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First production car of Toyota
In the year 1936 Toyota's first production car was released. it was named the Model AA Sedan. Also, the following year the division was incorporated as Toyota Motor Company. -
Suspension of passenger cars.
1939 to 1945 World war II Toyota suspended the production of Passenger Cars and focused on Truck. Faced with wrecked facilities and a chaotic economy in the aftermath of World War II. -
Resuming Passenger Cars.
the company did not resume making passenger cars until 1947 with the introduction of the Model SA. By the 1950s Toyota’s automobile production factories were back in full operation, and to gain competitiveness the company began a careful study of American automobile manufacturers, owing to perceived U.S. technical and economic superiority. -
Toyota Establishment in the U.S.
In 1957 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., was established, and the following year the company released the Toyopet sedan, its first model to be marketed in the United States; it was poorly received because of its high price and lack of horsepower. -
production of the Land cruiser
The Land Cruiser, a 4 × 4 utility vehicle released in 1958, was more successful. -
The Innovation of Toyopet
In 1965 the Toyopet, completely redesigned for American drivers, was re-released as the Toyota Corona, marking the company’s first major success in the United States. -
production of Corolla
The company continued to thrive in the American market as well, gaining a reputation for its low-cost, fuel-efficient, and reliable vehicles such as the Corolla, which was released in the United States in 1968. -
Toyota presenting its name
The company took its present name in 1982, when Toyota Motor Company was merged with Toyota Motor Sales Company, Ltd. Two years later Toyota partnered with General Motors Corporation in the creation of New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., a dual-brand manufacturing plant in California, where Toyota began U.S. production in 1986. -
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Significant growth in Toyota
The company experienced significant growth well into the 21st century, with innovations such as its luxury brand, Lexus (1989), and the first mass-produced hybrid-powered vehicle in the world, the Prius (1997). In 1999 Toyota was listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. -
Became the largest automobile manufacturer.
Toyota Motor Corporation, Japanese Toyota Jidōsha KK, Japanese parent company of the Toyota Group. It became the largest automobile manufacturer in the world for the first time in 2008, surpassing General Motors. Many of its about 1,000 subsidiary companies and affiliates are involved in the production of automobiles, automobile parts, and commercial and industrial vehicles.
