subject to the completion of the required information and or consultation of the relevant local works councils in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Under the envisaged new framework, the Group will focus on the growth of its warehouse automation business through faster, group-wide decision-making.
The Toyota Industries Group’s global logistics automation business is driven primarily by its Dutch subsidiary Vanderlande Industries Holding B.V. (“Vanderlande”), which handles large-scale automation systems for airports, parcel handling, and warehouse automation, its German subsidiary viastore Intralogistics Holding GmbH (“viastore”), which engages in small to medium-scale warehouse automation, and its U.S. subsidiary Bastian Solutions, LLC (“Bastian”). Since the three companies joined the Group, Toyota Industries has been working on strengthening collaboration between the organisations and creating synergies through phased organisational restructuring.
In Europe, Toyota Industries is considering merging the warehouse automation businesses of Vanderlande and viastore. In the United States, Bastian and Vanderlande’s U.S. warehouse automation business will be integrated. Vanderlande will continue to specialise in airport and parcel operations, providing higher value-added solutions and services.
Overview of European and American logistics subsidiaries
| Vanderlande | viastore | Bastian | |
| Head office location | Veghel, Netherlands | Stuttgart, Germany | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| Established | 1949 | 1889 | 1952 |
| Number of employees (As of the end of June 2025) | 10,995 | 616 | 1,513 |
| Business details | Large-scale logistics system integrator | Small and medium-sized logistics system integrator | Small and medium-sized logistics system integrator |
