Toyota is one of the most popular Japanese car brands. With a history of more than 75 years, Toyota remains a reference builder for the Asian market. Here are 10 milestones in Toyota history:
The first car was created by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1935 and was called the Toyota Model AA.
Toyota owns factories around the world. The company owns production or assembly plants in Japan, the United States, Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Poland, South Africa, Turkey, Great Britain, France, Brazil, Pakistan, India, Argentina, Czech Republic, Mexico, Malaysia, Thailand, China and Venezuela.
Initially, the company was named Toyoda, after the founder's name. Risaburo Toyoda has changed his name to Toyota to mark the separation of home-work founders' work, to simplify pronunciation and to bring good luck to new firms.
During the Pacific War, the company produced trucks for the imperial army.
Between 1947 and 1960, Toyota sold small cars under the name of Toyopet. The Japanese gave up this name when they entered the US market because in English, "pet" means pets.
The Toyota Prius is among the few cars that have less urban consumption than the extra-urban consumption.
The record for the world's best-selling model in Toyota. The Corolla was sold in 32.5 million copies, the first generation being introduced in 1966.
