TOYOTA CITY, Japan, Sept 19 (Reuters) - At factories in Japan's industrial heartland, Toyota (7203.T) has turned to self-propelled assembly lines, massive die casting and even old-fashioned hand polishing as it aims to make up for lost ground in battery electric vehicles.
The world's top-selling automaker believes it can close the gap with Tesla (TSLA.O) and others by…

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