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Toyota Motor Co. was established as an independent and separate company in 1937. Although the founding family's name was written in the Kanji "豊田" (rendered as "Toyoda"), the company name was changed to a similar word in katakana - トヨタ (rendered as "Toyota") because the latter has 8 strokes which is regarded as a lucky number in East Asian culture. [3]
Toyota Motor Corporation ( Japanese: トヨタ自動車株式会社, Hepburn: Toyota Jidōsha kabushikigaisha, IPA: [toꜜjota], English: / tɔɪˈjoʊtə /, commonly known as simply Toyota) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on ...
Kiichiro Toyoda ( Japanese: 豊田 喜一郎 とよだ きいちろう, Hepburn: Toyoda Kiichirō, June 11, 1894 – March 27, 1952) was a Japanese businessman and the son of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda. His decision to change Toyoda's focus from automatic loom manufacture into automobile manufacturing created what later became ...
Toyota Samrong plant, Samrong Tai, Samut Prakan – Hilux (mostly domestic models), Hilux Champ, Fortuner. Toyota Ban Pho plant, Lad Kwang – Hilux (export models only) Siam Toyota Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Chonburi – Engines [ 20] Toyota Auto Works. Theparak plant, Samut Prakan — HiAce, Commuter.
Kyoho kai group – Auto parts company – 211 companies. Kyouei kai group – Logistic/facility company – 123 companies. KDDI (Toyota owns 11.09% of the company); Nagoya Broadcasting Network (Toyota owns 34.6% and is the largest single shareholder in the company; 36.9% of the stock are directly and indirectly (through TV Asahi Holdings Corporation) owned by the Asahi Shimbun Company, making ...
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) is the operating subsidiary that oversees all operations of the Toyota Motor Corporation in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Its operations include research and development, manufacturing, sales, marketing, after sales and corporate functions, which are controlled by TMNA but sometimes executed by other subsidiaries and holding companies.
The Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan has been active in the North American market since 1957, [3] made its manufacturing investment in North America in 1972 with the establishment of a company now known as Toyota Auto Body California, [4] and established its first production line in the US in 1986 at NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.), a joint-venture with General Motors.
AMC Hornet. Years produced: 1970-1977, 2023 Original starting price: $1,994 The bestselling car the American Motors Corp. ever produced, the Hornet was also the first U.S.-made hatchback, and it's ...